On Feb 26, 3:45 pm, Holiday <Holid...******.com> wrote:
> Has anyone else noticed that when
> updates are downloading the shield
> is in the tray, but when the updates
> are finished downloading it disappears?
> It used to just sit there waiting for you
> to click on and install the updates.
> I have automatic updates set to
> download but not automatically install.
> It has been set this way for over a year.
> But now it seems it will only allow me to
> update when I shut down them machine.
> Then I don't have a choice on what is updating.
> It just installs all of them.
>
> Holiday

Are you sure your are not noticing the WGA auto-check shield instead?
Windows Genuine Advantage system (WGA) is the "so called" security
check to make sure that you/we are using Genuine valid XP license
key. The system "dials" home to MS to check periodically (for me,
every time I restart my XPs.)