From: "Antti Kurenniemi" 

It doesn't automatically reboot on pro, at least not that quickly. I left
mine on as a test last wednesday, and it's saturday now and no reboot
yet... The dialog pops up every half an hour or so, though, if I try to
close it. But if I leave it where it is and just ignore it, then nothing.


Antti Kurenniemi

"Robert G Lewis"  wrote in message
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>I don't think so. I think it downloads, installs, prompts and if no
>response will restart after xxx number of minutes. My XP home that I tried
>did give me a prompt then restarted several minutes later. Between the
>prompt and the restart the prompt did show a timer telling me how many
>minutes until restart.
>
> I won't try it on my one xp pro box .
>
> "Geo"  wrote in message
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>> Doug's machine was XPhome, wonder if that makes the difference?
>>
>> Geo.
>>
>> "Antti Kurenniemi" 
wrote in message
>> news:4582d706$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>>> pro.
>>>
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>>> Antti Kurenniemi
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>>> "Geo"  wrote in message
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>>> > Is your system xppro or xphome?
>>> >
>>> > Geo.
>>> >
>>> > "Antti Kurenniemi"
 wrote in message
>>> > news:458234c0{at}w3.nls.net...
>>> >> Well, my system asks me (see the attached image).
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> Antti Kurenniemi
>>> >>
>>> >> "Geo."  wrote in message
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>>> >> > "Antti Kurenniemi"
 wrote in message
>>> >> > news:45819367$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>>> >> >
>>> >> >> Yeah. Wonder when he'll learn to shut off
the automatic updates?
>>> >> >
>>> >> > He did learn, just didn't set it on all his
machines. But the real
>>> >> > question
>>> >> > is when will microsoft learn, I mean yes they
are following in
>>> >> > IBM's
>>> >> > footprints but even IBM tech support asks if you
can reboot before
>>> > leading
>>> >> > you down some possible cure path...
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Geo.
>>> >> >
>>> >> >
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >
>>> >
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