Disabling the 'Do you want to restart now?' message after Windows XP Pro Automatic Update

One of the most annoying features of using Windows AutoUpdate is the popup warning box that asks:



If you are in the middle of working and cannot reboot, clicking cancel repeatedly on this warning can get really frustrating.

On top of that, some Windows updates AUTOMATICALLY reboot your computer. If this happens while you are gone and you can't remember what was open on your computer - too bad.

Luckily, there is a way to both disable the automatic reboot as well as increase the amount of time between the warning boxes.

For instructions including screenshots, visit http://www.online-tech-tips.com/computer-tips/disable-restart-now.

- Presario

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Firefox 3.0 Hangs

I am an avid Firefox supporter, but the computer tech in me knows that for the sake of stability you never run towards a major release of a software right away. Personally, I prefer to let all of the other people work out the bugs and issues with a new version of the software - especially if my old version is running fine.

However, I started having so many issues with the old Firefox 2.x version, that I decided to break the norm and upgrade to Firefox 3.0. I did the test on my laptop first, and was surprised to find that there were no hiccups like I had when updating from Firefox 1.0 to 2.0 back in the day. However, my laptop is not anything like my production machine which I use for EVERYTHING - so I was still nervous.

Finally, I decided to roll the dice and updated my production machine. All of the bugs and issues I was having with 2.0 were corrected, and I was actually EXCITED about the features in the new version.

Then all of a sudden I noticed a major issue; when I reopened Firefox all of my tabs did not save. This was one of the main things I LOVED about Firefox; being a developer that works on multiple projects at the same time it is a very handy feature. At first I ignored it, but as Firefox started to hang, freeze, and lose my tabs repeatedly - it started to frustrate me.

After doing a little research on Google, I ran across an article on the Mozilla support site that talked about resolving FireFox hangs. What a life saver!

This article may have made the difference from me reverting back to FireFox 2.x, or trying out Google Chrome. Hopefully it will help you too:
http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Firefox+hangs#Duplicate_Session_Restore_files

- Presario

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