downloading updates

[gracie]

I still have no success in stopping the d/l of SP2... I
do not want it and did not agree to have it d/l and now I
can not stop it. I have tried as suggested to do ctrl,
alt, del, but it does not come up on there to do end
task... This is the end of the 3rd day it has been in my
active task bar and it is only at 48%... I want it to
stop! I have the cd for when I am ready to do it... Does
anyone have any other suggestions? Thank You in advance...

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Gracie;
Right click My Computer
Click Properties
Click Automatic Update tab
Make selections as desired.

Follow step 5 on this link to delete what has been downloaded already:
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spack.htm

 

[Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\)]

I still have no success in stopping the d/l of SP2... I
do not want it and did not agree to have it d/l and now I
can not stop it. I have tried as suggested to do ctrl,
alt, del, but it does not come up on there to do end
task... This is the end of the 3rd day it has been in my
active task bar and it is only at 48%... I want it to
stop! I have the cd for when I am ready to do it... Does
anyone have any other suggestions? Thank You in advance...

Hi

If SP2 have stared to download downloaded (or are ready to install),
and you want to get rid of the files without installing SP2, clean
out the Download folder (WU5's temporary download folder) located here:


%windir%\SoftwareDistribution\

(%windir% is typically C:\Windows)


To avoid that Windows Updates/Automatic Updates tries to install
SP2 at all (up to 12. April 2005):

Toolkit to Temporarily Block Delivery of Windows XP SP2 to a PC
Through Automatic Updates and Windows Update
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...BA-EA5D-4425-89C1-C1CB1CCD463C&displaylang=en

Run the XPSP2BlockerTools.exe in the link above. It will extract
several files to the folder you specify.

Then run XPSP2Blocker.exe to activate the blockage (it will create
the registry value described in the link above).


This will not block you from installing SP2 from the SP2 CD...

 

[gracie]

I do thank you for the answers... I have changed my d/l
from ask before.. to: do not.. However, I am nervous
about deleteing or changing anything in the WINNT
folder.. For your info, it is now at 62% and making me
more nervous. But if it weren't for you folks it would be
worse for many of us... Again, thank you....