Full Disclosure: Re: Windows Update

[David Vincent <support () sleepdeprived ca>]

joe wrote:

> Yep, this is how it works now.
>
> You control whether Windows Update is updating or not via the security panel
> in the control panel applets (wscui.cpl). 
>  
To eb complete, I should have mentioned I have Automatic Updates turned 
off in the control panel.  I also had the service disabled before 
applying SP2 and venturing to Windows Update v5.
> Of course if you aren't using automatic update you could always disable the
> service and just reenable when you go to do the update, or don't use windows
> update at all and just pull the downloads separately. We are talking about a
> single command line to reenable that service
>  
Yep.

> Is it a pain? Yes, for those who like to run minimal services. Is it a
> security issue or life threatening, probably not. 
>  
Agreed.

-d

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