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SoM Your Other Daddy Joined: 03 Dec 1999 Posts: 17533	Posted: 05-08-2008 03:27 PM                  i have IE 7 for XP in the windows update proggy and i'm refusing to install it, but i'm not getting any new updates and i heard SP3 is popping up in updates from friends but not me. do i have to install IE 7 from the update to get new updates? wtf? _________________ [WYD]SoM
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corpse The Illuminated Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 1545	Posted: 05-08-2008 04:06 PM                  SP3 is an optional update. Auto updates only find critical updates I think.
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SoM Your Other Daddy Joined: 03 Dec 1999 Posts: 17533	Posted: 05-08-2008 04:26 PM                  but i've seen it in the windows update at a friends house, and havent seen it nor critical updates on mine _________________ [WYD]SoM
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corpse The Illuminated Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 1545	Posted: 05-08-2008 04:36 PM                  Did a reinstall last night and sp3 only shows up if you click custom when doing manual updates. It's not there if you click the express button. This makes me think it is NOT a critical update. It's not showing up on my other computers through auto update.
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SoM Your Other Daddy Joined: 03 Dec 1999 Posts: 17533	Posted: 05-08-2008 04:59 PM                  i've only done manual updates, i'm beginning to think that i must have to install the IE 7 update ( which is a full install of IE 7 ) lol _________________ [WYD]SoM
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creep Immortal Joined: 30 Dec 2003 Posts: 2958	Posted: 05-08-2008 05:13 PM                  I know this is an extremely far out there idea, but you could just install sp3 manually.
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SoM Your Other Daddy Joined: 03 Dec 1999 Posts: 17533	Posted: 05-08-2008 05:44 PM                  i dont want it either main prob is i'm not getting updates at all, and that i know cause every update MUST be approved by me and only me on this PC _________________ [WYD]SoM
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creep Immortal Joined: 30 Dec 2003 Posts: 2958	Posted: 05-08-2008 06:41 PM                  IE7 has not touched any of my machines, and they're all still happily auto-downloading critical updates.
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