Guest Pat Posted July 10, 2007 Posted July 10, 2007 In Windows XP, I've got automatic updates disabled (System Properties | Automatic Updates, selected "Turn Off Automatic Updates") However, Sysinternal's Process Explorer shows that shortly after boot, the windows automatic updates program WUAUCLT.EXE runs. Is there something I'm missing, or something else I should be selecting to disable automatic updates??? Thank You, Pat
Guest PA Bear Posted July 10, 2007 Posted July 10, 2007 Re: Automatic Updates Not Really Disabled? Is Windows Defender installed? How to configure and use Automatic Updates in WinXP: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306525 -- ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User) AumHa VSOP & Admin; DTS-L.org Pat wrote: > In Windows XP, I've got automatic updates disabled (System Properties | > Automatic Updates, selected "Turn Off Automatic Updates") > > However, Sysinternal's Process Explorer shows that shortly after boot, the > windows automatic updates program WUAUCLT.EXE runs. > > Is there something I'm missing, or something else I should be selecting to > disable automatic updates??? > > Thank You, > > Pat
Guest Pat Posted July 10, 2007 Posted July 10, 2007 Re: Automatic Updates Not Really Disabled? How can I tell if Windows Defender is installed? (BTW this is WinXP Pro) I do have the Windows XP firewall enabled. Pat "PA Bear" wrote... > Is Windows Defender installed? > > How to configure and use Automatic Updates in WinXP: > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306525 > -- > ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) > MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User) > AumHa VSOP & Admin; DTS-L.org > > Pat wrote: > > In Windows XP, I've got automatic updates disabled (System Properties | > > Automatic Updates, selected "Turn Off Automatic Updates") > > > > However, Sysinternal's Process Explorer shows that shortly after boot, the > > windows automatic updates program WUAUCLT.EXE runs. > > > > Is there something I'm missing, or something else I should be selecting to > > disable automatic updates??? > > > > Thank You, > > > > Pat >
Guest Pat Posted July 10, 2007 Posted July 10, 2007 Re: Automatic Updates Not Really Disabled? Sorry, NO, Windows Defender is NOT installed. Pat
Guest PA Bear Posted July 10, 2007 Posted July 10, 2007 Re: Automatic Updates Not Really Disabled? Is "Turn Off Automatic Updates" still checked? If not and if you check it again, does it stay checked after rebooting? Is this your own personal machine used in a home or small office environment? -- ~PA Bear Pat wrote: > Sorry, NO, Windows Defender is NOT installed. <paste> > How can I tell if Windows Defender is installed? (BTW this is WinXP Pro) > I do have the Windows XP firewall enabled. > > "PA Bear" wrote... >> Is Windows Defender installed? >> >> How to configure and use Automatic Updates in WinXP: >> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306525 >> -- >> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) >> MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User) >> AumHa VSOP & Admin; DTS-L.org >> >> Pat wrote: >>> In Windows XP, I've got automatic updates disabled (System Properties | >>> Automatic Updates, selected "Turn Off Automatic Updates") >>> >>> However, Sysinternal's Process Explorer shows that shortly after boot, >>> the >>> windows automatic updates program WUAUCLT.EXE runs. >>> >>> Is there something I'm missing, or something else I should be selecting >>> to >>> disable automatic updates???
Guest Newbie Coder Posted July 11, 2007 Posted July 11, 2007 Re: Automatic Updates Not Really Disabled? Pat, START | RUN type sevices.msc & press ENTER Stop & disable the Automatic Updates service To stop: Double-click it & click the stop button Disable: Choose Disable from the list, click apply then ok Close services Automatic Updates also uses the BITS service too Spoof your e-mail Pat -- Newbie Coder (It's just a name) "Pat" <pat929@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:%23CsbTL0wHHA.840@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > Sorry, NO, Windows Defender is NOT installed. > > Pat > > >
Guest Pat Posted July 11, 2007 Posted July 11, 2007 Re: Automatic Updates Not Really Disabled? Ah HA! Silly me, I trusted the System Properties dialog. Thanks, Pat "Newbie Coder" wrote... > Pat, > > START | RUN type sevices.msc & press ENTER > > Stop & disable the Automatic Updates service > > To stop: > > Double-click it & click the stop button > > Disable: > > Choose Disable from the list, click apply then ok > > Close services > > Automatic Updates also uses the BITS service too > > Spoof your e-mail Pat > > -- > Newbie Coder > (It's just a name) > > > > "Pat" wrote.. > > Sorry, NO, Windows Defender is NOT installed. > > > > Pat > > > > > > > >
Guest Pat Posted July 11, 2007 Posted July 11, 2007 Re: Automatic Updates Not Really Disabled? "PA Bear" wrote... > Is "Turn Off Automatic Updates" still checked? If not and if you check it > again, does it stay checked after rebooting? Duh. Yes. > > Is this your own personal machine used in a home or small office > environment? So what? > -- > ~PA Bear
Guest PA Bear Posted July 11, 2007 Posted July 11, 2007 Re: Automatic Updates Not Really Disabled? Pat wrote: > "PA Bear" wrote... >> Is "Turn Off Automatic Updates" still checked? If not and if you check >> it >> again, does it stay checked after rebooting? > > Duh. Yes. Good, just checking: Your earlier posts on this weren't clear enough to me. If you'd found that the setting didn't "stick" upon rebooting, that would have told us something. >> Is this your own personal machine used in a home or small office >> environment? > > So what? If the machine was one at work that belonged to your employer, something else other than Automatic Updates may have been causing WUAUCLT.EXE to start. I see from another reply of yours that you managed to stop the Service, but that doesn't answer why it was running in the first place if AU had been disabled. Good luck with that. -- ~PA Bear
Guest Pat Posted July 11, 2007 Posted July 11, 2007 Re: Automatic Updates Not Really Disabled? "PA Bear" wrote... > Pat wrote: > > "PA Bear" wrote... : > If the machine was one at work that belonged to your employer, something > else other than Automatic Updates may have been causing WUAUCLT.EXE to > start. Good to know, I'll remember that! Pat
Guest Plato Posted July 12, 2007 Posted July 12, 2007 Re: Automatic Updates Not Really Disabled? Pat wrote: > > In Windows XP, I've got automatic updates disabled (System Properties | Automatic > Updates, selected "Turn Off Automatic Updates") http://www.bootdisk.com/xptop20.htm#4
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