I have automatic updates set to check daily for updates and to download them
automatically. I noticed in eventvwr that windows checks for updates every
hour all day long - every day. Should it be doing that? I would have assumed
it would check one time each day at the time specified.

Re: Automatic Updates - Windows XP by PA

PA
Sun Jul 20 13:47:05 PDT 2008

Such behavior is not unusual if (1) the machine's not connected to the
internet or (2) Automatic Updates cannot reach the MS servers (for whatever
reason).
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

LenC wrote:
> I have automatic updates set to check daily for updates and to download
> them
> automatically. I noticed in eventvwr that windows checks for updates
> every
> hour all day long - every day. Should it be doing that? I would have
> assumed
> it would check one time each day at the time specified.


Re: Automatic Updates - Windows XP by LenC

LenC
Wed Jul 23 06:19:02 PDT 2008

Thank you for your reply. Actually, I was mistaken. The hourly messages
related to Norton Internet Security. Apparently this program does check for
updates hourly when you use its pfishing protection, which I do. I'm not sure
why it does this so frequently, but it does.

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

> Such behavior is not unusual if (1) the machine's not connected to the
> internet or (2) Automatic Updates cannot reach the MS servers (for whatever
> reason).
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/
>
> LenC wrote:
> > I have automatic updates set to check daily for updates and to download
> > them
> > automatically. I noticed in eventvwr that windows checks for updates
> > every
> > hour all day long - every day. Should it be doing that? I would have
> > assumed
> > it would check one time each day at the time specified.
>
>

Re: Automatic Updates - Windows XP by PA

PA
Wed Jul 23 10:31:39 PDT 2008

Guess my CrystalBall© wasn't working very good, was it? <eg> Perhaps you
should have mentioned LiveUpdate, not "automatic updates."

Contact Symantec Support if you need further assistance, Len.


LenC wrote:
> Thank you for your reply. Actually, I was mistaken. The hourly messages
> related to Norton Internet Security. Apparently this program does check
> for
> updates hourly when you use its pfishing protection, which I do. I'm not
> sure why it does this so frequently, but it does.
>
> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
>> Such behavior is not unusual if (1) the machine's not connected to the
>> internet or (2) Automatic Updates cannot reach the MS servers (for
>> whatever
>> reason).
>> --
>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
>> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
>> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/
>>
>> LenC wrote:
>>> I have automatic updates set to check daily for updates and to download
>>> them
>>> automatically. I noticed in eventvwr that windows checks for updates
>>> every
>>> hour all day long - every day. Should it be doing that? I would have
>>> assumed
>>> it would check one time each day at the time specified.