big problem with update need advice

yvesj · Apr 18, 2010

i like to know why is that microsoft security essensials .is downloading all is updade with out asking me fisrt .
because i have set my update to do it manualy .
i have 2 of them that downloaded with out asking me today .
why

here is how it is set

Brink · Apr 18, 2010

Hello Yvesj,

Since it's a Microsoft program, they will of course have it be able to be updated through Windows Update as well as manually through the program. It doesn't really matter which option you use to update the program since it will only update from either or and not both for that specific update.

You could also set Windows Updates to not show updates for "other Microsoft programs" by unchecking that option under "Microsoft Update to not have them there.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/120695-windows-update-windows-automatic-updating.html

If you have MSE set to run on a schedule, then you may also have it set to check and install updates then as well.

Hope this helps,
Shawn

yvesj · Apr 18, 2010

Brink said:
Hello Yvesj,

Since it's a Microsoft program, they will of course have it be able to be updated through Windows Update as well as manually through the program. It doesn't really matter which option you use to update the program since it will only update from either or and not both for that specific update.

You could also set Windows Updates to not show updates for "other Microsoft programs" by unchecking that option under "Microsoft Update to not have them there.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/120695-windows-update-windows-automatic-updating.html

If you have MSE set to run on a schedule, then you may also have it set to check and install updates then as well.

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Hope this helps,
Shawn

thank you but i am not getting the same screen as you
here is what i get when i open it

yvesj · Apr 18, 2010

yvesj said:
not only that i have one update showing since this morning but i did not install yet .but what are the other 2 update by them self

the first one is from this morning .but i did not inatall it yet .the second picture are the 2 update done automatily with out asking

whs · Apr 18, 2010

Those are all Definition Updates for MSE. I advise you to let them automatically install if you want protection against the most recent malware. MSE actually does these updates only once per day. Some other security programs do them as often as 3 or 5 times per day.

yvesj · Apr 18, 2010

ok .now i get it .
this a new secity program for me .
because all othe do not update as often as microsoft security esssensials .is there is a resun for it .up to 5 time a day .
ho boy .
tell me about it it all ready use about 3 gb of my space only today .
i do have super antispyware pro for life [free]and it don't update every day and it is one of the best around

whs · Apr 18, 2010

SAS is a scanner. MSE is a real time security protection program. It needs to be updated all the time because each day thousands of new viruses, trojans and other malware are new on the web.
I don't think the updates used the 3GBs. It is probably the shadows (restore points) that used the space.
Open an elevated Command Prompt and paste vssadmin list shadowstorage into it and hit Enter. Then you can see how much space the shadows have taken (look for allocated for C)

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