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From: PA Bear [MS MVP] on 29 Jul 2010 16:19 Such Restore Points are created when the update has installed. If an update requires a reboot, the Restore Point is created as you're rebooting. That being said, never, EVER use System Restore to "undo" an update, Service Pack, or IE upgrade! Instead, uninstall the update, Service Pack, or IE upgrade & reboot. If that doesn't correct the problem, then try System Restore. THAT being said, MSE updates cannot be uninstalled AFAIK. -- ~PA Bear Bobbi wrote: > Thanks, PA Bear! Finally, an answer after lots of irrelevant postings. > So my other question is, is the automatic restore point created BEFORE the > update? (I'd hope so). > >>> Does MSE update [VIA THE] Windows Update (tunnel)? [Yes.] >>> >>> MSE Support Forums >>> http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/mse >>> >>> >>> Bobbi wrote: >>>> Well, I have a couple of weeks of restore points (one per day) all >>>> labelled >>>> Software Distribution Service 3.0. I have not done any windows updates >>>> during that time except for MS Security Essentials once. Could it be >>>> that >>>> all these restore points are being caused by MSE doing its daily >>>> updates?
From: Bob I on 30 Jul 2010 08:16 PA Bear, See "timing info" below. http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/app_system_restore_hss_understand.mspx?mfr=true Windows XP Professional automatic update restore points If you use Windows XP Professional automatic updates to receive downloaded updates, System Restore creates a restore point before installing the updating software. If items are downloaded, but not installed, a restore point is not created. A restore point is created only when the components start to install. Use these points to track changes you made to your system or if these updates might conflict with other products on your computer. PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote: > Such Restore Points are created when the update has installed. If an > update requires a reboot, the Restore Point is created as you're rebooting. > > That being said, never, EVER use System Restore to "undo" an update, > Service Pack, or IE upgrade! Instead, uninstall the update, Service > Pack, or IE upgrade & reboot. If that doesn't correct the problem, then > try System Restore. > > THAT being said, MSE updates cannot be uninstalled AFAIK.
From: Unknown on 30 Jul 2010 14:28 Completely wrong! "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:Ortact1LLHA.5348(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > Such Restore Points are created when the update has installed. If an > update requires a reboot, the Restore Point is created as you're > rebooting. > > That being said, never, EVER use System Restore to "undo" an update, > Service Pack, or IE upgrade! Instead, uninstall the update, Service Pack, > or IE upgrade & reboot. If that doesn't correct the problem, then try > System Restore. > > THAT being said, MSE updates cannot be uninstalled AFAIK. > -- > ~PA Bear > > Bobbi wrote: >> Thanks, PA Bear! Finally, an answer after lots of irrelevant postings. >> So my other question is, is the automatic restore point created BEFORE >> the >> update? (I'd hope so). >> >>>> Does MSE update [VIA THE] Windows Update (tunnel)? [Yes.] >>>> >>>> MSE Support Forums >>>> http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/mse >>>> >>>> >>>> Bobbi wrote: >>>>> Well, I have a couple of weeks of restore points (one per day) all >>>>> labelled >>>>> Software Distribution Service 3.0. I have not done any windows updates >>>>> during that time except for MS Security Essentials once. Could it be >>>>> that >>>>> all these restore points are being caused by MSE doing its daily >>>>> updates? >
From: PA Bear [MS MVP] on 30 Jul 2010 18:03 Bite me! Unknown wrote: > Completely wrong! > "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP(a)gmail.com> wrote in message > news:Ortact1LLHA.5348(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >> Such Restore Points are created when the update has installed. If an >> update requires a reboot, the Restore Point is created as you're >> rebooting. >> >> That being said, never, EVER use System Restore to "undo" an update, >> Service Pack, or IE upgrade! Instead, uninstall the update, Service >> Pack, >> or IE upgrade & reboot. If that doesn't correct the problem, then try >> System Restore. >> >> THAT being said, MSE updates cannot be uninstalled AFAIK. >> -- >> ~PA Bear >> >> Bobbi wrote: >>> Thanks, PA Bear! Finally, an answer after lots of irrelevant postings. >>> So my other question is, is the automatic restore point created BEFORE >>> the >>> update? (I'd hope so). >>> >>>>> Does MSE update [VIA THE] Windows Update (tunnel)? [Yes.] >>>>> >>>>> MSE Support Forums >>>>> http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/mse >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Bobbi wrote: >>>>>> Well, I have a couple of weeks of restore points (one per day) all >>>>>> labelled >>>>>> Software Distribution Service 3.0. I have not done any windows >>>>>> updates >>>>>> during that time except for MS Security Essentials once. Could it be >>>>>> that >>>>>> all these restore points are being caused by MSE doing its daily >>>>>> updates?
From: Unknown on 31 Jul 2010 11:39
For what? You're not worth it. "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:e%23512MDMLHA.4824(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > Bite me! > > Unknown wrote: >> Completely wrong! >> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP(a)gmail.com> wrote in message >> news:Ortact1LLHA.5348(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >>> Such Restore Points are created when the update has installed. If an >>> update requires a reboot, the Restore Point is created as you're >>> rebooting. >>> >>> That being said, never, EVER use System Restore to "undo" an update, >>> Service Pack, or IE upgrade! Instead, uninstall the update, Service >>> Pack, >>> or IE upgrade & reboot. If that doesn't correct the problem, then try >>> System Restore. >>> >>> THAT being said, MSE updates cannot be uninstalled AFAIK. >>> -- >>> ~PA Bear >>> >>> Bobbi wrote: >>>> Thanks, PA Bear! Finally, an answer after lots of irrelevant postings. >>>> So my other question is, is the automatic restore point created BEFORE >>>> the >>>> update? (I'd hope so). >>>> >>>>>> Does MSE update [VIA THE] Windows Update (tunnel)? [Yes.] >>>>>> >>>>>> MSE Support Forums >>>>>> http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/mse >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Bobbi wrote: >>>>>>> Well, I have a couple of weeks of restore points (one per day) all >>>>>>> labelled >>>>>>> Software Distribution Service 3.0. I have not done any windows >>>>>>> updates >>>>>>> during that time except for MS Security Essentials once. Could it be >>>>>>> that >>>>>>> all these restore points are being caused by MSE doing its daily >>>>>>> updates? > |