From: "Rich Gauszka" 

Thanks - I don't need it as I've turned off updates in my computers for
about 6 months since that day MS loaded wga with a last Friday of the month
update and rebooted my computer even when I had updates set to download
updates and let me decide when to install them.


"Glenn Meadows"  wrote in message
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> I've got a reg file that contains the whole set of entries for XPHome to
> be set to point to an internal SUS/WSUS server, that can be used to block
> even retrieving updates if you like.
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> Glenn M.
> "Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message
> news:4581bcdf$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>> Microsoft says 'This behavior in Windows XP with Service Pack 2 is by
>> design and is not a bug.' - see link below. I can somewhat understand
>> their reasoning on this but there should just be a check box in
>> autoupdate to turn reboot off rather than force users to search the web
>> for a registry entry.
>>
>>
>> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU
>> and create a DWORD value named NoAutoRebootWithLoggedOnUsers. Then set it
>> to 1
>>
>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555646
>>
>>
>> "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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