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Old June 10th 07, 12:26 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics
Jack
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Default How to get rid off Automatic Update remainder systray icon?

Hello,
I have turned off automatic updates after I had very bad
experience with them (my Windows froze and I had to reinstall it again -- it
happens twice already).
But still there is the automatic update systray icon, telling me that
automatic updates are turned off.
How can I get rid-off that icon?
Jack


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Old June 10th 07, 12:40 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics
Malke
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Default How to get rid off Automatic Update remainder systray icon?

Jack wrote:
Hello,
I have turned off automatic updates after I had very bad
experience with them (my Windows froze and I had to reinstall it again -- it
happens twice already).
But still there is the automatic update systray icon, telling me that
automatic updates are turned off.
How can I get rid-off that icon?
Jack



Control PanelSecurity Centerleft side - "change how Security Center
alerts me".


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Old June 10th 07, 12:43 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics
Stan Brown
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Default How to get rid off Automatic Update remainder systray icon?

Sat, 9 Jun 2007 19:26:34 -0400 from Jack replyto@it:
Hello,
I have turned off automatic updates after I had very bad
experience with them (my Windows froze and I had to reinstall it again -- it
happens twice already).
But still there is the automatic update systray icon, telling me that
automatic updates are turned off.
How can I get rid-off that icon?


Control Panel
Security Center
Change the way Security Center Alerts Me

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Old June 10th 07, 03:15 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics
davy
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Default How to get rid off Automatic Update remainder systray icon?


Click start, in a blank gray area of the start menu right click to open
properties with a left click on properties select the first tab...
'Taskbar' then click Customize, scroll down to a item and click on it
then using the little drop down arrow select the relevant window.....
Always hide.

To finish click ok and then apply and you are done.

To turn of Auto update properly. Click start in the run bar type
*gpedit.msc* click ok

Open Local Computer Policy, then Computer Configuration, then
Administrative Templates, then Window Components and finally to Windows
Update

By default all the settings here are ‘Not Configured’ and
you have only three options.

Click to open Update Detection Frequency click enable and insert the
maximum number of hour’s possible clicking Apply & OK to finish,
this will reduce the frequency of the reminders....

...or set to disable and same with Window Update, this will stop
Updates altogether, don't forget to click apply and OK to finish.

I alway's advise keeping a log in a notebook when you make alerations.

Davy


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Old June 10th 07, 01:12 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics
Malke
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Default How to get rid off Automatic Update remainder systray icon?

davy wrote:
Click start, in a blank gray area of the start menu right click to open
properties with a left click on properties select the first tab...
'Taskbar' then click Customize, scroll down to a item and click on it
then using the little drop down arrow select the relevant window.....
Always hide.

To finish click ok and then apply and you are done.

To turn of Auto update properly. Click start in the run bar type
*gpedit.msc* click ok

Open Local Computer Policy, then Computer Configuration, then
Administrative Templates, then Window Components and finally to Windows
Update

By default all the settings here are ‘Not Configured’ and
you have only three options.

Click to open Update Detection Frequency click enable and insert the
maximum number of hour’s possible clicking Apply & OK to finish,
this will reduce the frequency of the reminders....

..or set to disable and same with Window Update, this will stop
Updates altogether, don't forget to click apply and OK to finish.

I alway's advise keeping a log in a notebook when you make alerations.


Wow. Why would you do the above when all you need to do is click on
"change how Security Center alerts me"? That's a rhetorical question,
actually. There is absolutely no reason to go through such a convoluted
mess as what you've written above when a simple, easy, and safe method
will do the job. Also please note that you assumed the OP had XP Pro. XP
Home does not have Group Policy.


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Old August 10th 10, 10:06 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics
Tiddlywink
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Default How to get rid off Automatic Update remainder systray icon?


Control PanelSecurity Centerleft side - "change how Security Center
alerts me".


thanks that worked perfect


 




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