Why does WinXP automatically reboot for updates?

[Malke]

Hi Galen,
Thanks for your answer! I needed it tonight as I am running more
tests and
the computer wants to restart itself due to an update. I know I
should disable the auto-update feature, but I don't want to kill that
feature just so I can kill the auto-restart "feature."

Do you know if there is a permanent edit that can be done to make it
so the computer will never restart itself, other than disabling the
whole auto-update feature?

(snip long post)

Bottom line - Windows operating systems need to restart to apply the
changes written to the system. It is the way the operating system is
built. XP restarts less than Win9x/ME did, but not much. If you try and
stop the restart behavior you will break your operating system.

If you want an operating system that does not require a restart after
applying updates, use a different one.

Malke

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Shenan, both of your replies are not helpful.

On the contrary...

You are just saying, you are
stupid for not rebooting, or not saving your work.

And he's perfectly correct.

XP should NOT EVER reboot
without the end user telling it to. I do not care if it needs to reboot
because of the updates. It should not restart! There are times when a
restart is not acceptable! I run tests on my computers and I cannot save the
results until the tests are complete. The tests can take over a day.

Then why are you installing updates, knowing full well that a restart
will be forth-coming, on a machine while it's performing "critical"
tests? Deliberately trying to corrupt the test results?

Do you
think I am going to sit at my computer for the whole test so I can say DON'T
RESTART every 10 minutes?

No need. Simply don't perform any updates during the tests.

That is lame!

Describing your own poor computing habits, are we?

There needs to be a simple way to disable these annoying
messages and especially the "feature" that decides it is going to restart
your computer even if you don't want it to!

There is, but apparently you're too technically challenged to decide
for yourself when to install updates.


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[Bruce Chambers]

.....

I know I should
disable the auto-update feature,

Correct. Only a fool would use Auto-Update anyway, but to do so on a
machine running "critical" tests can only mean that you want the
problems you're having.

but I don't want to kill that feature just
so I can kill the auto-restart "feature."

You can't have one without the other. Make your choice and stop your
whining.



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[NoStop]

Correct. Only a fool would use Auto-Update anyway, but to do so on a
machine running "critical" tests can only mean that you want the
problems you're having.


You can't have one without the other. Make your choice and stop your
whining.

Or move to a far more capable o/s that doesn't need to reboot everytime the
mouse is moved.


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[Steve N.]

Hi Galen,
Thanks for your answer! I needed it tonight as I am running more tests and
the computer wants to restart itself due to an update. I know I should
disable the auto-update feature, but I don't want to kill that feature just
so I can kill the auto-restart "feature."

Do you know if there is a permanent edit that can be done to make it so the
computer will never restart itself, other than disabling the whole
auto-update feature?

I really appreciate you as you did not just say something like "hey, you
should have saved your work" or, "Just disable auto-updates." It amazes me
how people will post the obvious and think they are so intelligent! Your
answer was an actual way to stop the problem until the next reboot! I
appreciate your help! I tried the gpedit.msc thing, but either the program
name was wrong, or it does not exist in XP Home.

Thanks again!

You're right, gpedit.msc does not exist in XP Home.

Steve N.