Guest LenC Posted July 20, 2008 Posted July 20, 2008 I have automatic updates set to check daily for updates and to download them automatically. I noticed in eventvwr that windows checks for updates every hour all day long - every day. Should it be doing that? I would have assumed it would check one time each day at the time specified.
Guest PA Bear [MS MVP] Posted July 20, 2008 Posted July 20, 2008 Re: Automatic Updates - Windows XP Such behavior is not unusual if (1) the machine's not connected to the internet or (2) Automatic Updates cannot reach the MS servers (for whatever reason). -- ~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/ LenC wrote: > I have automatic updates set to check daily for updates and to download > them > automatically. I noticed in eventvwr that windows checks for updates > every > hour all day long - every day. Should it be doing that? I would have > assumed > it would check one time each day at the time specified.
Guest LenC Posted July 23, 2008 Posted July 23, 2008 Re: Automatic Updates - Windows XP Thank you for your reply. Actually, I was mistaken. The hourly messages related to Norton Internet Security. Apparently this program does check for updates hourly when you use its pfishing protection, which I do. I'm not sure why it does this so frequently, but it does. "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote: > Such behavior is not unusual if (1) the machine's not connected to the > internet or (2) Automatic Updates cannot reach the MS servers (for whatever > reason). > -- > ~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/ > > LenC wrote: > > I have automatic updates set to check daily for updates and to download > > them > > automatically. I noticed in eventvwr that windows checks for updates > > every > > hour all day long - every day. Should it be doing that? I would have > > assumed > > it would check one time each day at the time specified. > >
Guest PA Bear [MS MVP] Posted July 23, 2008 Posted July 23, 2008 Re: Automatic Updates - Windows XP Guess my CrystalBall© wasn't working very good, was it? <eg> Perhaps you should have mentioned LiveUpdate, not "automatic updates." Contact Symantec Support if you need further assistance, Len. LenC wrote: > Thank you for your reply. Actually, I was mistaken. The hourly messages > related to Norton Internet Security. Apparently this program does check > for > updates hourly when you use its pfishing protection, which I do. I'm not > sure why it does this so frequently, but it does. > > "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote: >> Such behavior is not unusual if (1) the machine's not connected to the >> internet or (2) Automatic Updates cannot reach the MS servers (for >> whatever >> reason). >> -- >> ~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/ >> >> LenC wrote: >>> I have automatic updates set to check daily for updates and to download >>> them >>> automatically. I noticed in eventvwr that windows checks for updates >>> every >>> hour all day long - every day. Should it be doing that? I would have >>> assumed >>> it would check one time each day at the time specified.
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