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Posted by Seneschalù'§zÇ!jWb±Ë¬²*'²hœ®‹( on October 20, 2005, 1:17 pm
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Do you know if the Check for Updates option under Help will override this and
get the latest version (kind of like the regular Windows Update?)
Or do they have to be "pushed" form MS side?
"GuessWho" wrote:
> Steve,
>
> I get careless and inattentive once in awhile post to 'Reply' rather than
> 'Reply Group'. I'm really sorry about posting my last question directly to
> your mvps address. There may be others that my question and your reply could
> help.
>
> At any rate, thanx for the reply and I think your suggestion will do the
> trick if I remove the earlier version of the screen saver and install the
> newer version.
>
> Wayne
>
>
> >
> >>I have version 02.05.0000.1082 on this machine and an update that was
> >>installed on 10/11/2005. Another computer has the same version but an
> >>update
> >>that was installed today.
> >>
> >>I don't recall being asked to take any action for these updates. Are they
> >>automatic? If it's auto, why hasn't this machine been updated? This is
> >>the
> >>primary machine and is on all the time. The other machine is a backup and
> >>is
> >>used infrequently. I just turned it on today to get the latest critical
> >>updates.
> > Minor updates appear to be pushed during inactivity periods during a
> > periodic
> > check for updates. Larger updates will cause a "toast" to appear offering
> > the
> > update. Updates will arrive at different times on different computers.
> > Last
> > week's Windows Updates did not get offered to me until Friday on a few
> > computers
> > here, for example, while another computer was offered the update
> > Wednesday.
> > -steve
> >
> > --
> > Stephen Boots
> > MVP MSN.COM
> > sboots@mvps.org
>
>
>
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