automatic update settings. Damsel in distress

automatic update settings. Damsel in distress

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automatic update settings. Damsel in distress Ellen G 10-13-2007
Posted by =?Utf-8?B?RWxsZW4gRw==?= on October 13, 2007, 7:16 am
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I like to check the security downloads offered by Microsoft before installing
them so have ticked the box 'download but let me choose if to install' etc.
On my 2000 computer, this setting survives a reboot but on my XP SP2 desktop,
something overides my settings and I find the tick beside the automatic
downlads at 3.00 am option. This measn I find out about updates when I turn
the computer off but can't check what I'm installing.

I also have NIS 2006 installed.

Anyone any idea? Is there a bug relating to XP and NIS 2006 which overrides
windows security settings? Is there a patch? I foudn nothing on the knowledge
base.

I'm so fed up, I'm thinking of turning automatic updates off and doing a
manual weekly check.

Posted by Malke on October 13, 2007, 9:03 am
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Ellen G wrote:
> I like to check the security downloads offered by Microsoft before installing
> them so have ticked the box 'download but let me choose if to install' etc.
> On my 2000 computer, this setting survives a reboot but on my XP SP2 desktop,
> something overides my settings and I find the tick beside the automatic
> downlads at 3.00 am option. This measn I find out about updates when I turn
> the computer off but can't check what I'm installing.
>
> I also have NIS 2006 installed.
>
> Anyone any idea? Is there a bug relating to XP and NIS 2006 which overrides
> windows security settings? Is there a patch? I foudn nothing on the knowledge
> base.
>
> I'm so fed up, I'm thinking of turning automatic updates off and doing a
> manual weekly check.

There is no bug in XP relating to this issue. I can't speak for Norton
because I think their products are so dire. Some security program you
have installed is set to stop changes to the system. You need to find
out what it is. Unfortunately, that means you going through all your
security programs and looking at their settings.


Malke
--
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

Posted by =?Utf-8?B?RWxsZW4gRw==?= on October 13, 2007, 9:14 am
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Thanks.

It's NIS 2006. It came with the Dell.

Ellen

"Malke" wrote:

> Ellen G wrote:
> > I like to check the security downloads offered by Microsoft before
installing
> > them so have ticked the box 'download but let me choose if to install' etc.
> > On my 2000 computer, this setting survives a reboot but on my XP SP2
desktop,
> > something overides my settings and I find the tick beside the automatic
> > downlads at 3.00 am option. This measn I find out about updates when I turn
> > the computer off but can't check what I'm installing.
> >
> > I also have NIS 2006 installed.
> >
> > Anyone any idea? Is there a bug relating to XP and NIS 2006 which overrides
> > windows security settings? Is there a patch? I foudn nothing on the
knowledge
> > base.
> >
> > I'm so fed up, I'm thinking of turning automatic updates off and doing a
> > manual weekly check.
>
> There is no bug in XP relating to this issue. I can't speak for Norton
> because I think their products are so dire. Some security program you
> have installed is set to stop changes to the system. You need to find
> out what it is. Unfortunately, that means you going through all your
> security programs and looking at their settings.
>
>
> Malke
> --
> Elephant Boy Computers
> www.elephantboycomputers.com
> "Don't Panic!"
> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
>

Posted by Malke on October 13, 2007, 9:20 am
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Ellen G wrote:
> Thanks.
>
> It's NIS 2006. It came with the Dell.

Then you need to look at the NIS options. Other security programs also
have features that stop system changes. Windows Defender, Ad-aware, etc.
You need to see what you have installed. Only someone looking at the
computer and examining all the programs installed and their options will
be able to fix this.


Malke
--
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

Posted by =?Utf-8?B?RWxsZW4gRw==?= on October 13, 2007, 9:28 am
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Engineer told me that NIS insists on automatic installs and that there's
nothing that can be done. Apparently. I've contacted Norton to see if newer
versions are more flexible.

thanks for your thoughts.

"Malke" wrote:

> Ellen G wrote:
> > Thanks.
> >
> > It's NIS 2006. It came with the Dell.
>
> Then you need to look at the NIS options. Other security programs also
> have features that stop system changes. Windows Defender, Ad-aware, etc.
> You need to see what you have installed. Only someone looking at the
> computer and examining all the programs installed and their options will
> be able to fix this.
>
>
> Malke
> --
> Elephant Boy Computers
> www.elephantboycomputers.com
> "Don't Panic!"
> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
>

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