Re: Drizzle/Security Update?!?

From: BeckyB (rmbrokaw@hotmail.com)
Date: 09/21/02 

From: "BeckyB" <rmbrokaw@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Sep 2002 14:02:00 -0700

Thanks for the info.

I'm running 98 - is there some other place I can look to
find the automatic update option? It's not popping up on
the my computer/properties area.

>-----Original Message-----
>Drizzle is receiving critical updates.
>
>It is supposed to do this without impact on your use of
the machine, but if
>you don't like what is happening, right-click My
computer, choose
>properties, automatic updates tab, and uncheck the box at
the top. You can
>still choose to go to WindowsUpdate and collect things.
>
>Rather than going to this length, consider checking the
top box under
>Settings at the bottom.
>
>
>BeckyB wrote:
>> I have loaded 3 "Critical Updates" in the past week, all
>> of which were related to security...
>>
>> Now this drizzle update entity (I think it's a program)
is
>> contacting Microsoft on a regular basis - chunks of 4
>> transmittals, several times a day. Sending, recieving
>> what, I don't know.
>>
>> What is this program doing, and is there some other way
to
>> get the download it thinks I need w/o all this network
>> activity? It's driving me nuts, but I want to fix the
>> program correctly.
>>
>> Thx
>> -Becky "yeah I spend too much time on the computer" B.
>
>
>.
>

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