Windows update doesn't notify of updates

Using Windows Vista Business 32-bit, I have Windows Update set to "Check
for updates but let me choose whether to download and install them". I
almost always log on as a standard user, rather than as an
administrator, using UAC to elevate to the admin account when necessary.
However, Windows Update does NOT pop up a message from the system tray
while logged on as a standard user when updates are available, like it
does if I log in as an administrator (which I very rarely do). Is there
a fix for this?

Thanks,
Mark.

I'm having exactly the same issue with Home Premium. Running as a standard
user appears to work fine for me in all other respects. Can anyone advise
how to resolve this?

"Mark Bourne" wrote:

> Using Windows Vista Business 32-bit, I have Windows Update set to "Check
> for updates but let me choose whether to download and install them". I
> almost always log on as a standard user, rather than as an
> administrator, using UAC to elevate to the admin account when necessary.
> However, Windows Update does NOT pop up a message from the system tray
> while logged on as a standard user when updates are available, like it
> does if I log in as an administrator (which I very rarely do). Is there
> a fix for this?
>
> Thanks,
> Mark.
>

Good to know it's not just me then ;o) Yep, Windows Update otherwise
works fine as a standard user if I start it from control panel, but I
forget to do that often, hence wanting the notifications. For what it's
worth, I think I had the same problem on Windows 2000 logged on as a
Power User vs Administrator, but never bothered to look into it.
Hopefully someone can suggest a solution....

Mark.


Patsachol wrote:
> I'm having exactly the same issue with Home Premium. Running as a standard
> user appears to work fine for me in all other respects. Can anyone advise
> how to resolve this?
>
> "Mark Bourne" wrote:
>
>> Using Windows Vista Business 32-bit, I have Windows Update set to "Check
>> for updates but let me choose whether to download and install them". I
>> almost always log on as a standard user, rather than as an
>> administrator, using UAC to elevate to the admin account when necessary.
>> However, Windows Update does NOT pop up a message from the system tray
>> while logged on as a standard user when updates are available, like it
>> does if I log in as an administrator (which I very rarely do). Is there
>> a fix for this?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Mark.
>>

I contacted MS tech support which, it seems, is free for Windows Update
issues. I had a reply a couple of days ago where they thought I couldn't
install updates and tried to solve that problem which I don't have. I
thought I had been clear that it was just the notification icon which
wasn't showing up, and only when I was a standard user. I replied to
explain again, hopefully very clearly this time, but haven't yet
received anything else. I'll post again here if they come back with
anything useful....

Mark.


Mark Bourne wrote:
> Good to know it's not just me then ;o) Yep, Windows Update otherwise
> works fine as a standard user if I start it from control panel, but I
> forget to do that often, hence wanting the notifications. For what it's
> worth, I think I had the same problem on Windows 2000 logged on as a
> Power User vs Administrator, but never bothered to look into it.
> Hopefully someone can suggest a solution....
>
> Mark.
>
>
> Patsachol wrote:
>> I'm having exactly the same issue with Home Premium. Running as a
>> standard user appears to work fine for me in all other respects. Can
>> anyone advise how to resolve this?
>>
>> "Mark Bourne" wrote:
>>
>>> Using Windows Vista Business 32-bit, I have Windows Update set to
>>> "Check for updates but let me choose whether to download and install
>>> them". I almost always log on as a standard user, rather than as an
>>> administrator, using UAC to elevate to the admin account when
>>> necessary. However, Windows Update does NOT pop up a message from the
>>> system tray while logged on as a standard user when updates are
>>> available, like it does if I log in as an administrator (which I very
>>> rarely do). Is there a fix for this?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Mark.
>>>

That's great! I've emailed the Windows Vista Security Blog team
(http://blogs.msdn.com/windowsvistasecurity) with the problem and asked if
this behavior is by design (I'll be very surprised if it is). I'm not
holding my breath for a response but if I get anything back I'll post it
here. I'm also looking for other people to contact too and post anything
else I get.

My fingers are crossed for some sort of response soon.

Today I posted a new thread in the Windows Vista Security newsgroup to see if
we can get any response there...