* 'Automatic updates' tab appears twice in XP Pro *

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Kumaran

Dear Users,
I'm running Win XP Pro on my PC.
If go to 'System Properties' dialog, I'm seeing two adjacent 'Automatic
updates'
dialog tabs ( property sheet in MFC jargon) with exactly same content.
This is weird....is this a bug...
Any idea how to eliminate the redundant one...

Thanks
Kumaran
 
Hi Kumaran,

Close Task Manager, start/run regedit, delete this key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\TaskManager

Then reopen it.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
 
Hi Rick,
I'm wondering...out of my curiosity

How that registry key would be relevant to 'Automatic Updates' in System
properties dialog..

Thanks
Kumaran
 
Hi,

It holds the settings for what is displayed and how it appears. It is
recreated from system defaults if you delete it, and then reopen Task
Manager..

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone



Kumaran said:
Hi Rick,
I'm wondering...out of my curiosity

How that registry key would be relevant to 'Automatic Updates' in System
properties dialog..

Thanks
Kumaran
Click to expand...
 
Kumaran said:
If go to 'System Properties' dialog, I'm seeing two adjacent 'Automatic
updates'
dialog tabs ( property sheet in MFC jargon) with exactly same content.
Click to expand...

Under
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Controls
Folder\System\shellex\PropertySheetHandlers] in the Registry make
sure that there is only one entry, either
Auto Update Property Sheet Extension
or
Eigenschaftenseitenerweiterung des automatischen Updates
 
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