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re: Question about 'Downloading Windows Updates'
Monday, August 25, 2003 at 10:44 am
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Posted by JmC (14166 messages posted)

 

Run a 'Find' with Regedit for the restriction below. Either change the value to '0', 
or delete the key.

NoWindowsUpdate = enable/disable Windows 98/ME Web Update



      JmC

On Monday, August 25, 2003 at 5:33 am, randy wrote:
>I have a question about Downloading
>Windows Updates:

>I've 'inherited' about 45 Windows98SE machines that I am supposed to administer.
> With the recent outbreaks, I began logging onto these machines to update them, only
>to find that the previous administrator has some how locked these machines down so
>that downloads from the windows update site cannot happen. Does anyone know what
>types of settings may have been used to do this? I'm interested in reversing this
>situation so that updates can occur.
>
>Tia
>

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Question about 'Downloading Windows Updates' (randy: Monday, August 25, 2003 at 5:33 am)

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Question about 'Downloading Windows Updates' (randy: Mon, Aug 25, 2003, 5:33 am)

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