Tag: Automatic

Windows Search 4.0

July 19, 2008 by Jason

plans to debut serving 4.0 automatically to by the end of July. With the final version up for grabs through the Center since the beginning of June 2008, the Redmond company is now wrapping up 4.0 for delivery through Update. However, only users with Vista with Update enabled will receive the update by default; XP users running either Service Pack 2 or will have to perform a manual upgrade.

“ XP users will see 4.0 available as an update, which means you must visit the Update Web site to install it. Vista users with SP1 installed will see the update as a Recommended update. This means that, if a Vista user has set their machine to automatically install updates, 4.0 will automatically install on PCs running Vista SP1. The release of 4.0 to Update will be gradual for these users,” revealed a member of the Update team. Read More»

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Prevent Automatic Reboots In Vista

July 06, 2008 by Jason

Update is a lifesaver for those of us who are not diligent in keeping our computers up-to-date with the latest fixes, patches, etc. However, the dialog box that constantly pops up after an update is installed reminding me to my is an annoyance, especially when I’m in the middle of something.

Eventually though, gets annoyed with me and simply indicates that my will in 5 minutes. To prevent this from happening, without having to temporarily disable Update, you can disable reboots from happening when a user is logged on. To accomplish this in Vista:

1. Click Start, type .exe and press Enter. Read More»

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