One of the annoying things about Windows XP is its tendency to keep pestering the user to reboot after updates have been installed. I’m sure I’m not the only one who’s been working on a document, only to have the “Reboot Now?” dialog box pop up, accept the spacebar keypress that was meant for your document, and happily reboot the machine — three days into that loooong simulation you’re running in FreeBASIC. Grr.
At least there’s a solution. If you stop the Automatic Updates service, the insipid messages go away and don’t come back until after you reboot. Peace at last…
mind, this is still a tremendous improvement from the 9X days when, if you'll recall, the OS would exhibit apoplectic fits of desire to reboot after actions as innocent as merely *looking* at your network settings.