automatic updates on???

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I have Automatic updates on, but I am not certain if it
is actually working. When I check the "installation
history" there have been no automatic updates since Jul
31. How can I be certain that automatic updates is
working? Should the service pack 2 have been installed
via the automatic updates by now? Thanks for any help.....

 

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Lin-please help! wrote on 06-Sep-2004 7:35 AM:

> I have Automatic updates on, but I am not certain if it
> is actually working. When I check the "installation
> history" there have been no automatic updates since Jul
> 31. How can I be certain that automatic updates is
> working? Should the service pack 2 have been installed
> via the automatic updates by now? Thanks for any help.....

SP2 won't automatically install completely, due to the need to accept a
user agreement. If you go to Windows Update manually, you can start the
download and continue working until SP2 installation is complete and it
asks you to reboot.

--
Kent W. England, Microsoft MVP for Windows Security

 

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ok, thanks for that, it sorts out the SP2. BUT can you
tell me how I can be sertain that the automatic updates
feature is actually working. I can't believe that there
have been none since Jul31.
>-----Original Message-----
>Lin-please help! wrote on 06-Sep-2004 7:35 AM:
>
>> I have Automatic updates on, but I am not certain if
it
>> is actually working. When I check the "installation
>> history" there have been no automatic updates since
Jul
>> 31. How can I be certain that automatic updates is
>> working? Should the service pack 2 have been
installed
>> via the automatic updates by now? Thanks for any
help.....
>
>SP2 won't automatically install completely, due to the
need to accept a
>user agreement. If you go to Windows Update manually,
you can start the
>download and continue working until SP2 installation is
complete and it
>asks you to reboot.
>
>--
>Kent W. England, Microsoft MVP for Windows Security
>.
>

 

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Lin-please help! wrote on 06-Sep-2004 9:32 PM:

> ok, thanks for that, it sorts out the SP2. BUT can you
> tell me how I can be sertain that the automatic updates
> feature is actually working. I can't believe that there
> have been none since Jul31.

%SystemRoot%\WindowsUpdate.log

note that Windows Update.log refers to WUv4 log.
look for WindowsUpdate.log.

--
Kent W. England, Microsoft MVP for Windows Security

 

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Many thanks - it is definitely working!!
>-----Original Message-----
>Lin-please help! wrote on 06-Sep-2004 9:32 PM:
>
>> ok, thanks for that, it sorts out the SP2. BUT can you
>> tell me how I can be sertain that the automatic
updates
>> feature is actually working. I can't believe that
there
>> have been none since Jul31.
>
>%SystemRoot%\WindowsUpdate.log
>
>note that Windows Update.log refers to WUv4 log.
>look for WindowsUpdate.log.
>
>--
>Kent W. England, Microsoft MVP for Windows Security
>.
>