Removing the Automatic Update taskbar icon?

[Guest Bill in Co.]

Anyway to remove that dumb Automatic Update taskbar icon that pops up on

occasion (when updates are available)?

 

If you disable Automatic Updates, it stays there permanently. If you

select just notify me when something is available, you have to go in each

time and decline it. I want it gone permanently.

 

Turning off the Automatic Updates "feature" leaves that taskbar icon in the

tray permanently - and it's taking up valuable space on my taskbar.

[Guest PD43]

Re: Removing the Automatic Update taskbar icon?

 

"Bill in Co." <not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote:

>Anyway to remove that dumb Automatic Update taskbar icon that pops up on

>occasion (when updates are available)?

 

Disable automatic updates.

>If you disable Automatic Updates, it stays there permanently. If you

>select just notify me when something is available, you have to go in each

>time and decline it.

 

That's news to me. I've got WU disabled and don't have that problem.

 

Never have... probably never will.

[Guest Bill in Co.]

Re: Removing the Automatic Update taskbar icon?

 

I'm asking this again, since I got no answer yet...

 

Anyway to remove that Automatic Update taskbar icon that pops up, on

occasion, when the updates are available?

 

If you *disable* Automatic Updates, the icon stays there, permanently. If

you

select "Just notify me when something is available", you have to go in each

time, and decline it. I want the taskbar icon gone, permanently.

 

Turning OFF the Automatic Updates "feature" leaves that cautionary taskbar

icon in the tray, permanently, and it's taking up valuable space on my

taskbar.

[Guest PD43]

Re: Removing the Automatic Update taskbar icon?

 

"Bill in Co." <not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote:

>I'm asking this again, since I got no answer yet...

>

>Anyway to remove that Automatic Update taskbar icon that pops up, on

>occasion, when the updates are available?

 

Yes. Turn off Automatic Updates.

>If you *disable* Automatic Updates, the icon stays there, permanently. If

>you

>select "Just notify me when something is available", you have to go in each

>time, and decline it. I want the taskbar icon gone, permanently.

 

Listen up: Turn off Automatic Updates.

>Turning OFF the Automatic Updates "feature" leaves that cautionary taskbar

>icon in the tray, permanently, and it's taking up valuable space on my

>taskbar.

 

Can't duplicate that here. Maybe you have downloaded updates ready to

install.

 

As to your "valuable space" on the task bar... increase your

resolution to 1024x768 or greater, pops.

[Guest Bill in Co.]

Re: Removing the Automatic Update taskbar icon?

 

PD43 wrote:

> "Bill in Co." <not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote:

>

>> I'm asking this again, since I got no answer yet...

>>

>> Anyway to remove that Automatic Update taskbar icon that pops up, on

>> occasion, when the updates are available?

>

> Yes. Turn off Automatic Updates.

 

Doesn't work. I've already said that. Reading 101?

>> If you *disable* Automatic Updates, the icon stays there, permanently.

>> If

>> you select "Just notify me when something is available", you have to go

>> in each

>> time, and decline it. I want the taskbar icon gone, permanently.

>

> Listen up: Turn off Automatic Updates.

 

Doesn't work. I've already said that. Reading 102?

>> Turning OFF the Automatic Updates "feature" leaves that cautionary

>> taskbar

>> icon in the tray, permanently, and it's taking up valuable space on my

>> taskbar.

>

> Can't duplicate that here. Maybe you have downloaded updates ready to

> install.

 

Nope. YOU can't duplicate it. But maybe some others can.

> As to your "valuable space" on the task bar... increase your

> resolution to 1024x768 or greater, pops.

 

No way, Jose. 800 X 600 works great for me.

[Guest PD43]

Re: Removing the Automatic Update taskbar icon?

 

"Bill in Co." <not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote:

>PD43 wrote:

>> "Bill in Co." <not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote:

>>

>>> I'm asking this again, since I got no answer yet...

>>>

>>> Anyway to remove that Automatic Update taskbar icon that pops up, on

>>> occasion, when the updates are available?

>>

>> Yes. Turn off Automatic Updates.

>

>Doesn't work. I've already said that. Reading 101?

 

Then you've played with your system TOO much since installing it, and

then playing with it again and then running System Restore.

 

Congrats.

 

You've broken something that has never been broken.

[Guest Bill in Co.]

Re: Removing the Automatic Update taskbar icon?

 

PD43 wrote:

> "Bill in Co." <not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote:

>

>> PD43 wrote:

>>> "Bill in Co." <not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote:

>>>

>>>> I'm asking this again, since I got no answer yet...

>>>>

>>>> Anyway to remove that Automatic Update taskbar icon that pops up, on

>>>> occasion, when the updates are available?

>>>

>>> Yes. Turn off Automatic Updates.

>>

>> Doesn't work. I've already said that. Reading 101?

>

> Then you've played with your system TOO much since installing it, and

> then playing with it again and then running System Restore.

>

> Congrats.

>

> You've broken something that has never been broken.

 

Are you sure YOU have SP2 installed correctly?

[Guest PD43]

Re: Removing the Automatic Update taskbar icon?

 

"Bill in Co." <not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote:

>> Congrats.

>>

>> You've broken something that has never been broken.

>

>Are you sure YOU have SP2 installed correctly?

 

I installed it almost 3 years BEFORE you started playing with XP,

laddie.

[Guest Bill in Co.]

Re: Removing the Automatic Update taskbar icon?

 

PD43 wrote:

> "Bill in Co." <not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote:

>

>>> Congrats.

>>>

>>> You've broken something that has never been broken.

>>

>> Are you sure YOU have SP2 installed correctly?

>

> I installed it almost 3 years BEFORE you started playing with XP,

> laddie.

 

That's probably the problem. It's out of date.

[Guest PD43]

Re: Removing the Automatic Update taskbar icon?

 

"Bill in Co." <not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote:

>>>> You've broken something that has never been broken.

>>>

>>> Are you sure YOU have SP2 installed correctly?

>>

>> I installed it almost 3 years BEFORE you started playing with XP,

>> laddie.

>

>That's probably the problem. It's out of date.

 

Sorry, but you deserve this...

 

<plonk>

[Guest Bill in Co.]

Re: Removing the Automatic Update taskbar icon?

 

PD43 wrote:

> "Bill in Co." <not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote:

>

>>>>> You've broken something that has never been broken.

>>>>

>>>> Are you sure YOU have SP2 installed correctly?

>>>

>>> I installed it almost 3 years BEFORE you started playing with XP,

>>> laddie.

>>

>> That's probably the problem. It's out of date.

>

> Sorry, but you deserve this...

>

> <plonk>

 

Outstanding!