Hi Paul, I put the steps below in the order you do them. 1. Start Menu 2. Settings 3. Control Panel 4. Automatic Updates. Press Enter to open it. 5. Press Tab once. 6. Press down arrow to "Turn off Automatic Updates." 7. Press Alt A to apply and then Enter to close the dialog box. 8. Press Alt F4 to close Control Panel. 9. Breathe a sigh of relief. Whew! Francis -- To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx