Updating Windows XP

[Alan]

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Do I need to close applications such as Norton Security/Anti-Virus before
downloading Windows updates? If so, how do I do this as under ME I could go
to the task manager but with XP the task manager doesn't show such underlying
applications.

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics (More info?)

Greetings --

I've never found a need to disable antivirus protection before
downloading and installing Windows updates; nor have I ever
encountered any adverse affects caused by not doing so. Others,
however, have reported differing results.

Disabling a Norton product, however, would have nothing to do with
the OS; simply follow the instructions provided by Symantec in the
Help files.


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"alan" <alan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:75E65D69-D3AA-4151-8970-5C1D3C481CA0@microsoft.com...
> Do I need to close applications such as Norton Security/Anti-Virus
> before
> downloading Windows updates? If so, how do I do this as under ME I
> could go
> to the task manager but with XP the task manager doesn't show such
> underlying
> applications.