Vista Windows Update Taskbar Icon

[Guest Walter Docherty]

I've asked this a couple of times in the Vista-specific groups but never

received any replies, so I'm trying in here.

 

I'm running Vista Ultimate as a Standard User with UAC turned on. I

have Vista set to inform me when new updates are available, but the

icon that should be displayed when new important updates are available

never shows up in the Notification Area (it is not set to hidden).

 

I have to manually click on Windows Update on the start menu to see if

there are any new updates available, and then I can download any updates

as normal. If I log on as Administrator, the icon shows up correctly

when new updates are available but this is not the way I want to

operate.

 

Any suggestions?

 

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Walter

[Guest PA Bear]

Re: Vista Windows Update Taskbar Icon

 

Forward to Vista Security newsgroup via crosspost.

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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)

AumHa VSOP & Admin; DTS-L.org

 

Walter Docherty wrote:

> I've asked this a couple of times in the Vista-specific groups but never

> received any replies, so I'm trying in here.

>

> I'm running Vista Ultimate as a Standard User with UAC turned on. I

> have Vista set to inform me when new updates are available, but the

> icon that should be displayed when new important updates are available

> never shows up in the Notification Area (it is not set to hidden).

>

> I have to manually click on Windows Update on the start menu to see if

> there are any new updates available, and then I can download any updates

> as normal. If I log on as Administrator, the icon shows up correctly

> when new updates are available but this is not the way I want to

> operate.

>

> Any suggestions?

[Guest Robert Aldwinckle]

Re: Vista Windows Update Taskbar Icon

 

(cross-post added to Vista Perf & Maint)

"Walter Docherty" <walter@noemail.invalid> wrote in message

news:lSHpi.191138$oA4.34146@fe04.news.easynews.com...

> I've asked this a couple of times in the Vista-specific groups but never

> received any replies, so I'm trying in here.

 

 

Which ones? You're more likely to find commonality in a Vista

specific newsgroup than in a WU specific one. Cross-posting

to one as I don't use Vista and the following ideas may only

apply to XP.

 

>

> I'm running Vista Ultimate as a Standard User with UAC turned on. I

> have Vista set to inform me when new updates are available, but the

> icon that should be displayed when new important updates are available

> never shows up in the Notification Area (it is not set to hidden).

 

 

I set mine to Always Show.

 

>

> I have to manually click on Windows Update on the start menu to see if

> there are any new updates available, and then I can download any updates

> as normal. If I log on as Administrator, the icon shows up correctly

> when new updates are available but this is not the way I want to

> operate.

>

> Any suggestions?

 

 

You need to refine your symptom description.

 

Check with Task Manager if wuauclt.exe is running.

E.g. if it is running then the only issue is that its icon isn't showing.

Also you then could use its PID to figure out in windowsupdate.log

what it was doing.

 

Otherwise, there is a better simulated test. Run... (e.g. press Win-R

and enter:)

 

wuauclt.exe /detectnow

 

For both cases you could supplement your diagnostics with ProcMon.

E.g. use it to see what is happening in the wuauclt.exe task *between*

the log messages. Hint: you can infer a precise timestamp for a log

message by noticing the lengths of writes to its file and then matching it

among the lengths of messages in that file. Tip: use Notepad's Status bar

to show column position and then press End on a line to find that line's

approximate length.

 

 

Good luck

 

Robert Aldwinckle

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[Guest dean-dean]

Re: Vista Windows Update Taskbar Icon

 

In Control Panel (Classic View) > Security Center, click on "Change the way

Security Center alerts me", on the left-hand side of the window, and then

make your choice.

 

 

"Robert Aldwinckle" <robald@techemail.com> wrote in message

news:e4dNoS6zHHA.3400@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

> (cross-post added to Vista Perf & Maint)

> "Walter Docherty" <walter@noemail.invalid> wrote in message

> news:lSHpi.191138$oA4.34146@fe04.news.easynews.com...

>> I've asked this a couple of times in the Vista-specific groups but never

>> received any replies, so I'm trying in here.

>

>

> Which ones? You're more likely to find commonality in a Vista

> specific newsgroup than in a WU specific one. Cross-posting

> to one as I don't use Vista and the following ideas may only

> apply to XP.

>

>

>>

>> I'm running Vista Ultimate as a Standard User with UAC turned on. I

>> have Vista set to inform me when new updates are available, but the

>> icon that should be displayed when new important updates are available

>> never shows up in the Notification Area (it is not set to hidden).

>

>

> I set mine to Always Show.

>

>

>>

>> I have to manually click on Windows Update on the start menu to see if

>> there are any new updates available, and then I can download any updates

>> as normal. If I log on as Administrator, the icon shows up correctly

>> when new updates are available but this is not the way I want to

>> operate.

>>

>> Any suggestions?

>

>

> You need to refine your symptom description.

>

> Check with Task Manager if wuauclt.exe is running.

> E.g. if it is running then the only issue is that its icon isn't showing.

> Also you then could use its PID to figure out in windowsupdate.log

> what it was doing.

>

> Otherwise, there is a better simulated test. Run... (e.g. press Win-R

> and enter:)

>

> wuauclt.exe /detectnow

>

> For both cases you could supplement your diagnostics with ProcMon.

> E.g. use it to see what is happening in the wuauclt.exe task *between*

> the log messages. Hint: you can infer a precise timestamp for a log

> message by noticing the lengths of writes to its file and then matching it

> among the lengths of messages in that file. Tip: use Notepad's Status

> bar

> to show column position and then press End on a line to find that line's

> approximate length.

>

>

> Good luck

>

> Robert Aldwinckle

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>

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