Windows Update Acting Up

I have Windows Update set to 'Check for update but let me choose whether to
download and install them'
Last week I hadn't gotten any update notifications so, like I always do, I
ran WU. There were 12 or so
important updates available although I wasn't notified of these. I
downloaded and installed them.
Today, Windows Update AUTOMATICALLY downloaded and installed without my
consent, even though
The settings are still the same - to notify me.

Today's update was Windows Update Agent 7.4.7600.226.
Maybe the new update agent corrected the problem

What could have caused this?

James

 

JamesJ wrote:
:: I have Windows Update set to 'Check for update but let me choose
:: whether to download and install them'
:: Last week I hadn't gotten any update notifications so, like I always
:: do, I ran WU. There were 12 or so
:: important updates available although I wasn't notified of these. I
:: downloaded and installed them.
:: Today, Windows Update AUTOMATICALLY downloaded and installed without
:: my consent, even though
:: The settings are still the same - to notify me.
::
:: Today's update was Windows Update Agent 7.4.7600.226.
:: Maybe the new update agent corrected the problem
::
:: What could have caused this?
::
:: James


See:

--

TaurArian [MVP] 2005-2010 - Update Services

======================================
Disclaimer: The information has been posted "as is" with no warranties
or guarantees and doesn't give any rights.

 

From my understanding unless one disables automatic updates
the new update agent will automatically download and install.
But, I'm curious about the 12 or so important updates I was not
notified about.
Should I have read more of the article?

James

"TaurArian" <taurarian@gmailREMOVE.com> wrote in message
news:#OQ0lpXUKHA.3428@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
> JamesJ wrote:
> :: I have Windows Update set to 'Check for update but let me choose
> :: whether to download and install them'
> :: Last week I hadn't gotten any update notifications so, like I always
> :: do, I ran WU. There were 12 or so
> :: important updates available although I wasn't notified of these. I
> :: downloaded and installed them.
> :: Today, Windows Update AUTOMATICALLY downloaded and installed without
> :: my consent, even though
> :: The settings are still the same - to notify me.
> ::
> :: Today's update was Windows Update Agent 7.4.7600.226.
> :: Maybe the new update agent corrected the problem
> ::
> :: What could have caused this?
> ::
> :: James
>
>
> See:
>
> --
>
> TaurArian [MVP] 2005-2010 - Update Services
>
> ======================================
> Disclaimer: The information has been posted "as is" with no warranties
> or guarantees and doesn't give any rights.
>
>
> <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

 

Installing the WUAgent upgrade should not affect your Automatic Updates
settings or functionality.

Absent any serious numerical Errors in your windowsupdate.log (cf.
), you may be seeing a delay (i.e., in
downloading all approved updates) caused by excessive demand on the servers
("Update is not allowed to download due to regulation"). See...

• Updates are not downloaded or the “Automatic Updates” icon does not
display the status of downloads when you enable the Automatic Updates
service


NB: With the Notify Only (and sometimes with the Automatic or Download but
Notify) option enabled, you'll only see AU's yellow "Updates are ready to be
installed" icon when /all/ of the "approved" updates have downloaded.

If some but not all of the approved updates have downloaded, you may
encounter a "Click to install important updates and then shut down" button
when you go to turn off your computer. Using it will install the
already-downloaded updates...but there's no way of knowing which updates
they are...at least not without doing a little digging in windowsupdate.log.

• Microsoft Update Product Team Blog: Update Notifications and
Install-at-Shutdown Behavior:


• Much ado about nothing


In most cases, you can install all of the updates manually via
Windows/Microsoft Update website (WinXP) or by running Windows Update
manually (Vista) instead: Understand that by doing so, you're pushing all
other Automatic Updates users further back in the queue...which may explain,
at least in part, why Automatic Updates hasn't brought them in for you yet.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002



JamesJ wrote:<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
> From my understanding unless one disables automatic updates
> the new update agent will automatically download and install.
> But, I'm curious about the 12 or so important updates I was not
> notified about.
> Should I have read more of the article?
><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
>> See:
>><!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
>>>> I have Windows Update set to 'Check for update but let me choose
>>>> whether to download and install them'
>>>> Last week I hadn't gotten any update notifications so, like I always
>>>> do, I ran WU. There were 12 or so
>>>> important updates available although I wasn't notified of these. I
>>>> downloaded and installed them.
>>>> Today, Windows Update AUTOMATICALLY downloaded and installed without
>>>> my consent, even though
>>>> The settings are still the same - to notify me.
>>>>
>>>> Today's update was Windows Update Agent 7.4.7600.226.
>>>> Maybe the new update agent corrected the problem
>>>>
>>>> What could have caused this? <!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

 

A lot ot take in.
I'll see if it occurs again.
An I'll look into the windowsupdate.log

Thanks,
James

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:uD3zcxZUKHA.1280@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
> Installing the WUAgent upgrade should not affect your Automatic Updates
> settings or functionality.
>
> Absent any serious numerical Errors in your windowsupdate.log (cf.
> ), you may be seeing a delay (i.e.,
> in downloading all approved updates) caused by excessive demand on the
> servers ("Update is not allowed to download due to regulation"). See...
>
> • Updates are not downloaded or the “Automatic Updates” icon does not
> display the status of downloads when you enable the Automatic Updates
> service
>
>
> NB: With the Notify Only (and sometimes with the Automatic or Download but
> Notify) option enabled, you'll only see AU's yellow "Updates are ready to
> be installed" icon when /all/ of the "approved" updates have downloaded.
>
> If some but not all of the approved updates have downloaded, you may
> encounter a "Click to install important updates and then shut down" button
> when you go to turn off your computer. Using it will install the
> already-downloaded updates...but there's no way of knowing which updates
> they are...at least not without doing a little digging in
> windowsupdate.log.
>
> • Microsoft Update Product Team Blog: Update Notifications and
> Install-at-Shutdown Behavior:
>
>
>
> • Much ado about nothing
>
>
>
> In most cases, you can install all of the updates manually via
> Windows/Microsoft Update website (WinXP) or by running Windows Update
> manually (Vista) instead: Understand that by doing so, you're pushing all
> other Automatic Updates users further back in the queue...which may
> explain, at least in part, why Automatic Updates hasn't brought them in
> for you yet.
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
>
>
>
> JamesJ wrote:<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
>> From my understanding unless one disables automatic updates
>> the new update agent will automatically download and install.
>> But, I'm curious about the 12 or so important updates I was not
>> notified about.
>> Should I have read more of the article?
>><!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
>>> See:
>>>
>>>>> I have Windows Update set to 'Check for update but let me choose
>>>>> whether to download and install them'
>>>>> Last week I hadn't gotten any update notifications so, like I always
>>>>> do, I ran WU. There were 12 or so
>>>>> important updates available although I wasn't notified of these. I
>>>>> downloaded and installed them.
>>>>> Today, Windows Update AUTOMATICALLY downloaded and installed without
>>>>> my consent, even though
>>>>> The settings are still the same - to notify me.
>>>>>
>>>>> Today's update was Windows Update Agent 7.4.7600.226.
>>>>> Maybe the new update agent corrected the problem
>>>>>
>>>>> What could have caused this?<!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
> <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

 

YW, James, and thanks for your feedback.

JamesJ wrote:<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
> A lot ot take in.
> I'll see if it occurs again.
> An I'll look into the windowsupdate.log
>
> Thanks,
> James
>
> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:uD3zcxZUKHA.1280@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
>> Installing the WUAgent upgrade should not affect your Automatic Updates
>> settings or functionality.
>>
>> Absent any serious numerical Errors in your windowsupdate.log (cf.
>> ), you may be seeing a delay (i.e.,
>> in downloading all approved updates) caused by excessive demand on the
>> servers ("Update is not allowed to download due to regulation"). See...
>>
>> • Updates are not downloaded or the “Automatic Updates” icon does not
>> display the status of downloads when you enable the Automatic Updates
>> service
>>
>>
>> NB: With the Notify Only (and sometimes with the Automatic or Download
>> but
>> Notify) option enabled, you'll only see AU's yellow "Updates are ready to
>> be installed" icon when /all/ of the "approved" updates have downloaded.
>>
>> If some but not all of the approved updates have downloaded, you may
>> encounter a "Click to install important updates and then shut down"
>> button
>> when you go to turn off your computer. Using it will install the
>> already-downloaded updates...but there's no way of knowing which updates
>> they are...at least not without doing a little digging in
>> windowsupdate.log.
>>
>> • Microsoft Update Product Team Blog: Update Notifications and
>> Install-at-Shutdown Behavior:
>>
>>
>>
>> • Much ado about nothing
>>
>>
>>
>> In most cases, you can install all of the updates manually via
>> Windows/Microsoft Update website (WinXP) or by running Windows Update
>> manually (Vista) instead: Understand that by doing so, you're pushing all
>> other Automatic Updates users further back in the queue...which may
>> explain, at least in part, why Automatic Updates hasn't brought them in
>> for you yet.
>> --
>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
>>
>>
>>
>> JamesJ wrote:<!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
>>> From my understanding unless one disables automatic updates
>>> the new update agent will automatically download and install.
>>> But, I'm curious about the 12 or so important updates I was not
>>> notified about.
>>> Should I have read more of the article?
>>>
>>>> See:
>>>>
>>>>>> I have Windows Update set to 'Check for update but let me choose
>>>>>> whether to download and install them'
>>>>>> Last week I hadn't gotten any update notifications so, like I always
>>>>>> do, I ran WU. There were 12 or so
>>>>>> important updates available although I wasn't notified of these. I
>>>>>> downloaded and installed them.
>>>>>> Today, Windows Update AUTOMATICALLY downloaded and installed without
>>>>>> my consent, even though
>>>>>> The settings are still the same - to notify me.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Today's update was Windows Update Agent 7.4.7600.226.
>>>>>> Maybe the new update agent corrected the problem
>>>>>>
>>>>>> What could have caused this? <!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->