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Angelo Campanella
Oct 16, 2013, 10:52:28 AM10/16/13
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In the last week or two, my ThinkPad (built in 2005 with Windows XP) has all
of a sudden does this more than once a day. I changed the setting to stop
automatic restart (minutes countdown over several minutes to an unavoidable
restart). But now an enunciator pop-up still occurs, and I can't relegate it
to background. I eventually clear my many programs in use, and allow it. But
I CANNOT understand why it updates so very frequently. Any explanation and
how do I cut it back to once every few days?
I'm beginning to suspect that the NSA is watching me by hijacking the update
protocol to collect frequent data....
Ange
of a sudden does this more than once a day. I changed the setting to stop
automatic restart (minutes countdown over several minutes to an unavoidable
restart). But now an enunciator pop-up still occurs, and I can't relegate it
to background. I eventually clear my many programs in use, and allow it. But
I CANNOT understand why it updates so very frequently. Any explanation and
how do I cut it back to once every few days?
I'm beginning to suspect that the NSA is watching me by hijacking the update
protocol to collect frequent data....
Ange
Keith Nuttle
Oct 16, 2013, 5:59:04 PM10/16/13
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On 10/16/2013 10:52 AM, Angelo Campanella wrote:
> t now an enunciator pop-up still occurs, and I can't relegate it to
> background. I eventually clear my many programs in use, and allow it.
> But I CANNOT understand why it updates so very frequently. Any
> explanation and how do I cut it back to once every few days?
Is the update actually being installed, or is for some reason the update
> t now an enunciator pop-up still occurs, and I can't relegate it to
> background. I eventually clear my many programs in use, and allow it.
> But I CANNOT understand why it updates so very frequently. Any
> explanation and how do I cut it back to once every few days?
failing and then trying the next days.
Is it something worth while? If not do not accept it. Or do not accept
it, and see if the problem continues. If it is something vital you can
recover it and install it later.
micky
Jan 17, 2014, 5:42:25 AM1/17/14
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On Wed, 16 Oct 2013 10:52:28 -0400, "Angelo Campanella"
<a.camp...@att.net> wrote:
>In the last week or two, my ThinkPad (built in 2005 with Windows XP) has all
>of a sudden does this more than once a day. I changed the setting to stop
>automatic restart (minutes countdown over several minutes to an unavoidable
>restart). But now an enunciator pop-up still occurs, and I can't relegate it
>to background. I eventually clear my many programs in use, and allow it. But
>I CANNOT understand why it updates so very frequently. Any explanation and
>how do I cut it back to once every few days?
I noticed one popular program, Adobe mayibe, in my Scheduler, set to
<a.camp...@att.net> wrote:
>In the last week or two, my ThinkPad (built in 2005 with Windows XP) has all
>of a sudden does this more than once a day. I changed the setting to stop
>automatic restart (minutes countdown over several minutes to an unavoidable
>restart). But now an enunciator pop-up still occurs, and I can't relegate it
>to background. I eventually clear my many programs in use, and allow it. But
>I CANNOT understand why it updates so very frequently. Any explanation and
>how do I cut it back to once every few days?
check for updates every 5 minutes!!! How egocentric they are.
I changed it to once a week, although once a month would suit me, and
for some reason my Dell 9600 with XP Pro starts up every morning without
my doing anything. I suppose that problem is also in the Scheduler.
It wasn't the only program set to run once an hour or more.
P&M
Rob
Jan 17, 2014, 9:15:26 AM1/17/14
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Those are my thoughts also.
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Rob
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