Its often best to restart after each update requires it, as several = system changes could be made at the same time that cause conflict, thus giving = the potential for some rather unpleasant predicaments. If, for some reason you did mistakenly install IE 7, you could easily = revert back to 6 by removing it through Add/Remove. HTH. Cheers, Mark Mark Matthews Cardiff, Wales, UK E-mail/MSN/Windows Messenger: mark.matthews53@xxxxxxxxxxxx Skype: MMatthews1981 Mobile: 07779 147874=20 -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf = Of Peter Beasley Sent: 22 January 2007 13:44 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: Windows updates WHat I meant was that the computer will automatically doo several = restarts=20 during the updating process. ----- Original Message -----=20 From: "Andy Collins" <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 12:46 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Windows updates Thanks guys, what a pain! So, do I go to Windows update, and get it to search my computer? Also, I don't want to install IE7, but hopefully = I'll be able to uncheck that one ahead of downloading all the updates? Wondering = why it would take several restarts, isn't it more a case of downloading all = the updates, then doing one restart? Thanks - Andy ----- Original Message ----- From: "roger south" <roger.south@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 12:13 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Windows updates Probably. I had to. I set it up to download and install over night. Roger Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andy Collins" <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 11:17 AM Subject: [access-uk] Windows updates > Hi all - just occurred to me, that having now reinstalled XP, will I=20 > have lost all of the windows updates from the past 3 years, since=20 > original installation? Will I have to reinstall service pack2 as well? > > Thanks - Andy > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=3Dunsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=3Dfaq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=3Dunsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=3Dfaq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq -- This email has been verified as Virus free Virus Protection and more available at http://www.plus.net ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=3Dunsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=3Dfaq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=3Dunsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=3Dfaq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq