I found a way to turn off the AU "restart later" annoyance:
Start -> Run -> gpedit.msc -> Local Computer Policy -> Computer
Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components ->
Windows Update -> Re-Prompt for restart...
The intuitive fix would be to set it to "Disabled" but that will
default the Re-Prompt interval to 10 minutes! So instead I have to
Enable it and then specify a longer interval such as 500+ minutes.
On 5/18/05, Frank Bernard <cfrankb@gmail.com> wrote:
I received the same AU notification for Installer 3.1 on both Windows
2000 Server & XP Pro (I assume due to new v2; why they don't call it
3.11 or 3.2 is beyond me).
I don't see a .NET update 867460. WU doesn't list it as available or
in the installation history. This maybe because I installed all
post-SP2 updates on the new XP box two days ago, which according to
the history included .NET KB886903 (MS05-004).
BTW, the Installer patch on the XP box incessently asked if I wanted
to restart. I'm I supposed to know an obscure reg hack to tell AU
that "Later" means "I will restart later, so stop asking me" ?
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NTBugtraq Editor's Note:
Most viruses these days use spoofed email addresses. As such, using an
Anti-Virus product which automatically notifies the perceived sender of a
message it believes is infected may well cause more harm than good. Someone who
did not actually send you a virus may receive the notification and scramble
their support staff to find an infection which never existed in the first
place. Suggest such notifications be disabled by whomever is responsible for
your AV, or at least that the idea is considered.
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