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Name: len
Date: May 24, 2002 at 02:55:11 Pacific
Comment:

Is there any way to permently turn off, disable or uninstall Automatic updates in control panel? I keep it set to manual but quite often it reverts back to automatically download updates.

No biggie but its getting to be a real pain.

Regards
Len



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Response Number 1
Name: thekid
Date: May 24, 2002 at 03:53:08 Pacific
Reply:

Back up first,then try renaming these files;

> WUAUBOOT.exe
> WUAUCLT.exe
> WUAURES.dll


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Response Number 2
Name: wawadave
Date: May 24, 2002 at 05:47:29 Pacific
Reply:

hello
you could allso disable auto update in msconfig


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Response Number 3
Name: len
Date: May 24, 2002 at 13:10:14 Pacific
Reply:

Thanks thekid- ill try that if wawadaves answer doesnt work. Dave, I cant find auto update in msconfig- where should I be looking for it?

Regards
Len


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Response Number 4
Name: thekid
Date: May 24, 2002 at 16:56:50 Pacific
Reply:

PC Health...you'll find a lil' info on auto updates,and other parts of PC HEALTH here;

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q267952


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Response Number 5
Name: Sue
Date: May 24, 2002 at 20:57:18 Pacific
Reply:

I is in your Control Panel next to add & remove programs and click to open or explor and then I think tools and turn it off from there.


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Response Number 6
Name: len
Date: May 25, 2002 at 05:50:35 Pacific
Reply:

sue, I have turned it off as you suggested but the darned thing keeps turning itself back on

the kid, I tried what you suggested in response #1 and so far all is well.

Thank you all in your help in this matter.

Regards
Len


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