"jen" <jen@example.com> wrote in message
news:yI8Hi.60984$t9.52429@bignews7.bellsouth.net.. .
> "David Arnstein" <arnstein@panix.com> wrote in message
> news:fcf7f0$8ls$1@reader1.panix.com...
>>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.
>
> No need for that. All you have to do is set it to *off* in the Security
> Center Control Panel applet...
>


If the Windows Update service is on and you touch the update servers, i.e.
check to see what updates are available, you will get the stealth updates.
Turning off the service makes sure this doesn't accidently happen.

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Kerry Brown