Removing the Automatic Update taskbar icon?

[Bill in Co.]

Anyway to remove that dumb Automatic Update taskbar icon that pops up on
occasion (when updates are available)?

If you disable Automatic Updates, it stays there permanently. If you
select just notify me when something is available, you have to go in each
time and decline it. I want it gone permanently.

Turning off the Automatic Updates "feature" leaves that taskbar icon in the
tray permanently - and it's taking up valuable space on my taskbar.

 

[PD43]

Anyway to remove that dumb Automatic Update taskbar icon that pops up on
occasion (when updates are available)?

Disable automatic updates.

If you disable Automatic Updates, it stays there permanently. If you
select just notify me when something is available, you have to go in each
time and decline it.

That's news to me. I've got WU disabled and don't have that problem.

Never have... probably never will.

 

[Bill in Co.]

I'm asking this again, since I got no answer yet...

Anyway to remove that Automatic Update taskbar icon that pops up, on
occasion, when the updates are available?

If you *disable* Automatic Updates, the icon stays there, permanently. If
you
select "Just notify me when something is available", you have to go in each
time, and decline it. I want the taskbar icon gone, permanently.

Turning OFF the Automatic Updates "feature" leaves that cautionary taskbar
icon in the tray, permanently, and it's taking up valuable space on my
taskbar.

 

[PD43]

I'm asking this again, since I got no answer yet...

Anyway to remove that Automatic Update taskbar icon that pops up, on
occasion, when the updates are available?

Yes. Turn off Automatic Updates.

If you *disable* Automatic Updates, the icon stays there, permanently. If
you
select "Just notify me when something is available", you have to go in each
time, and decline it. I want the taskbar icon gone, permanently.

Listen up: Turn off Automatic Updates.

Turning OFF the Automatic Updates "feature" leaves that cautionary taskbar
icon in the tray, permanently, and it's taking up valuable space on my
taskbar.

Can't duplicate that here. Maybe you have downloaded updates ready to
install.

As to your "valuable space" on the task bar... increase your
resolution to 1024x768 or greater, pops.

 

[Bill in Co.]

Yes. Turn off Automatic Updates.

Doesn't work. I've already said that. Reading 101?

Listen up: Turn off Automatic Updates.

Doesn't work. I've already said that. Reading 102?

Can't duplicate that here. Maybe you have downloaded updates ready to
install.

Nope. YOU can't duplicate it. But maybe some others can.

As to your "valuable space" on the task bar... increase your
resolution to 1024x768 or greater, pops.

No way, Jose. 800 X 600 works great for me.

 

[PD43]

Doesn't work. I've already said that. Reading 101?

Then you've played with your system TOO much since installing it, and
then playing with it again and then running System Restore.

Congrats.

You've broken something that has never been broken.

 

[Bill in Co.]

Then you've played with your system TOO much since installing it, and
then playing with it again and then running System Restore.

Congrats.

You've broken something that has never been broken.

Are you sure YOU have SP2 installed correctly?

 

[PD43]

Are you sure YOU have SP2 installed correctly?

I installed it almost 3 years BEFORE you started playing with XP,
laddie.

 

[Bill in Co.]

I installed it almost 3 years BEFORE you started playing with XP,
laddie.

That's probably the problem. It's out of date.

 

[PD43]

That's probably the problem. It's out of date.

Sorry, but you deserve this...

<plonk>

 

[Bill in Co.]

Sorry, but you deserve this...

<plonk>

Outstanding!

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Did you overlook the dozen-or-so other replies to this thread from Mar-08?

http://groups.google.com/group/micr..._frm/thread/f55b06cb3eb8c87b/bd4f65f884b07159