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B2BwithJoeD · 02-19-2006, 09:27 AM

the latest security update has a mandatory restart, I couldn't get it to quit and lost what I was working on...

MichaelP · 02-19-2006, 09:29 AM

Txs for the input

LittleMack · 02-19-2006, 09:30 AM

Thank god I was not doing anything when it hit.

Kevsh · 02-19-2006, 09:37 AM

That is a really annoying feature. I typically have many tabs open in Firefox (my bookmarks is too full, I can't keep track anymore) so when it crashed, all those pages were gone. Restarting and finding everything again is a real production ...

SGS · 02-19-2006, 09:41 AM

I thought most did that?

B2BwithJoeD · 02-19-2006, 09:44 AM

Usually I get a choice to restart now or next time I reboot...

Manowar · 02-19-2006, 09:50 AM

thx for the headsup

HorseShit · 02-19-2006, 09:53 AM

What the fuck is so hard about hitting the "restart later" option which buys you about 10 minutes time before it pops up again asking to restart, meanwhile you are saving all of your work getting ready for the reboot.. THAT WAS HARD

minusonebit · 02-19-2006, 09:57 AM

I always get asked if I want to restart now or restart later. Sometimes though, the only option is to restart now and you cant minimize the dialog box, so that sucks because it stays on top of what you are doing. The other annoying thing is that if you click restart later, it pops up every 10 minutes or so and asks you again and there is no "leave me the hell alone" box you can check.

But I have never installed an update that just shut the system down without any warning at all.

FlyingIguana · 02-19-2006, 11:52 AM

it asked me if i wanted to restart...

check your settings or something

8 Characters · 02-19-2006, 11:54 AM

Yes my laptop got fucked over from this update. Thank Muhammad for auto backup feature on open office.

BuggyG · 02-19-2006, 11:55 AM

same here
always get asked if I wanna restart

djroof · 02-19-2006, 11:59 AM

thanks for that man!

RawAlex · 02-19-2006, 02:07 PM

Ummm, here is a hint: Set the auto update for the time you usually sleep. Make sure you clear your desktop every night (you should anyway, there could be a power failure or whatever). Then if it does an auto reboot after an update, it happens when you don't care anyway.

Alex

woj · 02-19-2006, 03:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jdavis

What the fuck is so hard about hitting the "restart later" option which buys you about 10 minutes time before it pops up again asking to restart, meanwhile you are saving all of your work getting ready for the reboot.. THAT WAS HARD

yea, no kidding

Lace · 02-19-2006, 05:35 PM

It was an AUTOMATIC reboot you clueless idiots.

My desktop was rebooted through the night while I was away, and windows update pop ups came up when I logged back into windows.

prime · 02-19-2006, 05:49 PM

Microsoft own us all, stop whining, deal with it, and carry on

been using Win XP for a while. it always install the updates when i turn-off my PC.

minusonebit · 02-19-2006, 05:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RawAlex

Ummm, here is a hint: Set the auto update for the time you usually sleep. Make sure you clear your desktop every night (you should anyway, there could be a power failure or whatever). Then if it does an auto reboot after an update, it happens when you don't care anyway.

Alex

Or better yet make Windows ask you before it updates itself. Thats how I have it setup. I dont like it when Windows tries to think, bad things normally happen.

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Kevsh Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: TO Posts: 8,619	That is a really annoying feature. I typically have many tabs open in Firefox (my bookmarks is too full, I can't keep track anymore) so when it crashed, all those pages were gone. Restarting and finding everything again is a real production ...

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HorseShit Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 17,513	What the fuck is so hard about hitting the "restart later" option which buys you about 10 minutes time before it pops up again asking to restart, meanwhile you are saving all of your work getting ready for the reboot.. THAT WAS HARD

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minusonebit So Fucking Banned Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: [email protected] Posts: 7,391	I always get asked if I want to restart now or restart later. Sometimes though, the only option is to restart now and you cant minimize the dialog box, so that sucks because it stays on top of what you are doing. The other annoying thing is that if you click restart later, it pops up every 10 minutes or so and asks you again and there is no "leave me the hell alone" box you can check. But I have never installed an update that just shut the system down without any warning at all.

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FlyingIguana aspiring banker Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: toronto Posts: 10,870	it asked me if i wanted to restart... check your settings or something

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8 Characters So Fucking Banned Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: This month's character: Dirty Franck Posts: 2,336	Yes my laptop got fucked over from this update. Thank Muhammad for auto backup feature on open office.

02-19-2006, 11:55 AM	#12
BuggyG Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Ottawa Posts: 4,179	same here always get asked if I wanna restart

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djroof JuicyDevils.gr Owner Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Greece Posts: 25,490	thanks for that man!

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RawAlex So Fucking Banned Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: In a house. Posts: 9,465	Ummm, here is a hint: Set the auto update for the time you usually sleep. Make sure you clear your desktop every night (you should anyway, there could be a power failure or whatever). Then if it does an auto reboot after an update, it happens when you don't care anyway. Alex

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