Re: Don't want updates

Vista is still in "Beta" therefore no updates

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"Stranger" <> wrote in message
news:000C9628-9AA3-4E3C-BF5D-...
| In XP you could choose not to install some updates and make a check in a box
| so that it wouldn't annoy you anymore with that specific update. Is this also
| possible in Vista?

TaurArian [MS-MVP] <> wrote:

> Vista is still in "Beta" therefore no updates

This isn't entirely true. Vista relies on Windows Updates to install legacy
hardware drivers.

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Robin Walker [MVP Networking]

According to Carey, Vista doesn't communicate with WU.

So who is right, you or Carey?

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Because Windows Vista beta is still in the "beta" stage of development,
it does not communicate with Windows Update since there are no updates.

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Carey Frisch
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6/16/2006 2:45 PM PST
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"Robin Walker [MVP]" wrote:

> TaurArian [MS-MVP] <> wrote:
>
> > Vista is still in "Beta" therefore no updates
>
> This isn't entirely true. Vista relies on Windows Updates to install legacy
> hardware drivers.
>
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> Robin Walker [MVP Networking]
>
>
>
>