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wex 8:34 AM - 20 December, 2006
for all of you running windows...

so per the advice of lots of folks (on here and elsewhere), i have automatic updates turned off for windows xp on my dedicated serato notebook (no internet on this baby). because of this, windows has an annoying icon in my taskbar that won't go away. it also makes a balloon every time i restart my computer that tells me that i have updates turned off.

does anyone know how to get rid of this icon??

thanks!
hustlas 9:51 AM - 20 December, 2006
Click Start , click Run , type regedit , and then press ENTER. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced Right-click the right pane, create a new DWORD value, and then name it EnableBalloonTips . Double-click this new entry, and then give it a hexadecimal value of 0 . Quit Registry Editor. Log off Windows, and then log back on.
lunizus 10:13 AM - 20 December, 2006
why wouldnt u want the updates???
The Little Trooper 10:33 AM - 20 December, 2006
Or just go Start -> Control Panel -> Security Center and then click on "Change the Way Security Center Alerts Me" in the box on the left. Uncheck automatic updates. This is for SP2, I don't remember if this works in SP1.
RHF 7:29 AM - 23 December, 2006
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does anyone know how to get rid of this icon??


open your security center (over your control panel or by clicking on that icon), at the resources window on the left side click on "Change the way Security Center alerts me", uncheck the 2nd checkbox ("Automatic Updates Alert me if my computer might...")
Dj Shamann 7:37 AM - 23 December, 2006
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why wouldnt u want the updates???



Updates can mess with some programs that aren't ready for said update. So when it changes the settings on your puter it can fuck with how your programs run.
RICHY RICH 10:47 AM - 23 December, 2006
if it works fine dont fix it!
wex 12:19 AM - 24 December, 2006
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Or just go Start -> Control Panel -> Security Center and then click on "Change the Way Security Center Alerts Me" in the box on the left. Uncheck automatic updates. This is for SP2, I don't remember if this works in SP1.


this worked, thank u!

and yes, the reason i have the updates turned off is what shamann said above...

but mostly because, yes, my computer is working A-OKAY, and if it ain't broke, don't fix it!
CMOS 12:36 PM - 24 December, 2006
if you go on the internet at all with that machine i wouldnt recommend forgetting about the updates. Turning off the balloon is no big deal but the updates are absolutely necessary for the machine unless the machine never touches the internet.
That Guy 1 1:10 PM - 24 December, 2006
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if you go on the internet at all with that machine i wouldnt recommend forgetting about the updates. Turning off the balloon is no big deal but the updates are absolutely necessary for the machine unless the machine never touches the internet.


Right on, Brother.
wex 1:03 AM - 25 December, 2006
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if you go on the internet at all with that machine i wouldnt recommend forgetting about the updates. Turning off the balloon is no big deal but the updates are absolutely necessary for the machine unless the machine never touches the internet.


Right on, Brother.


nope, no internet allowed on my serato machine. want to keep it as clean as possible.