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Larry Serflaten
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      07-06-2005
Hi

I don't like connecting to the net when running as an Administrator.
WU doesn't like my attempts at avoiding it. If I try with my normal
(Power User) account I get one page, and if I try to use RunAs (using
the Run As check box in the menu link properties) I get a different page,
both of them not allowing me to get at the updates.

Is there a way to avoid going online as an Administrator and still get at
the update list? Even if I can't do installs, I'd still like to check the list
to see what I may be missing, can I somehow do that without connecting
as an administrator?

LFS
 
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Robert Aldwinckle
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      07-06-2005
"Larry Serflaten" <> wrote in message news:...
> Hi
>
> I don't like connecting to the net when running as an Administrator.
> WU doesn't like my attempts at avoiding it. If I try with my normal
> (Power User) account I get one page, and if I try to use RunAs (using
> the Run As check box in the menu link properties) I get a different page,
> both of them not allowing me to get at the updates.
>
> Is there a way to avoid going online as an Administrator and still get at
> the update list? Even if I can't do installs, I'd still like to check the list
> to see what I may be missing, can I somehow do that without connecting
> as an administrator?



Have you tried using AU instead? E.g. use the Notify me... option
(e.g. from Run... wuaucpl.cpl )


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