From: "Geo." 

Nice, I'm going to have to examine that reg file and what it sets a little
closer maybe I can neuter W2K.

Geo.

"Glenn Meadows"  wrote in message
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> At least with the GPEDIT, or on XPHome with the reg file I uploaded, it
> only checks with a non-existant server on your local network (or wherever
> you point it), and the Update service is still running when you want to go
> to WindowsUpdate.  You can also set what time of day you want it to chedk
> (like 3AM or such.)
>
> --
>
> Glenn M.
> "Geo"  wrote in message
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>>  wrote in message
>> news:109bd8.90b040{at}FidoNet.no-ip.info...
>>
>>> So how did Microsoft reboot the machine without user intervention? If
>>> you
>>> have 'protect my pc' enabled, it will download and install the patches,
>> you
>>> have to agree/choose to reboot the system after the patches are
>>> installed.
>>
>> Lets say you don't want auto updates, you just want to go to windows
>> update
>> when you feel like it and select what updates you want to apply. Pretty
>> simple idea.
>>
>> So one of the things you don't need is the autoupdate service running
>> constantly sucking up system resources, checking with microsoft for new
>> drm
>> and loading it behind your back, causing other things to swap out of
>> memory,
>> providing more running code for hackers to exploit, etc. so you set the
>> service to disabled and reboot the system.
>>
>> Now if you go to windows update it tells you it won't let you patch
>> unless
>> you set the service to automatic startup. Doesn't need to be started,
>> just
>> needs to be set to automatic startup.
>>
>> So if you do that then update now you have to remember to disable the
>> damn
>> thing again. And with the amount of time it takes to do the updates, it's
>> really easy to forget. Which I suppose is pretty much the point in making
>> you set it to automatic instead of manual and started..
>>
>> Geo.
>>
>>
>
>

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