Windows Autoupdate question

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XP Pro SP1

I have autoupdate turned off thru the control panel applet. Why does
wuauclt.exe still run at startup?

Norm

 

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It will continue to monitor the Windows Update web site for updates.
It just won't download, install or prompt you to download and
install, Windows Updates if you turned off the automatic feature.

wuauclt.exe - Process Information
http://www.liutilities.com/products/wintaskspro/processlibrary/wuauclt/

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"NoMoreMrNiceGuy" wrote:

| XP Pro SP1
|
| I have autoupdate turned off thru the control panel applet. Why does
| wuauclt.exe still run at startup?
|
| Norm

 

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Carey Frisch [MVP] wrote:
> It will continue to monitor the Windows Update web site for updates.
> It just won't download, install or prompt you to download and
> install, Windows Updates if you turned off the automatic feature.
>
> wuauclt.exe - Process Information
> http://www.liutilities.com/products/wintaskspro/processlibrary/wuauclt/
>

Just thought I could prevent it from using any of my systems resources

Norm

 

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Hi Norm,

If you want to turn off windows update totally then go to START > Control
Panel > Administrative Tools > Services

Once there select "Automatic Updates" rightclick > Properties then using the
combo box change its start-up type to disabled. Do the same thing for
"Background Intelligent Transfer".

The Windows update site will no longer work so once a week (or whenever)
just change these two back to "Automatic" start-up and reboot,
check/download/install updates then change them back.

Andy


"NoMoreMrNiceGuy" <pocobuenoguyREMOVE@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Carey Frisch [MVP] wrote:
>> It will continue to monitor the Windows Update web site for updates.
>> It just won't download, install or prompt you to download and
>> install, Windows Updates if you turned off the automatic feature.
>>
>> wuauclt.exe - Process Information
>> http://www.liutilities.com/products/wintaskspro/processlibrary/wuauclt/
>>
>
> Just thought I could prevent it from using any of my systems resources
>
> Norm

 

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Andrew Bailey wrote:
> Hi Norm,
>
> If you want to turn off windows update totally then go to START > Control
> Panel > Administrative Tools > Services
>
> Once there select "Automatic Updates" rightclick > Properties then using the
> combo box change its start-up type to disabled. Do the same thing for
> "Background Intelligent Transfer".
>
> The Windows update site will no longer work so once a week (or whenever)
> just change these two back to "Automatic" start-up and reboot,
> check/download/install updates then change them back.
>
> Andy
>
>
> "NoMoreMrNiceGuy" <pocobuenoguyREMOVE@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:%234x532mLFHA.1308@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>
>>Carey Frisch [MVP] wrote:
>>
>>>It will continue to monitor the Windows Update web site for updates.
>>>It just won't download, install or prompt you to download and
>>>install, Windows Updates if you turned off the automatic feature.
>>>
>>>wuauclt.exe - Process Information
>>>http://www.liutilities.com/products/wintaskspro/processlibrary/wuauclt/
>>>
>>
>>Just thought I could prevent it from using any of my systems resources
>>
>>Norm

Thanks for that info Andrew!

Norm