Lawrence,

Everything's fine now and here's what happened. If Automatic Updates is
configured to "Download updates for me, but let me choose when to install
them" then the files will be downloaded and nothing happens until you shut
down the computer.

Once you choose Shut Down, Windows decides this is a good time to start
installing your updates. So in reality, the user doesn't really decide when
to install the updates at all because Windows does it without warning upon
Shut Down, like it or not.

To further complicate things, you are warned not to turn off your computer
during the update process. I was really pissed about this because I had to
leave home with my computer still running.

I have since re-configured Automatic Updates to "Notify me but don't
automatically download or install them". This way I control when things get
downloaded and updated.

-Alias

"Lawrence Garvin [MVP]" wrote:

> You must be logged in with a local administrator account to install updates.
>
> What says your %windir%\WindowsUpdate.log file?
>
> How did you determine that the updates are actually downloaded, if you have no
> notification icon?
>
>
> "Alias" <Alias@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:F47ADD9C-7B78-404B-8E79-661D5D16AC4C@microsoft.com...
> > Hello,
> >
> > I have Automatic Update configured to "Download updates for me, but let me
> > choose when to install them."
> >
> > After the updates are downloaded nothing happens after that. I get no prompt
> > to install the downloaded updates at all.
> >
> > Also when I review my "Installation Results" page on the microsoft website I
> > get a list of Remaining High Priority Updates but they don't show up in the
> > list to be downloaded. Here's the list, but I can't find where to download
> > or
> > install them:
> >
> > Security Update for Windows XP (KB873339)
> > Critical Update for Windows XP (KB886185)
> > Security Update for Windows XP (KB885836)
> > Security Update for Windows XP (KB888302)
> > Security Update for Windows Messenger (KB887472)
> > Security Update for Windows XP (KB891781)
> > Security Update for Windows XP (KB888113)
> > Update for Windows XP (KB887742)
> > Security Update for Windows XP (KB885835)
> > Security Update for Windows XP (KB885250)
> > Security Update for Windows XP (KB890046)
> > Security Update for Windows XP (KB896422)
> > Security Update for Windows XP (KB896428)
> > Security Update for Windows XP (KB893066)
> > Security Update for Windows XP (KB901214)
> > Security Update for Windows XP (KB890859)
> > Security Update for Windows XP (KB896358)
> > Security Update for Windows XP (KB893756)
> > Security Update for Windows XP (KB899591)
> > Security Update for Windows XP (KB899587)
> > Security Update for Windows XP (KB896423)
> > Update for Windows XP (KB894391)
> > Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework, Version 1.1 Service Pack 1
> > (KB886903)
> > Microsoft GDI+ Detection Tool (KB873374)
> > Security Update for Windows XP (KB902400)
> > Security Update for Windows XP (KB899589)
> > Security Update for Windows XP (KB901017)
> > Security Update for Windows XP (KB905414)
> > Security Update for Windows XP (KB904706)
> > Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer for Windows XP (KB896688)
> > Security Update for Windows XP (KB905749)
> > Security Update for Windows XP (KB900725)
> > Security Update for Windows XP (KB896424)
> > Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool - November 2005 (KB890830)
>
>
>