Vista - Will Vista Programs Run if Windows Update Service is Stopped?

I've disabled Windows Updates but continually get an anoying update
reminder. What impact to Vista and installed programs if I stop the
service?

Thanks

<VistaHelpRequested@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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You will accumulate a lot of vulnerabilities and over time may have some
software that does not work as well as it could.

"Colin Barnhorst" <c.barnhorst@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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There we go again, that language thing. He won't be accumulating any
vulnerabilities, he just won't be receiving fixes for the vulnerabilities
that were built into the product.

<VistaHelpRequested@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:hmf784le2kfm7lu4o133bs9et2u9jurfsp@xxxxxxIf you already have an update downloaded that needs installing, I don't
think stopping the service will remove the reminders. Install the update
that you are being reminded for.

I stopped the service, because it takes up ram and I just do the updates
manually every month or so. No big deal.

On Sun, 20 Jul 2008 20:21:21 -0500, "Taylor" <taylor@xxxxxx>
wrote:
That's exactly what I wanted in addition to the repeated calls to
update. I monitor things routinely and am usually aware of the
important, or critical, updates but prefer to do it on my schedule.

"Sinner" <sinner@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:Y7Qgk.4466$9V5.879@xxxxxxNew exploits show up all the time.

"Taylor" <taylor@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:wo6dna6ePaUEeR7VnZ2dnUVZ_jydnZ2d@xxxxxxThere are certainly circumstances in which Automatic Update must not be
permitted to run, ever, and this applies to both Vista and XP. I use and
maintain a fair number of systems and have personally seen AU cause
essential user processes to fail at extremely inconvenient times (such as
causing a court reporter's system to suddenly lose connection with the
receiving systems during a hearing).

In that context, though, the user must understand that this means they
*have* to check for updates manually, and actually do so.

-pk

"Colin Barnhorst" <c.barnhorst@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:BAB32E61-7086-4EDE-BA71-F373D6C96E25@xxxxxxNo they don't. That's like saying the door wasn't there until you saw it.
The exploits are all there. They just keep finding them.

"Sinner" <sinner@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:yzVgk.4622$9V5.4228@xxxxxxLOL. Well, the exploits are the malware written to leverage
vulnerabilities. The malware writers find new angles all the time.

CPanel/Windows Security Center/Change the way Security Center alerts me/Your
choice... preferably 'Don't notify but display icon.'
Michael


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