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Need to Run Windows Update Online

Anonymous
2010-05-26T20:49:47+00:00

Please be aware:

I  selected the "Windows Vista" forum, but that link leads to this forum.  Please move my question to the correct place.  Thank you!

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I need to run Windows Update from www.update.microsoft.com/windowsupdate/v6/vistadefault.aspx instead of from Control Panel.  Can I turn the "automatic" version off, or is there another way to get past it?

The problem is that my ISP restricts the size of the day's downloads, unless I download only during a certain time period overnight.  I cannot afford to have my computer slow down to below dial-up speed during the day, and since I do not want to give Windows Update blanket approval for downloads and installation, I cannot restrict its timeframe.

Thank you in advance.

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  1. Anonymous
    2010-05-26T21:44:23+00:00

    @NicoleL: Please post any/all further follow-up in replies to your original thread:http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vistawu/thread/12c29e06-282e-4a70-aecb-135305d9e5b1 

    You've got a real mess on your hands.

    PS: Despite what you may see at the top of this forum page or in the URL, this forum handles Windows Update issues for Win7, Vista, and WinXP. [What were they thinking?]

    ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) ~ MS MVP (IE, Mail, Security, Windows & Update Services) since 2002 ~ Disclaimer: MS MVPs neither represent nor work for Microsoft

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  1. Anonymous
    2010-05-26T23:25:49+00:00

    Apparently you did not understand what I meant when I said, I want to run Windows Update online.  I mean that I do not want the "automated" Vista version, but the online version that allows me to choose updates and block some of them.

    Would someone please let me know whether there is a way to do that?  Windows XP offered both methods for updates, and I would like to use the online version.

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  2. Anonymous
    2010-05-26T23:19:18+00:00

    That's the way it's supposed to work, but it doesn't mean it's going to update you automatically. Just uncheck the updates you don't want installed. 

    Barbara

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  3. Anonymous
    2010-05-26T23:01:30+00:00

    Unfortunately, this does not work--when I try to connect to the site I mentioned, I get http://www.update.microsoft.com/windowsupdate/v6/vistadefault.aspx?ln=en-us instead, and the Control Panel Windows Update window opens.  Please provide a better solution.  Thanks!

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  4. Anonymous
    2010-05-26T21:10:20+00:00

    Greetings!

    Yes, you can turn off Windows Update.  Just click the Start button, Control Panel, Windows update. On the left pane, choose Change Settings.  Under Important Updates, check Never check for updates.  Also, under Recommended updates, check the box for Give me recommended updates the same way...  Click OK twice.

    Now you can manually run Windows Update and install patches on your schedule.

    Cheers!

    Barbara

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