stupid automatic updates

skier · Post by **skier** » Fri Jun 15, 2007 8:44 am

i know how to turn them off, but im asking- Are they really necessary, from past experience all they do is give me little icons in the taskbar, slow down the computer, restart without me knowing, and the last one screwed up my internet

(im using windows XP Home SP2)

CMcguire · Post by **CMcguire** » Fri Jun 15, 2007 8:47 am

an auto update on vista managed to mess up my directx (had a .dll missing) or at least i assume that the reason and not something more sinister considering i've had the computer all of like a week..

skier · Post by **skier** » Fri Jun 15, 2007 9:39 am

and sometimes it wont even install cuz preferences wont let it download, so i see that stupid shield thing all the time and it cant do anything

skier · Post by **skier** » Sun Jun 17, 2007 6:17 pm

any opinions here

Post by **dicecca112** » Sun Jun 17, 2007 6:22 pm

Its nice for the Joe Sixpacks that won't remember. But I have never had automatic turned on. I just update the computer once a month or when I hear there are new updates out

Zertz · Post by **Zertz** » Sun Jun 17, 2007 7:14 pm

Since I rarely use all the download bandwidth that's available to me, I set them on Automatic Download and Install when I shut down the computer, pretty much the best way IMO.