When Windows 2003/XP require an autoreboot after windows updates...
- Thread starter Mikoyan
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Senture is correct. A reboot is required if the component that the update is for is in use, for example core OS files.
However M$ have been working on an implimenting technologies for a few years now to reduce the amount of reboot required while patching and are continuing to do so.
As far as I am aware M$ do not state if an update requires a reboot or not.
However M$ have been working on an implimenting technologies for a few years now to reduce the amount of reboot required while patching and are continuing to do so.
As far as I am aware M$ do not state if an update requires a reboot or not.
thanks for the input guys, and if anyone needs to know how to stop this here are instructions 
For Windows XP Professional SP2 / Windows 2000/2003
* Click the Start button, select Run…
* Type in “gpedit.msc” (without the quotes)
* Browse into Local Computer Policy->Computer Configuration->Administrative Templates->Windows Components->Windows Update
* Right click on “No auto-restart for scheduled Automatic Updates installations” and select Properties
* Change the radio button to select “Enabled” and hit Ok
* There are several settings in this view that can be changed in regards to Windows Update. Each is well documented so poke around if you want to modify the behavior of Windows Update in another way.
* Reboot your computer one last time for the setting to take place.
For Windows XP Home Edition
Warning, modifying your registry is dangerous. If you don’t know what you’re doing, get the computer kid down the street to do it
* Click the Start button, select Run…
* Type in “regedit” (without the quotes)
* Browse to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \Software\Policies \Microsoft\Windows \WindowsUpdate\AU
* Right click and create a new DWORD Value named “NoAutoRebootWithLoggedOnUsers” (without the quotes)
* Double-click this new value and set the Value data to 1
* Or if you’re lazy, download this file and double-click it to add that value for you and skip the steps above.
* Reboot your computer one last time for the setting to take effect.
Stolen from:
http://www.geeked.info/disabling-windows-update-auto-reboot/
Was just a little confused which updates it did this for so least I know now!
Thanks again
For Windows XP Professional SP2 / Windows 2000/2003
* Click the Start button, select Run…
* Type in “gpedit.msc” (without the quotes)
* Browse into Local Computer Policy->Computer Configuration->Administrative Templates->Windows Components->Windows Update
* Right click on “No auto-restart for scheduled Automatic Updates installations” and select Properties
* Change the radio button to select “Enabled” and hit Ok
* There are several settings in this view that can be changed in regards to Windows Update. Each is well documented so poke around if you want to modify the behavior of Windows Update in another way.
* Reboot your computer one last time for the setting to take place.
For Windows XP Home Edition
Warning, modifying your registry is dangerous. If you don’t know what you’re doing, get the computer kid down the street to do it
* Click the Start button, select Run…
* Type in “regedit” (without the quotes)
* Browse to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \Software\Policies \Microsoft\Windows \WindowsUpdate\AU
* Right click and create a new DWORD Value named “NoAutoRebootWithLoggedOnUsers” (without the quotes)
* Double-click this new value and set the Value data to 1
* Or if you’re lazy, download this file and double-click it to add that value for you and skip the steps above.
* Reboot your computer one last time for the setting to take effect.
Stolen from:
http://www.geeked.info/disabling-windows-update-auto-reboot/
Was just a little confused which updates it did this for so least I know now!
Thanks again