Re: What am I doing wrong? SP2 Has no Update Activity

Colt wrote:

> I started out with auto update set for auto download and install.
> Nothing happened after a week. I checked registry and all dates had
> passed. Based upon several postings here, I changed option to auto
> download, notify me to install. Those dates in registry have passed.
>
> I have left my computer on 24/7. I cannot however leave my dial
> up/satellite connection on 24/7, as I have only one phone line.
> Further, somehow my connection is only good for a couple of hours and
> then disconnects. I have gone to Internet options and nothing is set
> that would disconnect. I guess my ISP is cutting me off.
>
> MS has given no clear discussion as to how this update is to occur
> and exactly what steps one should take, and what one should expect to
> happen and when. I understand that there has to be a que, but tell
> us clearly what to do and what to expect.
>
> MS also did not answer a recent trouble report.
>
> Can someone clear the confusion for me and many, many others?

Colt,
The way Automatic Updates works is: once you set the option to be
auto download and notify before install, AU will contact Windows Update
server in the background. If there is any thing to be downloaded, it
will download it in the background. It will detect when an internet
connection is available. So you don't need to do anything specific to
get the detection and download to happen. Hope this answers your
question.

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Colt wrote:

>
>
> "Wei Wu [MSFT]" wrote:
>
> > Colt wrote:
> >
> > > I started out with auto update set for auto download and install.
> > > Nothing happened after a week. I checked registry and all dates
> > > had passed. Based upon several postings here, I changed option
> > > to auto download, notify me to install. Those dates in registry
> > > have passed.
> > >
> > > I have left my computer on 24/7. I cannot however leave my dial
> > > up/satellite connection on 24/7, as I have only one phone line.
> > > Further, somehow my connection is only good for a couple of hours
> > > and then disconnects. I have gone to Internet options and
> > > nothing is set that would disconnect. I guess my ISP is cutting
> > > me off.
> > >
> > > MS has given no clear discussion as to how this update is to occur
> > > and exactly what steps one should take, and what one should
> > > expect to happen and when. I understand that there has to be a
> > > que, but tell us clearly what to do and what to expect.
> > >
> > > MS also did not answer a recent trouble report.
> > >
> > > Can someone clear the confusion for me and many, many others?
> >
> > Colt,
> > The way Automatic Updates works is: once you set the option to be
> > auto download and notify before install, AU will contact Windows
> > Update server in the background. If there is any thing to be
> > downloaded, it will download it in the background. It will detect
> > when an internet connection is available. So you don't need to do
> > anything specific to get the detection and download to happen. Hope
> > this answers your question.
> >
> > --
> > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> > rights.
> >
>
> I see in other posts that people are talking about an AU icon in the
> System Tray. I have none there, although I have activated it. Is
> this normal? My last question.

Colt,
You will see AU tray icon if there is updates applicable to your
machine. If you do not see AU tray icon, most probably AU find no
applicable updates. Or AU is not actively downloading it because of
transient connection issue or server regulation. You can tell how many
updates are applicable to your machine by opening up
%windir%\windowsupdate.log and search for "found ... updates" where
"..." is a number.