Ι started posting in Microsoft communities windows update forum in 2005.
At the time my first p/c broke down and I purchased a new one, in the
beginning I was constantly worrying about the windows updates and checking
them one by one in the add-remove list comparing with the microsoft papers
for each and every month.
I had permanently problems with trojans and invasions etc security issues.
Now this is the third system I'm using to surf (and the third one bought),
but this time I have broadband and somehow it seems things are better, since
I have except for the antivirus, the software firewall and the antispyware,
also the router that has a separate hardware firewall.
All this time I used different emails and different logins for the forum,
but I think I noticed always some "bear" answering to me.
It's not a compliment, it is a coincidence, no?
Yeap, it's always me but I logged in with an alternative user name.
The automatic updates are turned on and the warning was as you say.
"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
> Thanks for the compliment. Are you and "lineal" the same person? Did the
> green-icon alert say something like "An important security update was
> installed and an automatic restart was required" and is Automatic Updates
> set to the Automatic setting?
>
>
> E. T. wrote:
> > OK and what about the security shield on the taskbar that turned green?
> > This startled more than other things. Is that OK, too?
> > (Tks for the answers, I believe it's always you answering to my dum
> > questions, a long time now).
> >
> > "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
> >> Many, if not most, security updates don't fully install until you reboot
> >> so
> >> yes, it's both OK and normal.
> >>
> >> Furthermore, another update in the queue may require a reboot before it
> >> will install, too.
> >>
> >> Windows Update and Automatic Reboots
> >> http://blogs.technet.com/mu/archive/...c-reboots.aspx
> >>
> >> --
> >> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> >> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
> >> www.banthecheck.com
> >>
> >>
> >> lineal wrote:
> >>> Twice now I had the usually yellow (when updates are waiting) security
> >>> shield on the taskbar of my Windows XP turned green and an alert said
> >>> "some
> >>> important security update was installed in windows and required
> >>> automated
> >>> restart", which happenned after a few seconds.
> >>> Never before hadn't seen this, and I'd like to know if it is OK or
> >>> suspect.
>
>
Linear Mode
