Posted by calvin on Apr 16, 2009 at 7:00 am
Posted under How To | Tagged with How To, Software, Windows
Don’t you hate it when it does that? Especially when you’re playing a game and it gets you killed. When you leave your computer on overnight to download a big file and it reboots on you. Well, no more!
Go to Start->Run->gpedit.msc
Go to Local Computer Policy-> Computer Configuration->Administrative Templates->Windows Components->Windows Update
Find “No auto-restart with logged on users for scheduled automatic upd…”->Right Click->Properties->Click Enables->Ok
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No more auto-restarts! This was tested on Windows XP SP3.
Posted by calvin on Aug 5, 2008 at 5:15 pm
Posted under Computers, Computers,Software | Tagged with 64-bit, Windows
Is 64-Bit here to replace 32-bit operating systems for good? I noticed recently that Costco has begun to sell more computers with 64-bit operating systems. According to Microsoft’s Chris Flores, “Another view shows that 20% of new Windows Vista PCs in the U.S. connecting to Windows Update in June were 64-bit PCs, up from just 3% in March.”
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Posted by josh on Jul 31, 2008 at 7:32 pm
Posted under Computers,Software | Tagged with Microsoft, Windows
The third and most likely final service pack for Windows XP is now being distributed by Microsoft via Automatic Updates for users everywhere. More than two months after it had arrived on Windows Update and the Microsoft Download Center, users who have AU set to automatically downloading and installing updates should now see it.
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