How do I turn off Auto Update?

[Butterfly Bill]

I downloaded the Service Pack 2, and now all it does is download more
updates. I certainly want to update periodically, but at a time of my
own choosing that I decide to dedicate to it, not all the time and
interfering with something else that I might be trying to get off the
web. Is there anyway you can make this manual? Trying to click on the
little police badge in the system tray doesn't work, and I have no
bloody idea where to look on the C drive.

Also, I turned off the firewall for fear that it wouldn't get along
with the Zone Alarm. Am I correct?

-Butterfly Bill

 

[gerryR]

Right Click My Computer --> Properties and under the Automatic Update tab
you can do what you need.

 

[Jabez Gan]

Bill,

Right Click My Computer > Properties > Automatic Updates. Select Turn Off
Automatic Updates and click OK.

Dont forget to visit www.windowsupdate.com frequently then!

 

[kurttrail]

I downloaded the Service Pack 2, and now all it does is download more
updates. I certainly want to update periodically, but at a time of my
own choosing that I decide to dedicate to it, not all the time and
interfering with something else that I might be trying to get off the
web. Is there anyway you can make this manual? Trying to click on the
little police badge in the system tray doesn't work, and I have no
bloody idea where to look on the C drive.

Right click on My Computer > Properties > Automatic Updates tab.

Also, I turned off the firewall for fear that it wouldn't get along
with the Zone Alarm. Am I correct?

Yes, two software-based firewalls can conflict with each other.

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[kurttrail]

Bill,

Right Click My Computer > Properties > Automatic Updates. Select Turn
Off Automatic Updates and click OK.

Dont forget to visit www.windowsupdate.com frequently then!

Why when the great majority of updates come out on a regularly scheduled
date every month.

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[Ron Martell]

Why when the great majority of updates come out on a regularly scheduled
date every month.

Because there are occasional instances of extremely urgent updates
being issued between the monthly scheduled dates.

An example would be the KB887742 update for Windows XP released on 24
Feb 2005.


Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
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[kurttrail]

Because there are occasional instances of extremely urgent updates
being issued between the monthly scheduled dates.

An example would be the KB887742 update for Windows XP released on 24
Feb 2005.

What is that, one off-schedule update in six months?

Might as well just subscribe to MS security bulletins, than waste time
"frequently" checking Win Update on the off chance of an unscheduled
update. Or do you really think the OP should waste time visiting
"www.windowsupdate.com frequently?"

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[Ron Martell]

What is that, one off-schedule update in six months?

Might as well just subscribe to MS security bulletins, than waste time
"frequently" checking Win Update on the off chance of an unscheduled
update. Or do you really think the OP should waste time visiting
"www.windowsupdate.com frequently?"

My personal preference - leave automatic updates in place with the
"download but let me choose when to install" option set.

Of the computers that I work on that are configured to do automatic
updates I would estimate that at least 8,416 out of the last 8,417
were not up to date when I arrived.

I do have a couple of clients on dial-up connections that do not have
the automatic updates set. With these clients I burn the recent
updates onto a CD and install them when I make service calls.

The o.p. did not describe his Internet connection, but it must be a
dial-up service as otherwise he would have had everything since SP2
downloaded in a relatively few minutes.


Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
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In memory of a dear friend Alex Nichol MVP
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[Don Burnette]

My personal preference - leave automatic updates in place with the
"download but let me choose when to install" option set.

Of the computers that I work on that are configured to do automatic
updates I would estimate that at least 8,416 out of the last 8,417
were not up to date when I arrived.

I do have a couple of clients on dial-up connections that do not have
the automatic updates set. With these clients I burn the recent
updates onto a CD and install them when I make service calls.

The o.p. did not describe his Internet connection, but it must be a
dial-up service as otherwise he would have had everything since SP2
downloaded in a relatively few minutes.


Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada

I leave mine set to automatically notify me when they are available, but I
choose when to download and install.

I like it notifying me so I don't have to remember to go check every so
often, but I don't like anything downloading and/or installing unless I
choose to and when.

Works well for me anyway...