Update installation: on the fly or at shutdown

[Guest Levlg]

I have WinXP with automatic updates.

My system sometimes suggests to install the updates directly on the fly.

But sometimes my system installs the updates at shutdown of the computer.

Why this is done in such a way?

Is this because updates of different type?

Is this because updates of varying urgency?

Is this depends on the work being done on the computer at the time of

updates come?

 

Thanks

Lev

[Guest Colin Barnhorst]

Re: Update installation: on the fly or at shutdown

 

It depends on what is being updated. A system file that is in use will

require the update to complete after a restart because the file cannot be

changed while it is in use. It varies by how the file is used by your

computer.

 

"Levlg" <levlg@tpg.com.au> wrote in message

news:4830e3a5$1@dnews.tpgi.com.au...

>I have WinXP with automatic updates.

> My system sometimes suggests to install the updates directly on the fly.

> But sometimes my system installs the updates at shutdown of the computer.

> Why this is done in such a way?

> Is this because updates of different type?

> Is this because updates of varying urgency?

> Is this depends on the work being done on the computer at the time of

> updates come?

>

> Thanks

> Lev

>

[Guest Levlg]

Re: Update installation: on the fly or at shutdown

 

Thank you for answer!

I understand that there is an update, which must be installed when Windows

is not running. For such updates required restart. But why sometimes require

restarting appears in the work, and sometimes the installation is done when

you turn off the computer?

Lev

 

"Colin Barnhorst" <c.barnhorst@comcast.net> wrote in message

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> It depends on what is being updated. A system file that is in use will

> require the update to complete after a restart because the file cannot be

> changed while it is in use. It varies by how the file is used by your

> computer.

>

> "Levlg" <levlg@tpg.com.au> wrote in message

> news:4830e3a5$1@dnews.tpgi.com.au...

>>I have WinXP with automatic updates.

>> My system sometimes suggests to install the updates directly on the fly.

>> But sometimes my system installs the updates at shutdown of the computer.

>> Why this is done in such a way?

>> Is this because updates of different type?

>> Is this because updates of varying urgency?

>> Is this depends on the work being done on the computer at the time of

>> updates come?

>>

>> Thanks

>> Lev

>>

>