posted on Friday, February 20, 2004 11:01 PM
by
stefandemetz
Automatic updates registry hack - get your loved ones to patch and autoupdate Windows
Automatic Updates
REGEDIT4
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU]
"RescheduleWaitTime"=dword:00000003
"NoAutoRebootWithLoggedOnUsers"=dword:00000000
"NoAutoUpdate"=dword:00000001
"AUOptions"=dword:00000004
"ScheduledInstallDay"=dword:00000000
"ScheduledInstallTime"=dword:0000000D
copy the Automatic Updates snippet above and save as .reg (Registry file) . Mail it to all your loved ones.
It will download and install patches automatically at 1 PM everyday
DISCLAIMER: This applies only to versions of Windows which have automatic updates installe like W2K SP2 + SUS, W2K SP3+ and XP SP1+. I deny all responsability, liability etc etc ...
some posts about automatic updates
http://dotnetjunkies.com/WebLog/stefandemetz/archive/2004/05/07/13102.aspx
http://dotnetjunkies.com/WebLog/stefandemetz/archive/2004/05/11/13358.aspx