{"id":899,"date":"2009-02-05T16:06:30","date_gmt":"2009-02-05T21:06:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alsplace.aldenbaker.com\/alsplace\/opsys\/os-xp\/899\/how-do-i%e2%80%a6-stop-windows-xp-from-nagging-me-about-updates-2\/"},"modified":"2009-02-05T16:06:30","modified_gmt":"2009-02-05T21:06:30","slug":"how-do-i%e2%80%a6-stop-windows-xp-from-nagging-me-about-updates-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/alsplace.info\/?p=899","title":{"rendered":"How do I\u2026 stop Windows XP from nagging me about updates?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- ALL ADSENSE ADS DISABLED -->\n<div align=\"justify\">\n<ul class=\"postData\">\n<li><strong>Date<\/strong>: September 17th, 2008<\/li>\n<li><strong>Author<\/strong>: Mark Kaelin<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p> <!-- \/contentData --> <\/p>\n<p class=\"entry\" align=\"justify\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.techrepublic.com.com\/focus\/Windows+Patch+Tuesday.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/i.t.com.com\/i\/z\/200606\/how_110x85.jpg\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"5\" vspace=\"5\" width=\"110\" height=\"85\" align=\"right\" \/><font color=\"#003399\">Microsoft&rsquo;s Patch Tuesdays<\/font><\/a> (the second Tuesday of every month) are an important part of every user&rsquo;s regular Windows operating system maintenance. In fact, regular fixes, patches, and updates should be part of every user&rsquo;s regular routine, no matter which operating system they use.<\/p>\n<p class=\"entry\" align=\"justify\">But sometimes <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.techrepublic.com.com\/window-on-windows\/\" target=\"_blank\"><font color=\"#003399\">Windows XP<\/font><\/a> gets stuck in update mode. It will continue to show the flashing yellow shield in the System Tray suggesting you need to download and install important security patches. Windows may even display a chat bubble reminding you there is a system patch available. This may appear even after you have already applied all the patches &mdash; Windows just doesn&rsquo;t recognize its current status.<\/p>\n<p class=\"entry\" align=\"justify\">Or, as in the case of TechRepublic member <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/techrepublic.com.com\/5213-6257-0.html?id=4475773\" target=\"_blank\"><font color=\"#003399\">Riggy001<\/font><\/a><\/strong>, Windows may be telling you that SP3 is available, even though you have decided you don&rsquo;t want to apply it right now or in the near future. This is the dilemma Riggy001 described in a <a href=\"http:\/\/techrepublic.com.com\/5208-7343-0.html?forumID=102&amp;threadID=273827&amp;start=0\" target=\"_blank\"><font color=\"#003399\">TechRepublic Discussion Thread<\/font><\/a>. To relieve this annoyance, Riggy001 called Microsoft support and finagled a procedure to reset the Windows update management system.<\/p>\n<p class=\"entry\" align=\"justify\"><em>This blog post is also available in PDF format in a <a href=\"http:\/\/downloads.techrepublic.com.com\/abstract.aspx?docid=386195\" target=\"_blank\"><font color=\"#003399\">TechRepublic download<\/font><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"entry\" align=\"justify\">Resetting Windows<\/h2>\n<div class=\"entry\" align=\"justify\">\n<ol>\n<li>Click Start | Control Panel and then double-click Administrative Tools.<\/li>\n<li>Click on Services to open the dialog box (<strong>Figure A<\/strong>).<\/li>\n<\/ol><\/div>\n<h4 align=\"justify\">Figure A<\/h4>\n<h5 align=\"justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/i.techrepublic.com.com\/gallery\/222250-500-342.png\" border=\"0\" width=\"500\" height=\"342\" \/><\/h5>\n<h6 align=\"justify\">Services dialog box<\/h6>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<div align=\"justify\">From the list of services, right-click and then click Stop for the following services:<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul class=\"unIndentedList\">\n<li>\n<div align=\"justify\">Automatic Updates<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"justify\">Background Intelligent Transfer Service<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"justify\">Cryptographic Services<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<div align=\"justify\">Next click Start | My Computer.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"justify\">Double-click the drive where XP is installed, usually C:\\.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"justify\">Double-click Windows.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"justify\">Right-click on the file folder SoftwareDistribution and rename it SoftwareDistribution.old.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"justify\">Next double-click on the System32 file folder.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"justify\">Right-click on the folder Catroot2 and rename it Catroot2.old.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"justify\">Right-click on the folder SoftwareDistribution and rename it SoftwareDistribution.old.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"justify\">Close C:\\Windows\\System32 explorer window.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"justify\">Now, go back to the Services folder, right-click and then start the following services:<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul class=\"unIndentedList\">\n<li>\n<div align=\"justify\">Automatic Updates<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"justify\">Background Intelligent Transfer Service (unless it was originally set to manual and you never had to stop the service in the beginning)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"justify\">Cryptographic Services<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<div align=\"justify\">Close the Services Window and go to the Administrative Tools window (which should still be open).<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"justify\">Click the Back Button on your toolbar to get back to the Control Panel.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"justify\">Double-click Automatic Updates (<strong>Figure B<\/strong>).<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4 align=\"justify\">Figure B<\/h4>\n<h5 align=\"justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/i.techrepublic.com.com\/gallery\/222251-419-466.png\" border=\"0\" width=\"419\" height=\"466\" \/><\/h5>\n<h6 align=\"justify\">Automatic Updates<\/h6>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<div align=\"justify\">Select &ldquo;Notify Me but Don&rsquo;t Automatically Download or Install Them&rdquo; radio button and then click the OK button.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"justify\">Close the Control Panel and resume computing.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2 align=\"justify\">One annoyance gone<\/h2>\n<p align=\"justify\">This procedure forces Windows to reset the files that track what updates you have installed. This means that the automatic update will stop nagging you to update even though you already have. For Riggy001, this procedure means Windows will stop trying to download and install SP3.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">One word of warning though, in general Windows updates are important not only for your security and peace of mind but also for the security of everyone else. I highly recommend that you apply <a href=\"http:\/\/www.coastalrock.com\/\">cialis 40 mg<\/a>  the patches as soon as you can. 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