Re: Surprise! Windows Updates

From: Frank Bernard (cfrankb_at_GMAIL.COM)
Date: 05/18/05 

Date:         Wed, 18 May 2005 13:51:21 -0700
To: NTBUGTRAQ@LISTSERV.NTBUGTRAQ.COM

I found a way to turn off the AU "restart later" annoyance:

Start -> Run -> gpedit.msc -> Local Computer Policy -> Computer
Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components ->
Windows Update -> Re-Prompt for restart...

The intuitive fix would be to set it to "Disabled" but that will
default the Re-Prompt interval to 10 minutes! So instead I have to
Enable it and then specify a longer interval such as 500+ minutes.

On 5/18/05, Frank Bernard <cfrankb@gmail.com> wrote:
> I received the same AU notification for Installer 3.1 on both Windows
> 2000 Server & XP Pro (I assume due to new v2; why they don't call it
> 3.11 or 3.2 is beyond me).
> I don't see a .NET update 867460. WU doesn't list it as available or
> in the installation history. This maybe because I installed all
> post-SP2 updates on the new XP box two days ago, which according to
> the history included .NET KB886903 (MS05-004).
>
> BTW, the Installer patch on the XP box incessently asked if I wanted
> to restart. I'm I supposed to know an obscure reg hack to tell AU
> that "Later" means "I will restart later, so stop asking me" ?
> 

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