New icon from hell

[Guest]

I'm having two new problems:
First, a new icon has appeared in my notification area that claims to be
updates for windows service pack 2. However, it has nothing to do with
microsoft. I haven't installed the "updates" but the icon in the
notification area cannot be removed. I tried in "properties" to click
"always hide" but this did no good.
A second problem related to it is when I click on start and then "turn off
computer", the box that appears that says "hibernate", "shut down", and
"restart" now has a little updates shield icon on the shut down icon.
Further, just underneath it says that if you press shut down it will
automatically install the updates.

I tried a system restore and ran Norton A-V, SpyWareBlaster and AdAware6.0,
all to no avail. Anyone who can help me with this will be a god in my book!

Ron Dubay

 

[a nonymous]

| I'm having two new problems:
| First, a new icon has appeared in my notification area that claims to be
| updates for windows service pack 2. However, it has nothing to do with
| microsoft. I haven't installed the "updates" but the icon in the
| notification area cannot be removed. I tried in "properties" to click
| "always hide" but this did no good.
| A second problem related to it is when I click on start and then "turn off
| computer", the box that appears that says "hibernate", "shut down", and
| "restart" now has a little updates shield icon on the shut down icon.
| Further, just underneath it says that if you press shut down it will
| automatically install the updates.
|
| I tried a system restore and ran Norton A-V, SpyWareBlaster and AdAware6.0,
| all to no avail. Anyone who can help me with this will be a god in my book!
|
| Ron Dubay


| new icon ... (that) has nothing to do with microsoft

How do know this?


If you are prevented from changing your auto-update settings,
to block delivery of Windows XP SP2 to the machine through AU or WU:

Start
Run
regedit
Enter
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
DoNotAllowXPSP2 (DWORD) = 1