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to: Robert Comer
from: Gregg N
date: 2004-08-18 20:45:42
subject: Re: Was my system modified without warning?

From: Gregg N 

"Robert Comer"  wrote in
news:41236e70{at}w3.nls.net:

> Okay, *now* it's solved.
>
> 1: Autoupdate has to be enabled to get the new security dialog.
>
> 2: Autoupdate runs and installs a stealth patch that updates the
> above. There is no notification to the user other than an event log
> entry.  (it doesn't show up in the updates installation history! So
> it's not the update you suggest.)

I don't like this. I was much happier with Dave's explanation. I don't like
that it does not honor the prompt setting.

> Here's the event log entry:

I don't have any "Windows Update Agent" events in my Application
or System logs going back to December 2003 for the Application log and June
2004 for the System log. I don't see any events logged even for updates
that I *did* acknowledge.

Gregg

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