[colug-432] Windows Safe Mode

[Steve VanSlyck]

No - it was just a friendly but pointed "lecture" from the telephone tech 
rep.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew M Stemen" <andrew at andrewmstemen.net>
To: "Central OH Linux User Group - 432xx" <colug-432 at colug.net>
Date: Wed, 02 Mar 2011 19:55:56 -0500
Subject: Re: [colug-432] Windows Safe Mode

> Also not to be disrespectful of anyone, but do you have a source/link
> for the statement "MS reps say that SP3 should be installed only via
> safe mode."? 
> 
> ---
> Andrew Michael Stemen
> andrew at andrewmstemen.net
> 
> 
> On Sun, 27 Feb 2011 19:17 -0500, "Steve VanSlyck"
> <s.vanslyck at spamcop.net> wrote:
> > Not to be disrespectful of the group, but I assume most everyone here 
has 
> > to manage at least one Windows box (XP in this case).
> > 
> > MS reps say that SP3 should be installed only via safe mode. MS's 
website 
> > says if upgrading one box only (as we all do for our friends) one 
should 
> > use the download offered by Automatic Updates since is - ahem, 
allegedly 
> > - smaller and more appropriate.
> > 
> > One cannot, however, do both unless the box is configured to accept 
> > automatic updates in safe mode. Last year I had to figure this out. 
Today 
> > I had to do it again. Imagine my surprise when I discoved my own 
> > correction of someone else's incomplete and non-working fix on the web. 
I 
> > thought I'd offer it here as well, for what it's worth, since this may 
be 
> > usefull for situations other than simply installing SP3.
> > 
> > Apply the following REG file to your Windows XP box and you will then 
be 
> > able to run Automatic Updates in safe mode - and don't forget the final 
> > carriage return at the end of the file befor saving it:
> > 
> > Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
> > 
> > 

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SafeBoot\Minimal\BITS]
> > @="Service"
> > 

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SafeBoot\Minimal\MSIServer]
> > @="Service"
> > 
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SafeBoot\Minimal\ose]
> > @="Service"
> > 

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SafeBoot\Minimal\wuauserv]
> > @="Service"
> > 

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SafeBoot\Network\BITS]
> > @="Service"
> > 

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SafeBoot\Network\MSIServer]
> > @="Service"
> > 
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SafeBoot\Network\ose]
> > @="Service"
> > 

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SafeBoot\Network\wuauserv]
> > @="Service"
> > 
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