Removing "Install" from "Shut Off" icon

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'Drew

I have purchased a new notebook running XP Home SP2. I have set my Windows
Updates options to "notify but do not download/install".

When I use "Start >> Turn Off" to shut down the system, I notice that the
"Turn Off" icon that next appears in the "Turn Off Computer" pop-up has a
"Security Center" shield attached to its upper right corner and a text that
explains that Windows will install downloaded updates when the icon is
clicked unless I select the option (also in this text) shut down with
installing.

My desktop (running the same OS) does not have this option and I would like
to remove it from my notebook. I cannot locate any setting that would do so.

The Windows firewall is disabled in favor of another firewall. I am the only
user account on the system so I assume that I have administrative rights.

'Drew
 
I have purchased a new notebook running XP Home SP2. I have set my Windows
Updates options to "notify but do not download/install".

When I use "Start >> Turn Off" to shut down the system, I notice that the
"Turn Off" icon that next appears in the "Turn Off Computer" pop-up has a
"Security Center" shield attached to its upper right corner and a text that
explains that Windows will install downloaded updates when the icon is
clicked unless I select the option (also in this text) shut down with
installing.

My desktop (running the same OS) does not have this option and I would like
to remove it from my notebook. I cannot locate any setting that would do so.

The Windows firewall is disabled in favor of another firewall. I am the only
user account on the system so I assume that I have administrative rights.

'Drew
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Sounds like you don't really want Auto Updates

Why dont you turn them off in the Security Centre. You can then fire
up Windows Update from the start menu as and when convenient, and
you'll have full control over what updates are downloaded and when
they are installed etc etc,

My experience of Windows Update is that you either swallow the whole
enchilada or you roll your own.

rgds UT
 
I would rather Windows notify me when updates are available so I can
download/install them after I read the documentation. That's not the issue,
really.

Both my desktop and my notebook are set the same regarding updates; I have
instructed that both "notify but do not download", and both of them do that.
My issue is with why the "Turn Off" icon in the "Turn Off Computer" pop-up
window is tied to update installations and the Security Center on my
notebook and is not on my desktop. I would like to make the notebook like
the desktop but cannot find the setting or command that does that.

There are no outstanding updates to be taken and no failed installations in
the log.
 
The condition seems to have been caused by two failed updates from February
of this year. On the advice of "Claymore", I located the missing updates in
the Windows Update Catalog and installed them. The "Turn Off" icon is now
without its attachment.

'Drew
 
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