Windows pop ups

[John Johnson]

Running XP Pro.

Two items are in my system tray. One is Java and the Other Windows.
Everytime I turn the computer on, both pop up telling me there are
updates available. \
I once let Java install and it screwed my computer up, had to use
Restore and I won't let it install but I can't figure out how to get
rid of it.

The other is a Windows Update about authenticaty the Windows.
Again I do not want it to pop up, It just started a month ago. And I
can't find out to get rid or disable it.

 

[JAD]

turn off auto updates in java and windows
look to the control panel

 

[Larry Roberts]

Running XP Pro.

Two items are in my system tray. One is Java and the Other Windows.
Everytime I turn the computer on, both pop up telling me there are
updates available. \
I once let Java install and it screwed my computer up, had to use
Restore and I won't let it install but I can't figure out how to get
rid of it.

The other is a Windows Update about authenticaty the Windows.
Again I do not want it to pop up, It just started a month ago. And I
can't find out to get rid or disable it.

You can turn off automatic updates for both Java, and WinXP.
For Java, I always uninstall the previous version before installing
the newer version. You can install the WinXP updates manually.

 

[mayayana]

Two items are in my system tray. One is Java and the Other Windows.
Everytime I turn the computer on, both pop up telling me there are
updates available. \
I once let Java install and it screwed my computer up, had to use
Restore and I won't let it install but I can't figure out how to get
rid of it.

The other is a Windows Update about authenticaty the Windows.
Again I do not want it to pop up, It just started a month ago. And I
can't find out to get rid or disable it.

As the other said, you can turn off automatic updating
in Control Panel. As for "authenticating Windows", see here:

http://weblog.infoworld.com/foster/2006/04/28_a393.html#a393

Microsoft is currently running a very sleazy campaign,
installing "Windows Genuine Advantage" nags on
a number of XP machines that have auto-updating enabled.
The new software comes with a Mickey Mouse EULA that
forbids you from uninstalling it or crticizing it.