On Thursday 26 August 2004 04:51 pm, Lanman wrote: > BJ Tracy wrote: > > On Thursday 26 August 2004 03:36 pm, frankieh wrote: > >>BJ Tracy wrote: > >>>I still have one (1) desktop running XP in my office, how do I turn off > >>>automatic updates on that pc? > >>> > >>> > >>>ps is there documentation for emacs in mdk10,if so where? > > > > Snip > > > >>In the control panel, click on "System" and then select the "automatic > >>updates" tab, you can turn it on and off there. > >>(at least thats what it is like here, but I put SP2 on this machine, > >>which changes things abit.) I had to try SP2, because I'm bound to be > >>asked about it by clients. and I always have to know more then they do. > >> :-) > >> > >>rgds > >> > >>Franki > >>htmlfixit.com > > > > Thanks, did it. > > bj > > BJ; That procedure only turns of one part of Automatic Updates. On your > desktop, right-click "My Computer", and click on "Manage". Once the new > panel opens, expand "Services and Applications", and then click on > "Services". > > Once inside this new panel, find "Automatic Updates", right-click it and > click on Properties. In the new panel, change "Automatic" or "Manual" to > "Disabled" and click the "Stop" button as well. Close that and return to > the main services section, find a service called "Messenger" and do the > same with it, just like Automatic Updates - ie; stop and disabled. That > will also prevent a lot (But not all) of "Pop-Ups" from appearing on > your screen whenever you're browsing. Once this has been stopped and > disabled, exit from all these panels back to your desktop, and enjoy! > > BTW, You might also want to turn off "Error Reporting" which can be > accessed from the properties panel of My Computer. After all, why send a > bunch of your personal info to Microsoft so that they can learn a lot > more about you and your system? You might see Error Reporting in the > services panel I mentioned above as well. Consider turning that off and > disabling it as well. > > Microsoft leaves these background services running in case other users > ever use your WindowsXP system, in which case, the updates are performed > regardless of the fact that you turned them off on your desktop. If you > only use the option for turning it off which is inside My Computer, it > is only turned off for you but not for other users on that system, in > which case, everyone still receives the so-called "Benefits" of those > updates! > > Just though you should know. > Lanman Snip Thanks, did that too. bj
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