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Can Someone Point The Way
Name: michlin Date: October 21, 2002 at 09:43:46 Pacific OS: XPSP1 Home CPU/Ram: Athlon 2100+/1024 MB RAM
Comment:
On the System Properties page (Win key + Pause) on the Auto Updates tab everything is grayed out - inaccessable. It's not that I want to use this feature because I don't (that's why I disable it in the first place), I just cannot remember how I disabled it, and would like to know how to turn it back on only for the knowledge. I hate forgetting how to manage things on my own OS. Apparently I have not had XP long enough.
Name: tst1531 Date: October 21, 2002 at 09:51:09 Pacific
Reply:
on the automatic updates tab of the system properties there is a checkbox that says something like keep my computer up to date. You want that box checked, it should allow you to use the automatic update. next thing you need to do is dump xp home, and get xp pro.
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Response Number 2
Name: sue Date: October 21, 2002 at 09:56:22 Pacific
Reply:
from the control panel:/performance and maintenance/administrative tools/services, right click on automatic updates, properties, enable:) HTH
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Response Number 3
Name: michlin Date: October 21, 2002 at 12:53:12 Pacific
Reply:
That did it, Sue. Thank you both! I don't know how I missed that, I had gone through the Services list twice. I will not forget that again.
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Response Number 4
Name: sue Date: October 21, 2002 at 13:48:01 Pacific
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