Curious about this entry from KB891711 install

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I ran INCTRL5 before and after installing KB891711, and found that
the install produced this registry entry in addition to the
RunServices entry. And I just wondered in what way printers are
involved in this update.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Printers
"StartOnBoot"
Old type: REG_DWORD
New type: REG_DWORD
Old data: 00, 00, 00, 00
New data: 01, 00, 00, 00

 

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It's not related to the update at all....it occurs at boot sometimes, and you
booted. I see it toggle back and forth from 0 to 1 periodically on boot-up here. I
never bothered to research exactly why it does so, but it is not due to the update.
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"Peabody" <waybackKILLSPAM44@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> I ran INCTRL5 before and after installing KB891711, and found that
> the install produced this registry entry in addition to the
> RunServices entry. And I just wondered in what way printers are
> involved in this update.
>
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Printers
> "StartOnBoot"
> Old type: REG_DWORD
> New type: REG_DWORD
> Old data: 00, 00, 00, 00
> New data: 01, 00, 00, 00
>
>

 

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glee says...

> It's not related to the update at all....it occurs at
> boot sometimes, and you booted.

Actually, no I didn't. That's why I asked about it.

> I see it toggle back and forth from 0 to 1 periodically
> on boot-up here. I never bothered to research exactly
> why it does so, but it is not due to the update.

Ok, well, as long as it's not a problem. Thanks.

>> I ran INCTRL5 before and after installing KB891711, and
>> found that the install produced this registry entry in
>> addition to the RunServices entry. And I just wondered
>> in what way printers are involved in this update.

>> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Pri
>> nt\Printers
>> "StartOnBoot"
>> Old type: REG_DWORD
>> New type: REG_DWORD
>> Old data: 00, 00, 00, 00
>> New data: 01, 00, 00, 00

 

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"Peabody" <waybackKILLSPAM44@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> glee says...
>
> > It's not related to the update at all....it occurs at
> > boot sometimes, and you booted.
>
> Actually, no I didn't. That's why I asked about it.

The update may trigger the switch when installed, the same way a reboot sometimes
does....but it is not a part of the update that creates or modifies the setting
directly. You might ask in a Printing group exactly what the StartOnBoot setting is
for and why it periodically toggles, as it is a setting that is included in most
printers' Setup Information (.inf) files.

>
> > I see it toggle back and forth from 0 to 1 periodically
> > on boot-up here. I never bothered to research exactly
> > why it does so, but it is not due to the update.
>
> Ok, well, as long as it's not a problem. Thanks.
>
> >> I ran INCTRL5 before and after installing KB891711, and
> >> found that the install produced this registry entry in
> >> addition to the RunServices entry. And I just wondered
> >> in what way printers are involved in this update.
>
> >> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Pri
> >> nt\Printers
> >> "StartOnBoot"
> >> Old type: REG_DWORD
> >> New type: REG_DWORD
> >> Old data: 00, 00, 00, 00
> >> New data: 01, 00, 00, 00
--
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