XP Pro, SP2. I have auto updates on, and it did not update
to SP3. Good. How do I make sure it does not?

HP computer, XP home. Update to latest. It tried to install
SP3. What is the difference?

On Jun 14, 8:04*am, Sanford Aranoff <aran...@analysis-knowledge.com>
wrote:
> XP Pro, SP2. I have auto updates on, and it did not update
> to SP3. Good. How do I make sure it does not?
>
> HP computer, XP home. Update to latest. It tried to install
> SP3. What is the difference?

Why would you not want it to?
your Updates to date, are updates.. this isn't any different, it's an
update.
if in doubt as to whether or not it'll have adverse effects - then the
answer
is to perform a backup of present system "C" drive....
I'd recommend Norton Ghost ot Acronis true Image, that way
you have the confidence in knowing you have a full backup that can be
restored
in a few minutes if required, taking your system to as-it-was at time
of backup.
Also great to have for trying out new programs - anything goes belly-
up, you can restore
from the backup, giving you no-risk testing of other stuff, not to
mention a safeguard if you
catch a nasty bug of some kind! either of these programs will do it,
and give you confidence
to do whatever on the pc - an dno worries about fowling anything up!

neutrino wrote:
>
> On Jun 14, 8:04 am, Sanford Aranoff <aran...@analysis-knowledge.com>
> wrote:
> > XP Pro, SP2. I have auto updates on, and it did not update
> > to SP3. Good. How do I make sure it does not?
> >
> > HP computer, XP home. Update to latest. It tried to install
> > SP3. What is the difference?
>
> Why would you not want it to?
> your Updates to date, are updates.. this isn't any different, it's an
> update.
>
Your answer is foolish! I do not need to experiment to see
if the update is good or not. Enough readers of this
newsgroup convinced me!

Again, I want updates, but not SP3.

How do I do this?

Sanford Aranoff <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>neutrino wrote:
>>
>> On Jun 14, 8:04 am, Sanford Aranoff <aran...@analysis-knowledge.com>
>> wrote:
>> > XP Pro, SP2. I have auto updates on, and it did not update
>> > to SP3. Good. How do I make sure it does not?
>> >
>> > HP computer, XP home. Update to latest. It tried to install
>> > SP3. What is the difference?
>>
>> Why would you not want it to?
>> your Updates to date, are updates.. this isn't any different, it's an
>> update.
>>
>Your answer is foolish! I do not need to experiment to see
>if the update is good or not. Enough readers of this
>newsgroup convinced me!
>
>Again, I want updates, but not SP3.
>
>How do I do this?

I answered it for you in detail yesterday in your other thread on the
subject.

I don't like to repeat myself.

Look it up at Google Groups.

"PD43" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Sanford Aranoff <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>neutrino wrote:
>>>
>>> On Jun 14, 8:04 am, Sanford Aranoff <aran...@analysis-knowledge.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> > XP Pro, SP2. I have auto updates on, and it did not update
>>> > to SP3. Good. How do I make sure it does not?
>>> >
>>> > HP computer, XP home. Update to latest. It tried to install
>>> > SP3. What is the difference?
>>>
>>> Why would you not want it to?
>>> your Updates to date, are updates.. this isn't any different, it's an
>>> update.
>>>
>>Your answer is foolish! I do not need to experiment to see
>>if the update is good or not. Enough readers of this
>>newsgroup convinced me!
>>
>>Again, I want updates, but not SP3.
>>
>>How do I do this?
>
> I answered it for you in detail yesterday in your other thread on the
> subject.
>
> I don't like to repeat myself.
>
> Look it up at Google Groups.

I looked at the 3 prior days in msnews.microsoft.com server in the
microsoft.public.windowsxp.general newsgroup for Sanford Aranoff OP.
Nothing.

So, inform me. I'm still using SP2 and got all the latest updates from MS
update the past couple of days. What am I missing?
--
Dave

"Lil' Dave" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:


>>>
>>>Again, I want updates, but not SP3.
>>>
>>>How do I do this?
>>
>> I answered it for you in detail yesterday in your other thread on the
>> subject.
>>
>> I don't like to repeat myself.
>>
>> Look it up at Google Groups.
>
>I looked at the 3 prior days in msnews.microsoft.com server in the
>microsoft.public.windowsxp.general newsgroup for Sanford Aranoff OP.
>Nothing.
>
>So, inform me. I'm still using SP2 and got all the latest updates from MS
>update the past couple of days. What am I missing?

Google Groups

microsoft.public.windowsxp.general

search this group "automatic updates" (the name of your first thread)

http://tinyurl.com/5jfy48

PD43 wrote:
>
> Sanford Aranoff <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> >neutrino wrote:
> >>
> >> On Jun 14, 8:04 am, Sanford Aranoff <aran...@analysis-knowledge.com>
> >> wrote:
> >> > XP Pro, SP2. I have auto updates on, and it did not update
> >> > to SP3. Good. How do I make sure it does not?
> >> >
> >> > HP computer, XP home. Update to latest. It tried to install
> >> > SP3. What is the difference?
> >>
> >> Why would you not want it to?
> >> your Updates to date, are updates.. this isn't any different, it's an
> >> update.
> >>
> >Your answer is foolish! I do not need to experiment to see
> >if the update is good or not. Enough readers of this
> >newsgroup convinced me!
> >
> >Again, I want updates, but not SP3.
> >
> >How do I do this?
>
> I answered it for you in detail yesterday in your other thread on the
> subject.
>
> I don't like to repeat myself.
>
> Look it up at Google Groups.

I do not like wise guys like you!

No, you did not answer it yesterday in detail. No, there is
nothing in Google.

Sanford Aranoff <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>PD43 wrote:
>>
>> Sanford Aranoff <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>> >neutrino wrote:
>> >>
>> >> On Jun 14, 8:04 am, Sanford Aranoff <aran...@analysis-knowledge.com>
>> >> wrote:
>> >> > XP Pro, SP2. I have auto updates on, and it did not update
>> >> > to SP3. Good. How do I make sure it does not?
>> >> >
>> >> > HP computer, XP home. Update to latest. It tried to install
>> >> > SP3. What is the difference?
>> >>
>> >> Why would you not want it to?
>> >> your Updates to date, are updates.. this isn't any different, it's an
>> >> update.
>> >>
>> >Your answer is foolish! I do not need to experiment to see
>> >if the update is good or not. Enough readers of this
>> >newsgroup convinced me!
>> >
>> >Again, I want updates, but not SP3.
>> >
>> >How do I do this?
>>
>> I answered it for you in detail yesterday in your other thread on the
>> subject.
>>
>> I don't like to repeat myself.
>>
>> Look it up at Google Groups.
>
>I do not like wise guys like you!

I don't like numbnuts like you so we're even.

>No, you did not answer it yesterday in detail. No, there is
>nothing in Google.

I said GOOGLE GROUPS doofus.

Group: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general

search term: "automatic updates" (your first thread that you somehow
forgot about while flailing around)

search result: http://tinyurl.com/5jfy48

"Sanford Aranoff" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> PD43 wrote:
>>
>> Sanford Aranoff <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>> >neutrino wrote:
>> >>
>> >> On Jun 14, 8:04 am, Sanford Aranoff <aran...@analysis-knowledge.com>
>> >> wrote:
>> >> > XP Pro, SP2. I have auto updates on, and it did not update
>> >> > to SP3. Good. How do I make sure it does not?
>> >> >
>> >> > HP computer, XP home. Update to latest. It tried to install
>> >> > SP3. What is the difference?
>> >>
>> >> Why would you not want it to?
>> >> your Updates to date, are updates.. this isn't any different, it's an
>> >> update.
>> >>
>> >Your answer is foolish! I do not need to experiment to see
>> >if the update is good or not. Enough readers of this
>> >newsgroup convinced me!
>> >
>> >Again, I want updates, but not SP3.
>> >
>> >How do I do this?
>>
>> I answered it for you in detail yesterday in your other thread on the
>> subject.
>>
>> I don't like to repeat myself.
>>
>> Look it up at Google Groups.
>
> I do not like wise guys like you!
>
> No, you did not answer it yesterday in detail. No, there is
> nothing in Google.

It's not showing up on Google for some reason. It does show up on the
msnews.microsoft.com news server and Comcast's news server.

Here's your question as it appears on Microsoft's Discussions web site.

Automatic Updates question posted in windowsxp.general by Sanford Aranoff @ 9:35
PM EST 6/12/8
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...8-6b4f2e4629ff

Nepatsfan

"Nepatsfan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>"Sanford Aranoff" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> PD43 wrote:
>>>
>>> Sanford Aranoff <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>>
>>> >neutrino wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> On Jun 14, 8:04 am, Sanford Aranoff <aran...@analysis-knowledge.com>
>>> >> wrote:
>>> >> > XP Pro, SP2. I have auto updates on, and it did not update
>>> >> > to SP3. Good. How do I make sure it does not?
>>> >> >
>>> >> > HP computer, XP home. Update to latest. It tried to install
>>> >> > SP3. What is the difference?
>>> >>
>>> >> Why would you not want it to?
>>> >> your Updates to date, are updates.. this isn't any different, it's an
>>> >> update.
>>> >>
>>> >Your answer is foolish! I do not need to experiment to see
>>> >if the update is good or not. Enough readers of this
>>> >newsgroup convinced me!
>>> >
>>> >Again, I want updates, but not SP3.
>>> >
>>> >How do I do this?
>>>
>>> I answered it for you in detail yesterday in your other thread on the
>>> subject.
>>>
>>> I don't like to repeat myself.
>>>
>>> Look it up at Google Groups.
>>
>> I do not like wise guys like you!
>>
>> No, you did not answer it yesterday in detail. No, there is
>> nothing in Google.
>
>It's not showing up on Google for some reason. It does show up on the
>msnews.microsoft.com news server and Comcast's news server.

It's right there in Google Groups like I said it was.

It's everywhere, but the OP can't find it. Probably couldn't find his
own a-hole without an extra set of hands and a flashlight.

>Here's your question as it appears on Microsoft's Discussions web site.
>
>Automatic Updates question posted in windowsxp.general by Sanford Aranoff @ 9:35
>PM EST 6/12/8
>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...8-6b4f2e4629ff
>
>Nepatsfan
>