Windows update annoyances.

BouncingSoul

Stranger Than Fiction
Political Access
Joined
30 Jan 2004
Messages
1,303
First off... How do you turn off that "Automatic Updates is disabled" warning in your system tray. I'm sure there is a registry tweek to do it. But I don't know what it is. I want to use Autopatcher from here on out and I dont' feel like being botherred with Auto update prompts every few seconds.

2nd and more importantly. Does anyone know which update disabled password saving? All I know is before running my updates I could click on the "remember password" check box on gmail notifier and now after the updates that option isn't there. It's not grayed out, its just not there. Any help would be great.

Thanks!
 
for the first one go to services (start-run-services.msc) and disable the security center, that would make it go away.
 
I just figured that one out and was going to update my post. Thanks for being so quick! Reps!

Can only handle #2?
 
Boy .... f*ck this autopatch nonsense. I was led to believe this was a replacement for automatic update. I mean, get a torrent of all the latest updates, install what you want. GREAT.

Doesn't seem to work that way for me. I'm going to remove it and all of the updates it installed, maybe #2 will be resolved than. I'll update you when I know.

**EDIT**

Removed Autopatcher and all the updates I could find. Still no luck with the "Remember Passwords" option. This angers me!

**EDIT 2**

I found this tip that said if you go start>run control userpasswords2 then disable "users must enter a password" it'll fix the problem. So I try that and the system automatically logs into the default Administrator account and sure enough, gmail notifier pops up and the checkbox to remember password is there. If I log out of the administrator account and log into my own account (also an admin account) the option to remember passwords is gone. It probably isn't a windows update problem but I definately don't know what kind of problem it is.
 
Last edited:
I don't have any help on the second one sorry!
 
I have never recommended the use of AutoPatcher. For all Microsoft related updates you should use Microsoft Update or Windows Update. AutoPatcher installs items that may not be needed or not wanted. Stay away.

As for problem number one: If you don't want to disable the service there is an option to disable warnings from the notification area.

Once re-enabled, launch the Security Center, and on the left hand side click "Change the way Security Center alerts me". Lastly, uncheck which alerts you don't want to see and click OK.

Second problem: in order to get this tip to work, first you must HIGHLIGHT the name of the account you want to autologon. Then check the box and press Apply. After pressing Apply an input box should popup asking you for a password and to confirm the password. Once you do this, reboot and you will be all set.
 
Still no go. Here are a few screenshots of what I'm talking about. Left one is the admin account, Right one is my account. The missing checkbox is just bizarre. And it happens on anything that prompts for a password. I was thinking I could delete my account and just use the admin account but I've already got mine configured the way I like it. That'll be an option if all else fails I guess.
 

Attachments

  • admin.JPG
    admin.JPG
    15.9 KB · Views: 78
  • me.JPG
    me.JPG
    13.5 KB · Views: 51
Did you try reinstalling the Google software after removing AutoPatcher?
 
Did you try reinstalling the Google software after removing AutoPatcher?

Yeah. It didn't work, but I expected that. It's doing the same thing on my work PC and that has never had Autopatcher installed. Yet another reason why I figured it was one of the windows updates that did it.
 
Well with regards to not being able to check the box, but you can under the "administrative" profile - you could always bounce your local profile and re-create it.

The setting seems to be profile-specific, go for it :)
 

Members online

No members online now.

Latest profile posts

Also Hi EP and people. I found this place again while looking through a oooollllllldddd backup. I have filled over 10TB and was looking at my collection of antiques. Any bids on the 500Mhz Win 95 fix?
Any of the SP crew still out there?
Xie wrote on Electronic Punk's profile.
Impressed you have kept this alive this long EP! So many sites have come and gone. :(

Just did some crude math and I apparently joined almost 18yrs ago, how is that possible???
hello peeps... is been some time since i last came here.
Electronic Punk wrote on Sazar's profile.
Rest in peace my friend, been trying to find you and finally did in the worst way imaginable.

Forum statistics

Threads
62,015
Messages
673,494
Members
5,621
Latest member
naeemsafi
Back