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Eric

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May 25, 2009, 10:14:01 AM5/25/09
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Does anyone have any suggestions on how to disable auto update for XP?
One day, my IE was updated into IE8, which is not what I want. Does anyone
have any suggestions on how to disable it?
Thanks in advance for any suggestions
Eric

philo

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May 25, 2009, 10:24:47 AM5/25/09
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"Eric" <Er...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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Start

Settings

Control Panel

Automatic Updates


Richard in AZ

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May 25, 2009, 10:46:00 AM5/25/09
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"philo" <ph...@privacy.net> wrote in message news:g_OdnSYGrIGsN4fX...@ntd.net...
The "Settings" step is not required unless you use the "classic menu" option.


Ǝиçεl

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May 25, 2009, 11:10:01 AM5/25/09
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Hello Eric,

<http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306525>

PA Bear [MS MVP]

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May 25, 2009, 1:37:43 PM5/25/09
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Go to http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com | select CUSTOM & scan | Uncheck
IE8 and "hide" it.
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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002

Tim Meddick

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May 25, 2009, 3:54:07 PM5/25/09
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If you'd rather not disable 'Automatic Updates' - which might give you error
messages associated with doing that - follow up on disabling the IE8 update
only.


http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=21687628-5806-4ba6-9e4e-8e224ec6dd8c


==

Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-)


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Eric

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May 25, 2009, 7:07:01 PM5/25/09
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If I select notify me only for any update, will XP not auto update? and
update only if I select to do so. If it works, then this trick would work
for my case, does anyone have any suggestions?
Thank everyone very much for any suggestions
Eric

PaulM

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May 25, 2009, 8:49:47 PM5/25/09
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I have a script here the will block IE8

http://www.paulsxp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=70

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PA Bear [MS MVP]

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May 26, 2009, 1:50:06 AM5/26/09
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<QP>
Notify me but don't automatically download or install them

If you select this option, Windows recognizes when you are online and uses
your Internet connection to search for downloads from the Windows Update Web
site or from the Microsoft Update Web site. An Automatic Updates icon and
message appear in the notification area of your taskbar when new updates are
available to download or to install.

• Click the icon or message to view the updates. If you do not want to
download a selected update, click to clear the check box next to that update
to decline it. Click Start Download to download the selected updates. The
Automatic Updates icon remains in the notification area of your taskbar
while the updates are being downloaded. You can point to the icon to view
the download status.

• When the download is complete, you receive another message in the
notification area stating that the updates are ready to install. Click the
Automatic Updates icon or the message, and then click Install to install the
updates.
</QP>
Source: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306525

Or just see
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.general/msg/4f02afee17557a30

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