> Experienced users may (or may not) want to give control of this feature > directly to MS, but from your question, I think this would be the correct > setting for making things "easier" for you, and protect your computer > better... I agree that this setting is probably pretty good for most home users. I tend to keep programs running on my machine for several days at a time, so it's important to me that reboots happen when *I* want, and not just because MS updated something. So I use the "Notify me when updates are available" setting. (I had one server that was mysteriously rebooting itself every night, losing the work that should have gone on. I finally determined that Automatic Update had got fully enabled, and that some specific update was trying every night to install, failing, but triggering a reboot as if it had succeeded. The update installed manually just fine, so I don't know what its problem was, but ever since I don't trust Microsoft to make that decision on its own.) David Gillett On 25 Sep 2006 at 10:26, Rick Glazier wrote: > Click on the following: > > Hit the START button, > Control Panel, > Security Center, > On the Automatic Updates line, Click just to the left of where it > says, "Check Settings" (click once or twice). You want the box > to expand so you can see the more detailed view...) > IF there is a button that says "Turn On Automatic Updates", press it... > Experienced users may (or may not) want to give control of this feature > directly to MS, but from your question, I think this would be the correct > setting for making things "easier" for you, and protect your computer > better... > > Running "your" firewall or other Security programs is "too specific" for me > to answer, since I do not have or use, and have never seen those programs... > > Getting your system patched, and up to the current service pack level > is a very good start... > > Rick Glazier > > From: "holly hamilton", > > I've never posted before; I hope this is the right way to do this... > > I wanted to just ask all of you on this topic to please write more! I am > > very interested to read what you have to say. I have just reformatted my > > computer with XP home media center edition, I have no idea about service > > packs. And the machine works fine. > > PCSOFT maintains many useful files for download > visit our download web page at: > http://freepctech.com/downloads.shtml Curious about the people moderating your messages? Visit our staff web site: http://freepctech.com/staff.shtml