I use T' bird and if you click on the tools menu>options>Advanced > Updates tab, you can uncheck the "automatically check for updates" and the "automatically download and install updates". unless I missed something in previous posts this should stop the nagging reminders. Gregg in Wisconsin On 5/14/2012 6:43 PM, Joyce A wrote: > Thanks, Don; I wish there were any such option! I've tried about > everything in the T'bird menu and can't find it. Went to Mozilla Help > and can't really find anything there either. It'd take me a week! > > I didn't spot anything in MSCONFIG relating specifically to T'bird; > would that be in the update scheduler somewhere? > > One other option may be to download the update to my laptop -- but it > is a 64-bit machine running W7 and past experience has taught me that > this 32-bit machine (XP) is not compatible. I can't "read" _any_ kind > of memory created on the laptop here: not a CD, not a DVD, and not a > USB memory stick. I guess the speeds don't match? Is there a way > around that? Thanks again... > > Joyce in SE Ohio > > > > On 5/13/2012 11:19 AM, don penlington wrote: >> Joyce wrote: >> <<is there a way to turn off T'bird updates? >> >> >> I don't use T'Bird, so can't say for certain, but there ought to be >> an option for this somewhere in its tools/options. >> >> Failing that, run msconfig (Start Menu, click Run, type msconfig >> then hit Enter), click on the startup tab at the top, and see if >> there's anything relating to TBird updates. If so, untick it and OK. >> While you're there, also untick anything else you don't need running >> at startup. You're not disabling the program, just telling it you >> don't want it running in the background all the time. A lot of >> software these days is way too invasive in this way (printers are >> usually the worst offenders). >> >> On restart, msconfig will remind you that you have made this change. >> Tick the box that says "Don't remind me again". Remove anything you >> are in doubt about---if anything doesn't work later, you can always >> re-tick it again. Msconfig is very safe to use, it won't allow you to >> untick anything vital to the system. It will remember what you have >> unticked. >> >> Failing that, go into Services and see if there's a Tbird update >> service that you can set to manual rather than automatic (or disable >> it if necesary). >> >> Don Penlington >> >> The NOSPIN Group has added a new feature on our website, >> web based bulletinboard for questions and answers: >> Visit our sister website at http://nospin.com >> > > PSOFT maintains hundreds of useful files for download > visit our download web page at: > http://freepctech.com/index.php/downloads > PSOFT maintains hundreds of useful files for download visit our download web page at: http://freepctech.com/index.php/downloads