Re: Re: Windows update, problems with Litestep?

Xjill <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.comp.windows.shells.litestep
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".
>
>
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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".

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