Disable automatic updates for good ;)

If you have strange problems with automatic updates (akamai , and
you've done everything to disable it, but it still does it's dirty
job, here is the solution:

1) Control Panel - Automatic Updates - Turn off Automatic Updates
2) Services - Automatic Updates - Disable

3) If Automatic Update still connects to Akamai Networks, this will
fix it for good

Save text that follows as temp.reg file, and then double click it:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Win dows\WindowsUpdate
\AU]
"AUOptions"=dword:00000002
"AutoInstallMinorUpdates"=dword:00000000
"NoAutoUpdate"=dword:00000001

Won't that cause Security Center and its 3rd party replacements to
believe that spyware or a virus are running?

Mirek wrote:
> If you have strange problems with automatic updates (akamai , and
> you've done everything to disable it, but it still does it's dirty
> job, here is the solution:
>
> 1) Control Panel - Automatic Updates - Turn off Automatic Updates
> 2) Services - Automatic Updates - Disable
>
> 3) If Automatic Update still connects to Akamai Networks, this will
> fix it for good
>
> Save text that follows as temp.reg file, and then double click it:
>
> Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Win dows\WindowsUpdate
> \AU]
> "AUOptions"=dword:00000002
> "AutoInstallMinorUpdates"=dword:00000000
> "NoAutoUpdate"=dword:00000001
>

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Shortcut for turning alerts off:
Control Panel - Security Center - Change the way Security Center
alerts me - Turn off

My problem is that I use 56K modem connection, and can't afford to do
automatic updates. I've tried to turn it off on all documented ways,
but still nothing. Only the 3rd step (in previous message) turned it
off for good.

Will Pittenger je napisao/la:
> Won't that cause Security Center and its 3rd party replacements to
> believe that spyware or a virus are running?
>
> Mirek wrote:
> > If you have strange problems with automatic updates (akamai , and
> > you've done everything to disable it, but it still does it's dirty
> > job, here is the solution:
> >
> > 1) Control Panel - Automatic Updates - Turn off Automatic Updates
> > 2) Services - Automatic Updates - Disable
> >
> > 3) If Automatic Update still connects to Akamai Networks, this will
> > fix it for good
> >
> > Save text that follows as temp.reg file, and then double click it:
> >
> > Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
> > [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Win dows\WindowsUpdate
> > \AU]
> > "AUOptions"=dword:00000002
> > "AutoInstallMinorUpdates"=dword:00000000
> > "NoAutoUpdate"=dword:00000001
> >
>
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> ------
> Will Pittenger
> [will dot pittenger at globespeed dot com]
> Send large attachments to [will dot pittenger 1 at gmail dot com]
> My homepage (which includes links to all of my sites):
> http://will.pittenger1.googlepages.com/home

I don't allow Automatic Updates. This is because when I download
updates, I want them in the foreground so they update sooner.
(AutoUpdate downloads only in the background and doesn't see that
Microsoft Update is downloading those same updates. So they compete for
bandwidth.) But every security center I have seen complains when
AutoUpdate can't automatically download and install updates.

Mirek wrote:
> Shortcut for turning alerts off:
> Control Panel - Security Center - Change the way Security Center
> alerts me - Turn off
>
> My problem is that I use 56K modem connection, and can't afford to do
> automatic updates. I've tried to turn it off on all documented ways,
> but still nothing. Only the 3rd step (in previous message) turned it
> off for good.
>
> Will Pittenger je napisao/la:
>> Won't that cause Security Center and its 3rd party replacements to
>> believe that spyware or a virus are running?
>>
>> Mirek wrote:
>>> If you have strange problems with automatic updates (akamai , and
>>> you've done everything to disable it, but it still does it's dirty
>>> job, here is the solution:
>>>
>>> 1) Control Panel - Automatic Updates - Turn off Automatic Updates
>>> 2) Services - Automatic Updates - Disable
>>>
>>> 3) If Automatic Update still connects to Akamai Networks, this will
>>> fix it for good
>>>
>>> Save text that follows as temp.reg file, and then double click it:
>>>
>>> Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
>>> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Win dows\WindowsUpdate
>>> \AU]
>>> "AUOptions"=dword:00000002
>>> "AutoInstallMinorUpdates"=dword:00000000
>>> "NoAutoUpdate"=dword:00000001
>>>
>> --
>> ------
>> Will Pittenger
>> [will dot pittenger at globespeed dot com]
>> Send large attachments to [will dot pittenger 1 at gmail dot com]
>> My homepage (which includes links to all of my sites):
>> http://will.pittenger1.googlepages.com/home
>

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[will dot pittenger at globespeed dot com]
Send large attachments to [will dot pittenger 1 at gmail dot com]
My homepage (which includes links to all of my sites):
http://will.pittenger1.googlepages.com/home