How can i tell what XP is updating?
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From: bob urz on 10 May 2010 23:04 Is there anyway to tell what Windows update is doing at any given time? I am on dial up and some updates seems to take forever. It will tell you its updating and the percentage, but it will NOT tell you. How can you tell which update is actually being downloaded? bob
From: VanguardLH on 10 May 2010 23:59 bob urz wrote: > Is there anyway to tell what Windows update is doing at any given time? > I am on dial up and some updates seems to take forever. > It will tell you its updating and the percentage, but it will NOT tell > you. > > How can you tell which update is actually being downloaded? > > bob Configure the Automatic Updates service in Windows XP to *notify* (the safe setup) rather than download and install (a hazardous setup). If you let anyone, including Microsoft, change your host's software configuration whenever they choose then you chose not to have any control over your setup. When you elect to notify only, you can review what are the proposed updates and even go to links explaining them.
From: PA Bear [MS MVP] on 11 May 2010 01:58 See http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306525 If you select the Notify Only option, you'll know which updates have been approved for download and which updates have been approved for installation...because you will have approved same. bob urz wrote: > Is there anyway to tell what Windows update is doing at any given time? > I am on dial up and some updates seems to take forever. > It will tell you its updating and the percentage, but it will NOT tell > you. > > How can you tell which update is actually being downloaded? > > bob
From: Bob I on 11 May 2010 08:10 Set Update to notify only, and then YOU pick them one at a time to download and install. bob urz wrote: > Is there anyway to tell what Windows update is doing at any given time? > I am on dial up and some updates seems to take forever. > It will tell you its updating and the percentage, but it will NOT tell > you. > > How can you tell which update is actually being downloaded? > > bob
From: PA Bear [MS MVP] on 11 May 2010 11:33
[There's that goddamn echo again!] Bob I wrote: > Set Update to notify only, and then YOU pick them one at a time to > download and install. > > bob urz wrote: >> Is there anyway to tell what Windows update is doing at any given time? >> I am on dial up and some updates seems to take forever. >> It will tell you its updating and the percentage, but it will NOT tell >> you. >> >> How can you tell which update is actually being downloaded? >> >> bob |