Windows Vista Won't stop updating!

My buddies computer is running Windows Vista. He started his up today and it starting doing some updates. When it gets to the last one, it restarts and then starts the updates over again. How can he fix this?

You can't. Vista's like that. Wait for the downgrade.

Why would your friend want to stop windows from updating?

Open Windows Task Manager (ALT+CTRL+DEL) and look for a process called 'waudll.exe' or something like that, keep it inmind

now do .... Start - Control Panel - Administrative Tools - Services

when Services opens up, scroll to the bottom and look for Windows Update/Windows Automatic Update, ... dbl click the service name and change startup type from Automatic to Manual/Disabled.

turn off the computer. when it turns on keep pressing F8 and choose to repair computer. That fixed mine for the moment

Why would your friend want to stop windows from updating?

Pirate700

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Why would your friend want to stop windows from updating?

NetYankEagle

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Why would your friend want to stop windows from updating?

Pirate700

IMO updating the platform doesn't really do squat to the performance of the OS. what i've noticed that it does do is it makes my pc use more ram than before the update, but that's just probably my own experience with updating.