SP2 "help protect your pc" screen at first reboot after sp2 instal

G

Guest

Hi all,

After I installed SP2 and rebooted, "help protect your pc" screen will be
displayed and need someone to answer whether to activate the auto update
services or not.

So, is it possible to disable this "help protect your pc" screen for the
first reboot after sp2 was installed?

Thanks,

David
 
G

Guest

It is recommended that you enable the Automatic Updates. This would allow
your PC to be current with latest update and stay protected.
 
G

Guest

Hi Cari,

Although I already enabled AutoUpdate before the reboot, the "help protect
your pc" screen still displayed and interrupted my reboot process.

And this interruption prevent me to remote control my long distant pc and I
have to go a long way to manually answer the questions. I really need a way
to prevent this interruption and I have many PC to update as well.

Thanks,

David
 
K

kurttrail

Vikas said:
It is recommended that you enable the Automatic Updates. This would
allow your PC to be current with latest update and stay protected.
Click to expand...

MS, and its sycophants, recommend Auto Update.

I recommend taking responsibility for securing your own PC. Get a good
firewall & keep your AV up-to-date.

Patches should only be done when neccessary, not when MS thinks you should.

It's a matter of trust, and MS hasn't earned it.

--
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K

kurttrail

Vikas said:
For list of recommended Anti Virus Software, here's the link:

http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/windowsxp/antivirus.aspx

For more information on protecting you PC, link is:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.aspx
Click to expand...

"The best way to ensure you get Windows XP Service Pack 2 when it is
released is by turning on Automatic Updates today." -
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.aspx

What BS! All one has to do is read this Newsgroup to see how confused Auto
Update makes downloading and installing SP2 for the average user.

The real "BEST way to way to ensure you get Windows XP Service Pack 2" is to
download it from
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...be-3b8e-4f30-8245-9e368d3cdb5a&DisplayLang=en
and install it yourself.

--
Peace!
Kurt
Self-anointed Moderator
microscum.pubic.windowsexp.gonorrhea
http://microscum.com
"Trustworthy Computing" is only another example of an Oxymoron!
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C

Carey Frisch [MVP]

Noticed that you have installed SP2.....what a hypocrite!

From your own message properties:

X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180
X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect Your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.aspx

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

:

| MS, and its sycophants, recommend Auto Update.
|
| I recommend taking responsibility for securing your own PC. Get a good
| firewall & keep your AV up-to-date.
|
| Patches should only be done when neccessary, not when MS thinks you should.
|
| It's a matter of trust, and MS hasn't earned it.
|
| --
| Peace!
| Kurt
|
 
K

kurttrail

Carey Frisch said:
Noticed that you have installed SP2.....what a hypocrite!

From your own message properties:

X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180
X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180
Click to expand...

For testing purposes. I also have 2K and 98SE installed.

But I am a hypocrite, just like every other human being. I just think
it would be more hypocritical to talk about that which I haven't
experienced for myself.

And if I was trying to hide that I'm testing SP2, I would have just
used Agent to post here, like with this message.

--
Peace!
Kurt
Self-anointed Moderator
microscum.pubic.windowsexp.gonorrhea
http://microscum.com
"Trustworthy Computing" is only another example of an Oxymoron!
"Produkt-Aktivierung macht frei!"
 
K

kurttrail

Vikas said:
Here are few reasons why SP2:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/maintain/sp2top.mspx
http://www.securityfocus.com/columnists/259
http://reviews.cnet.com/Microsoft_Windows_XP_SP2/4505-3672_7-30992199-2.html
Click to expand...

LOL! Read what I wrote to you. I didn't say never to SP2, but not to take
the additional risk of using Auto Update to do it on MS's timetable. Auto
Upate just adds another layer of code that can screw up the patching
process.

Plus just reading this group shows how confusing Auto Update is to the
average user, when it takes days to complete, especially to those with
broadband that could download and install it on their own in less than an
hour.
Vikas Ahuja said:
For list of recommended Anti Virus Software, here's the link:

http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/windowsxp/antivirus.aspx

For more information on protecting you PC, link is:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.aspx

kurttrail said:
Vikas Ahuja [MSFT] wrote:

It is recommended that you enable the Automatic Updates. This would
allow your PC to be current with latest update and stay protected.


MS, and its sycophants, recommend Auto Update.

I recommend taking responsibility for securing your own PC. Get a
good firewall & keep your AV up-to-date.

Patches should only be done when neccessary, not when MS thinks you
should.

It's a matter of trust, and MS hasn't earned it.

--
Peace!
Kurt
Self-anointed Moderator
microscum.pubic.windowsexp.gonorrhea
http://microscum.com
"Trustworthy Computing" is only another example of an Oxymoron!
"Produkt-Aktivierung macht frei!"
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...



--
Peace!
Kurt
Self-anointed Moderator
microscum.pubic.windowsexp.gonorrhea
http://microscum.com
"Trustworthy Computing" is only another example of an Oxymoron!
"Produkt-Aktivierung macht frei!"
 
T

Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\)

David said:
Hi all,

After I installed SP2 and rebooted, "help protect your pc"
screen will be displayed and need someone to answer whether
to activate the auto update services or not.

So, is it possible to disable this "help protect your pc"
screen for the first reboot after sp2 was installed?
Click to expand...
Hi

This screen will not show up if you install SP2 in unattended mode
(using command line parameters) as GPO, SUS, or SMS does.


See "Deploying Windows XP Service Pack 2" here for
documentation on the command line parameters:

Service Pack 2 for Windows XP: Resources for IT Professionals
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/winxpsp2
 

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