In article <s7koe3hkiaqimvn10vrv30s9lgjttc09e0@4ax.com>,
Luke <luke@nowhere.invalid> wrote:
>On Sat, 15 Sep 2007 00:02:40 +0000 (UTC), arnstein@panix.com (David
>Arnstein) wrote:
>
>>I read about this too. I immediately changed the "Automatic Update"
>>service on my peecee from "Automatic" to "Manual." I am hoping that
>>this will keep Microsoft out of my hair. Of course, I now have to
>>manually start this service before I do any sort of Microsoft update.
>
>Manual updates will not help:
>http://www.windowssecrets.com/2007/0...-users-consent
>
>"Microsoft is patching these files silently, even if auto-updates have
>been disabled on a particular PC ... The Automatic Updates dialog box
>in the Control Panel can be set to prevent updates from being
>installed automatically. However, with Microsoft's latest stealth
>move, updates to the WU executables seem to be installed regardless of
>the settings — without notifying users."

I hope that I am not belaboring my point, but I want comments on my
idea (like Luke's!) so I would like to clarify my original post.

I have turned off automatic updates on my peecee for years. After I
read the news stories about the "stealth updates," I went one step
further. I see that even though I have automatic updates turned off,
the Windows "Automatic Updates" service is still running 24/7. I
changed this service from "Automatic" (meaning, begin execution when
peecee boots up) to "Manual" (meaning, don't begin execution until
started by user). My hope is that this extra step will prevent further
"stealth updates."

Comments?
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