Re: Automatic Updates

From: FrankV (FrankV_at_anonymous.address)
Date: 06/07/04 

Date: Mon, 07 Jun 2004 10:37:25 GMT

Automatic Update has ALWAYS been un-reliable. I keep it on but manually
check daily just in case. Same problem with Norton AV.

Frank

"David Dickinson" <eveningstar@dontabuseme.mvps.org> wrote in message
news:uJd$TyETEHA.3724@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Try this: Disable Automatic Updates. Restart the computer. Re-enable
> Automatic Updates. Go to Administrative Tools\Services and make sure that
> the Automatic Updates Service is both Started and set to Automatic. Then
> connect to the internet and leave your computer alone for an hour or so.
>
> I recommend checking manually for Windows Updates. Some users have
reported
> that Automatic Updates is neither timely nor reliable.
>
> --
> David Dickinson
> eveningstar at mvps dot org
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>
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