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How can i tell what XP is updating?

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bob urz

Flightless Bird
Is there anyway to tell what Windows update is doing at any given time?
I am on dial up and some updates seems to take forever.
It will tell you its updating and the percentage, but it will NOT tell
you.

How can you tell which update is actually being downloaded?

bob
 
V

VanguardLH

Flightless Bird
bob urz wrote:

> Is there anyway to tell what Windows update is doing at any given time?
> I am on dial up and some updates seems to take forever.
> It will tell you its updating and the percentage, but it will NOT tell
> you.
>
> How can you tell which update is actually being downloaded?
>
> bob


Configure the Automatic Updates service in Windows XP to *notify* (the safe
setup) rather than download and install (a hazardous setup). If you let
anyone, including Microsoft, change your host's software configuration
whenever they choose then you chose not to have any control over your setup.
When you elect to notify only, you can review what are the proposed updates
and even go to links explaining them.
 
P

PA Bear [MS MVP]

Flightless Bird
See http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306525

If you select the Notify Only option, you'll know which updates have been
approved for download and which updates have been approved for
installation...because you will have approved same.


bob urz wrote:
> Is there anyway to tell what Windows update is doing at any given time?
> I am on dial up and some updates seems to take forever.
> It will tell you its updating and the percentage, but it will NOT tell
> you.
>
> How can you tell which update is actually being downloaded?
>
> bob
 
B

Bob I

Flightless Bird
Set Update to notify only, and then YOU pick them one at a time to
download and install.

bob urz wrote:
> Is there anyway to tell what Windows update is doing at any given time?
> I am on dial up and some updates seems to take forever.
> It will tell you its updating and the percentage, but it will NOT tell
> you.
>
> How can you tell which update is actually being downloaded?
>
> bob
 
P

PA Bear [MS MVP]

Flightless Bird
[There's that goddamn echo again!]

Bob I wrote:
> Set Update to notify only, and then YOU pick them one at a time to
> download and install.
>
> bob urz wrote:
>> Is there anyway to tell what Windows update is doing at any given time?
>> I am on dial up and some updates seems to take forever.
>> It will tell you its updating and the percentage, but it will NOT tell
>> you.
>>
>> How can you tell which update is actually being downloaded?
>>
>> bob
 
V

VanguardLH

Flightless Bird
PA Bear wrote:

> Bob I wrote:
>
>> bob urz wrote:
>>
>>> Is there anyway to tell what Windows update is doing at any given time?
>>> How can you tell which update is actually being downloaded?

>>
>> Set Update to notify only, and then YOU pick them one at a time to
>> download and install.

>
> [There's that goddamn echo again!]


You're assuming he doesn't killfile you (like you do me).
 
W

WaIIy

Flightless Bird
On Mon, 10 May 2010 22:59:44 -0500, VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> wrote:

>Configure the Automatic Updates service in Windows XP to *notify* (the safe
>setup) rather than download and install (a hazardous setup). If you let
>anyone, including Microsoft, change your host's software configuration
>whenever they choose then you chose not to have any control over your setup.
>When you elect to notify only, you can review what are the proposed updates
>and even go to links explaining them.


Better avoid Microsoft Security Essentials which chose to change my
options.
Creeps
 
L

LD5SZRA

Flightless Bird
WaIIy wrote:
>
> On Mon, 10 May 2010 22:59:44 -0500, VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> wrote:
>


> Better avoid Microsoft Security Essentials which chose to change my
> options.


Only a Wally would make comments like these! Wally in English
means: "a silly or inept person".

Now you have the facts you need!

hth


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LD5SZRA

Flightless Bird
fyi


LD5SZRA wrote:
>
> WaIIy wrote:
> >


> > Better avoid Microsoft Security Essentials which chose to change my
> > options.

>
> Only a Wally would make comments like these! Wally in English
> means: "a silly or inept person".
>
> Now you have the facts you need!
>
> hth
>
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> BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF LD5SZRA OR ITS
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>
> Copyright LD5SZRA 2010.


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IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL LD5SZRA
OR ITS ASSOCIATES BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER
INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF
BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF LD5SZRA OR ITS
ASSOCIATES HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH
DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL
DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY.

Copyright LD5SZRA 2010.
 
P

PA Bear [MS MVP]

Flightless Bird
WaIIy wrote:
>> Configure the Automatic Updates service in Windows XP to *notify* (the
>> safe
>> setup) rather than download and install (a hazardous setup). If you let
>> anyone, including Microsoft, change your host's software configuration
>> whenever they choose then you chose not to have any control over your
>> setup. When you elect to notify only, you can review what are the
>> proposed
>> updates and even go to links explaining them.

>
> Better avoid Microsoft Security Essentials which chose to change my
> options.


If you paid attention when you installed MSE and read the EULA, you would
have seen the notice that installing MSE automatically "flips" your default
update source from Windows Update to Microsoft Update. When such a change
takes place, Automatic Updates is also changed to the Automatic setting (if
it wasn't already selected before you installed MSE).

The same applies to installing MS Office, Windows Live Essentials, and
Silverlight.
 
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