If you see Critical or Important Updates available at Windows Update on a manual
visit, those are the ones OneCare sees. Checked and not checked isn't the issue.
You should manually reme the other a/v or spyware software before you install
OneCare.
-steve
"JamesJ" <jjy@xxxxxx_roadrunner.com> wrote:
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>I've noticed that when I click view available updates, the critical one(s)
>are checked and other(s) aren't. Those that aren't checked are triggering
>the notification from OneCare?
>Also, If I decide to try OneCare again, should I manually uninstall my
>current
>Anti-Virus/Anti-Spyware software or will OneCare do it upon installation?
>Can't remember the situation the last time.
>
>James
>
>"StephenB" <sboots@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> Yes, that's correct. Automatic Updates are not staged to everyone at the
>> same
>> time. So, it is possible to not receive a notification of an update being
>> available or downloaded to your PC, but when you manually check for
>> updates via
>> Windows Updates, you'll see one or more critical/important updates.
>> OneCare adds an extra check for these updates as part of Tune-up.
>> -steve
>>
>> "JamesJ" <jjy@xxxxxx_roadrunner.com> wrote:
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>>>So, there are times when updates are available, critical or not,
>>>but Vista doesn't notify me of the fact?
>>>
>>>James
>>>
>>>"StephenB" <sboots@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>>>news:ka9uv3lurilc9iupdntm3pheb2o86pv6ja@xxxxxx
>>>> "JamesJ" <jjy@xxxxxx_roadrunner.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>I prefer to have Vista notify me for available updates but
>>>>>OneCare deems it necessary to warn me that this needs immediate
>>>>>attention and the OneCare icon in the notification area on the
>>>>>taskbar is, believe red. I hjave since uninstalled OnCare.
>>>>>Anyway to prevent OneCare from doing this and allowing me to have
>>>>>Vista notify me of updates without causing a panic??
>>>>>
>>>>>Thanks,
>>>>>James
>>>> OneCare adds a layer to the check for updates done by Windows. Automatic
>>>> Updates
>>>> for Windows are not deployed to everyone at the same time. What you are
>>>> seeing
>>>> is that a PC that has not been offered a released critical update had a
>>>> Tune-up
>>>> happen in OneCare. As part of Tune-up, OneCare check the Windows Update
>>>> catalog
>>>> and warns if something has been found that was not yet offered. The tray
>>>> icon
>>>> will be yellow in this situation, not red.
>>>> It *is* an extra added bit of security and can't be configured by you.
>>>> -steve
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Stephen Boots
>>>> MVP Windows Live
>>>> Windows Live OneCare Forum Moderator
>>>> sboots@xxxxxx
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>> Stephen Boots
>> MVP Windows Live
>> Windows Live OneCare Forum Moderator
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