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Message-ID: <412A42C7.8030301@mistrealm.com>
From: mbs at mistrealm.com (Michael Schaefer)
Subject: Windows Update

It looks like windows update requires Automated Updates to be set to 
automatic startup, but does not require the process to actually be 
running...

So the statement that they are "required" is obviously false.

As a work around, I can manually change the startup status, do the 
windows update, then change the startup status back to manual.

Seriously annoying, but doable.

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