Re: Re: Windows update, problems with Litestep?
Xjill <[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | gmane.comp.windows.shells.litestep |
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| Message-ID | <[email protected]> |
On 3/3/07, Brian Wolven <[email protected]> wrote: > Weeble wrote: > Yep, unfortunately it's a known problem. Whatever "hooks" are in explorer to > interact with the update service are not reproduced in LS - and presumably not > documented either, or else they would be. I've just gotten into the habit of > going to the windows update site whenever I notice that behavior. Apply the > patches, reboot if necessary, and you're good until the next round. > Alternatively you can disable the update service completely, and then just > remember to update manually on a regular basis, e.g., after "Patch Tuesday". > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- Another workaround is to set the automatic updates to "download updates, but let me choose when to install them". If you do this, I don't remember if you get the popup baloon, but at least you get prompted on shutdown, ie. "Install updates and shut down". --------------------------------------------------------------------- Can't Unsubscribe? Check http://desktopian.org/listunsub.html LS List Homepage: http://wuzzle.org/list/litestep.php Get the LS FAQ: http://lsfaq.shellfront.org