[fdkz]

I just disable the windows update service under "Services" and re-enable once every two weeks (and run the Windows Update GUI to click "search for updates" or what's it called) to keep everything up-to-date. Has worked without problems for the last year.

[dhd415]

Same here. I've found that all the other registry and policy methods eventually stopped working for me whereas disabling the update service has worked reliably for 9+ months.

[dhimes]

They should just copy a linux distro. Mint would be a good one. Have a little icon that tells me when I'm out of date, then I can click it and update at my convenience. I think iphone does this, right? To operate their OS? So it is possible to make this work for "normal" users, whomever they are.

[agentdrtran]

Mint can't auto-upgrade, so I don't think they're a good example...

[dhimes]

No- it tells you when you need to upgrade so you can do it manually. That's the point. (Sorry for the late reply.)