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- WSUS2 - Client SelfUpdate problems
- HiCan somebody please help me with this.I am trying to get WSUS2 to run on my domain, and am having some teething troubles. I have installed it on a Windows 2003 Server Appliance Edition, and it installed fine.I have been able to synchron
- Tags: selfupdate, automatic updates, client, wsus, networking, windows, Blackcurrant, Microsoft Windows Server Update Services, Microsoft Windows, computer, server
- Discussion threads 2006-11-07
- Windows Genuine Advantage
- I wish that MS would take WGA out of critical update category. How many times do they have to check my machine?Loop Around Genuine Advantagejavascript:void(window.g_sDisableWGACheck='all')Thursday, July 28, 2005Microsoft "Genuine Advantage" cracked in 24h: window.g_sDisableWGACheck='all'AV sez, "This week, Microsoft started requiring users to verifiy their serial number before using Windows...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Genuine Advantage, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2006-06-01
- IT Dojo: Stop Windows XP from nagging you about updates you've already completed or don't want
- If you administer computers running Windows or any other OS for that matter, updating and patching your OS should part of your regular maintenance routine. Unfortunately, Windows XP sometimes gets stuck in Update mode, even after you've applied your patches. In this IT Dojo video, Bill Detwiler shows you how...
- Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Information Technology, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, Corporate Communications, Strategy, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing, Management, it dojo, microsoft windows xp, windows update, patches, microsoft update, automatic updates
- Videos 2008-11-03
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- Automatic Updates
- How do I turn off the Automatic updates, so that if I want the updates I have to go to the Microsoft website and get them myself. I do not have Windows XP SP2 on.Could you please give exact instructions on how to do thisStart>ControlPanel>SystemClick the tab labeled Automatic Updates.I...
- Tags: Patches, Automatic Update
- Q&A 2005-01-27
- Automatic updateson XP
- On my Win Xp machine, i have Automatic Updates service up & running , but when i choose Automatic Updates from control Panel allthe options are grayed out. am not able to turn it on.Whatz causing this ?HiMake sure you are logged on with Administrative rights and try again....
- Tags: Patches, Automatic Update
- Q&A 2005-04-06
- Automatic Updates Download, But Don't Install
- about a week ago i had a winsock error and had to repair windows and re-activate. ever since then the automatic updates download but fail to install, any ideas what could be causing this??? I am running Windows XP Pro SP2.Untick the don't install box?Navigate to Start > Control...
- Tags: Patches, Construction, Microsoft Windows XP, Skv00
- Discussion threads 2007-07-31
- Windows updates in a P2P Network, how?
- We have about 15 to 20 PCs in the office. We don't have a server of any kind. All the PCs are running winxp pro. My question is, how do I make sure that all the PCs have the latest widows updates? Also, can anyone recommend any antispyware for this...
- Tags: Patches, Desktops, SECURITY, Microsoft Windows Update, warpman999@..., network, P2P, Microsoft Windows, Automatic Update, PC
- Discussion threads 2007-08-16
- Automatic Update Greyed Out
- We would like to turn off Automatic Updates from all of our workstations but the buttons are all greyed out. We have some legacy aps that do not work with sp2 and we are not installing it. The problem is that the we do not want the users to...
- Tags: Automatic Update, group policy, hardware, network, trtjj@...
- Discussion threads 2004-12-22
- automatic update
- hi alli just move users from being admins in theircomputer, to just users.now automatic updates will work only if admin is loging on.i dont have a server to be a sus.what can i do to allow updates to run?can sus be on xp machine?thanks akiGiving local admin rights goes against...
- Tags: Patches, Desktops, Automatic Update, PC
- Q&A 2006-07-12
- To express or not to express update TIT question
- While I have never felt comfortable with Windows update I grit my teeth and of course update and set it to run automatically. However I decided to forego the express install and actually spend some time and watch the choices listed when clicking on custom install. One of...
- Tags: VytautasB@..., windows, update, automatic, SuSE
- Discussion threads 2006-04-05
- windows automatic updates on clients
- I have Winsows automatic updates server installed on win 2003 server, the WSUS server succusfully sycn and pulls the updates from microsoft site, when i try to install the updates it tells me its been pushed to the clients. when i go to the clients it tells me 10% has...
- Tags: patelm@..., server
- Discussion threads 2007-09-11
- Update & local storage
- Hi,When update is made automatic via automatic updates the question is : where windows store the update`s before installing them and how can updates save localy ,after they was dawnloaded in my comp and before they are installed !?Windows will not keep updates unless you specify to save updates specifically...
- Tags: cyborg@..., storage, UPDATE, windows
- Q&A 2005-04-13
- automatic update
- G'day all,One XP computer has problen when do updating.winows update site serch computer and give list of updates available. (I think i am doing "manual" "automatic windows update") when start to download, nothing happen. afer long time it gives update fails error message. no other details.other computer witch has...
- Tags: Patches, computer, Check
- Discussion threads 2005-02-12
- Automatic Updates
- HiCan anyone help with this?I was on Windows Update and 'subscribed' to the version of automatic updates that also checks for updates to Microsoft Office etc.After it had run it had several updates for Outlook, which I deselected because I do not use Outlook. I received a warnibg and verified...
- Tags: Patches, Microsoft Office, Automatic Update, Microsoft Outlook
- Q&A 2006-03-20
- How do I stop a windows update that XP has already started downloading?
- I recently reinstalled XP SP2 but forgot to turn off Automatic Updates which is the setting I prefer before going online. Did turn it off shortly thereafter but by then it had already started downloading. This download now resumes the moment I go online. Is there any way of stopping...
- Tags: Patches, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, imalik@..., window, Automatic Update, Microsoft Windows XP
- Discussion threads 2007-04-05
- uninstall automatic windows updates
- I am running Win2k Pro-SP4 on one computer because several programs that I use don't have XP capability. How do I remove automatic updates?uninstallOpen the Control Panel,click the Add/Remove Programs Icon,in this window scroll down to the bottom,you will see Windows 2K Hotfix you can remove from it
- Tags: Jack1303, window, windows
- Discussion threads 2007-01-24
- Windows Updates - Unable to Disable
- Hello.I currently go to college and our college wants us to have Automatic Updates enabled, yet we cannot DISABLE them. This has led to many bad things - such as SP2 on many computers with many flaws, as my roomate and i have discovered. We cannot disable these automatic updates....
- Tags: Automatic Update, Disable, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Update, supz@..., windows
- Discussion threads 2004-11-07
- monitor display go on and off
- After i have installed whatever is downloaded in Automatic Updates and restart the PC, the monitor display goes on and off. Error says "Svchost The instruction at "0x77e61d24" referenced memory at "0x00000007" The memory could not be read.I have installed WIN XP SP2.ANyone can help? thanks and regards,I...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Patches, Automatic Update, Service Pack 2
- Q&A 2004-10-15
- can't turn off auto update in XP Pro
- I'm logged in as the systsem's administrator, but when I go to Automatic Updates menu the options are frozen and I'm not allowed access to turn off the updates. The "automatic download but manual install" option is checked, and every day I'm being bombarded with windows update trying to...
- Tags: edarcy@..., Microsoft Windows XP Professional, windows
- Q&A 2005-03-23
- Windows Update
- how can i set up windows update to automaticly download and install on users systems without making them administrators to their computer? I have several Win2k and WinXP Workstations. Group Policy has Windows Update set to "download, but let me choose when to install them". I do...
- Tags: administrator, Automatic Update, luv2bike2, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Update, windows, workstation
- Q&A 2006-03-02
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