Re: Update installation time

From: Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\) (Torgeir.Bakken-spam_at_hydro.com)
Date: 01/06/05


Date: Thu, 06 Jan 2005 20:04:19 +0100

David Tamus wrote:

> I am trying to set the auto installation time to 3:36am. Is it possible to
> do that
> because the allowable value in the registry 'ScheduledInstallTime' is only 0
> to 23?
> Thanks in advanced, sincerely

Only whole hours are possible I think.

> Oh, second question, if I manually install with an old patch, what will
> happen? Will the update.exe or hotfix.exe will check the validity of patch
> first or I will have to reinstall the new patch after finding it out?

An older hotfix will never downgrade what a newer hotfix have
already installed.

-- 
torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
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