Windows XP SP2 Automatic Updates Balloon

Hello,

Prior to SP2 I was able to turn off Automatic Updates without any problems.
Now that I have SP2 installed the computer displays a balloon with the
following message every time I turn the computer on:

Automatic Updates is turned off.

Click this balloon to fix this problem.


However, when I click the balloon the only option that I get is to turn
Automatic Updates on. There is no way that I can see to fix the problem -
which is this stupid balloon popping up every time the computer starts.

How do I make the balloon and the little shield disappear permanently??

Thank you,
Brian

brian71us wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Prior to SP2 I was able to turn off Automatic Updates without any problems.
> Now that I have SP2 installed the computer displays a balloon with the
> following message every time I turn the computer on:
>
> Automatic Updates is turned off.
>
> Click this balloon to fix this problem.
>
>
> However, when I click the balloon the only option that I get is to turn
> Automatic Updates on. There is no way that I can see to fix the problem -
> which is this stupid balloon popping up every time the computer starts.
>
> How do I make the balloon and the little shield disappear permanently??
>
> Thank you,
> Brian
>

Control Panel/Security Center, left hand side, "change how the Security
Center informs me ..." Untick Auto Update.

Alias

May I ask why you (want to) disable Automatic Updates, Brian?

Do you know that there are Automatic Updates options other than
"Automatically download and install updates"?
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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

brian71us wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Prior to SP2 I was able to turn off Automatic Updates without any
> problems.
> Now that I have SP2 installed the computer displays a balloon with the
> following message every time I turn the computer on:
>
> Automatic Updates is turned off.
>
> Click this balloon to fix this problem.
>
>
> However, when I click the balloon the only option that I get is to turn
> Automatic Updates on. There is no way that I can see to fix the problem -
> which is this stupid balloon popping up every time the computer starts.
>
> How do I make the balloon and the little shield disappear permanently??
>
> Thank you,
> Brian