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JACKPOT!!! Thank you so much! I have been clicking Cancel after the previous steps, so I never got the Hide Updates box. It will be great to get rid of that notification and shield! I had forgotten how to get to that option.

Thank you, but none of that changes the yellow shield and notification appearing every day! There’s no custom option (which I always use); it’s this one update alone. Maybe next time there are other updates I can uncheck this one, download the others and this download will go away. I can always hope!

Thanks anyway!

Thank you. I already removed the check mark a few times – there is no “no thank you” box, so the little shield appears every day! Thanks for the input.

I have done a bit more searching and some people have problems after this download. I don’t need it and don’t want it – I’ve decided. Now how long will the notice keep appearing when I turn the computer on! I’m getting tired of the little yellow shield sitting there all day :confused:

I suppose everyone knows by now that it was a Google problem. It took many days, but it is supposedly fixed now. I just happened to find the forum at Google and it was actually comforting to know that others had the same problem, although differing time gaps. Mine was always 14 hrs. ahead, others had many variations. You’d think Google would have let someone know, such as our ISP who obviously contracts with Google for their email! Let’s hope this is the end of the problem!

Google suggests checking your Windows time settings: The wrong time is listed for messages – Gmail Help. Gmail time may or may not be linked to the time zone you set in Google Calendar settings. I didn’t see any time zone setting for Gmail itself.

Both the Windows and Google Calendar settings are correct for my time zone. The problem is that this issue comes and goes as of the last few days. Today it’s correct. I’ll keep pursuing it. Thank you for the suggestion.

I find it easier and simpler to avoid the Adobe Download Manager. To that end, I remove Flash via the Windows Control panel, both the ActiveX version and Firefox/plugin version. Then, I download the manual installers from Adobe and run each with its target browser shut down.

Links to Adobe standalone installers can be found on http://www.FlashTester.org, along with the link to the Adobe page that reports on the installed version, Can never remember that link. Recent editions of Google Chrome will self-udpate the copy of Flash inside Chrome, assuming its normally installed, the portable version does not self-update.

You’re a lifesaver! I just gave Adobe one last try and used your flashtester link. I finally got the 10.1.85.3 version, first time all day I’ve been able to find it! And without Adobe DLM!

It should appear as “Shockwave Flash.” If that is not listed, is it possible you have only the IE (ActiveX) version?

You’re right, it’s there as “Shockwave Flash”. The whole Adobe thing has my head spinning and must have confused me, easy to do! I’m going in circles with an update. Adobe’s info says we need 10.1.85.3 version, but will only download what I already have. I’d better quit for today before I throw something at the computer.

PS I just re-read the other thread on Flash updates and found a solution! Success at last using a link given there. See the thread on FF and Flash updates.

This is the up-to-date version.

Having a similar problem with Flash crashing today, but I have the up to date version. The Flash plug in is shown in my “add/remove programs”, but as you show above, I don’t have it listed in the FF plug ins. What does that mean?

I’m trying to clarify the info here cause I’ve just dealt with this FF and Adobe issue. FF tells me that Shockwave Flash (10.1.82.76) needs to be updated although it’s the latest update through FF. If I jump through the hoops and do it, all it does is install the DLManager, and no Flash update. Is the DLM the only reason I’m being told by FF to get the update?

Update – Flash just crashed again.

if your OS is pirated WGA will bug you for good 😉

It’s not, but I don’t have the install CD, never got one. I’d be up a creek if I ever had to reinstall XP. (I’m just a beginner/intermediate user and XP is fine for the light browsing and email needs I have.)

BTW, Andy, I installed Avast the other day and really like it so far.

Once again, I thank all of you. I’ve done several things – already was using CCleaner, works well, did a defrag, downloaded Glary utilities (I like it), but the huge improvement came after I uninstalled AVG free. We are pretty much back to normal. I will find a new AV tool now. I don’t know what happened to AVG cause it didn’t cause a problem all the time we’ve been using it, until recent months. Wow, it sure takes a lot of time to track down these problems. Sure appreciate all the help!

Hi Annie – Some folks here in the lounge like the FREE MSE for for virus, spyware, malware protection.
Microsoft Security Essentials

Minimum system requirements for Microsoft Security Essentials

I was checking into that yesterday, but it wants to install Windows Genuine Advantage. That might be OK, but in the WS newsletters, Susan Bradley warned about letting MS install that – apparently you can get false readings and MS tells you that you don’t have a genuine product. Do you think that’s a problem? Thanks, Tim.

This is part of a post in an unrelated thread …..

Here is the part of the post that may apply here ….

Sluggish XP sp3’s in the August time frame

XP sp3
Ram of less than 512

behavior is that when they check in with MU that the machine is sluggish
to unusable.
Symptom is that the box is sucking more RAM on wuauclt.exe service

Right now the only workaround is to flip the box back to WU

Go into the control panel, windows update, change settings, scroll down,
change (TEMPORARILY) back to Windows update until we figure out what’s
going on.

Got emails into WU folks and opened up a security case to get it
investigated. Think it started occuring pre August patches but it’s
really painful now. Holler if you are seeing similar.

” I am a LAN administrator and have been dealing with this issue the
last couple of weeks. What a pain.

I have had many of my XP machine with SP3 have the same problem. What I
have observed is that wuauclt.exe uses 600+ mb of memory at peak times
which turns a 512mb pc into a snail. “

I think you are on to something, Tim. I had a feeling there was a change after one of the updates, and I also have seen in task manager that wuauclt is using a huge amount of memory after the boot. There has been a tremendous improvement since yesterday when I uninstalled AVG free version, however. Some have suggested Avast (rather than AVG), but on CNET there were really negative reviews of the new version 5. My detective work will continue, but you experts are awesome to help us!

Thank you so much, all of you, for the tips. I just returned from a trip and will start working on this issue again. You all have excellent advice. One thing I did today was uninstall AVG free version, and it seems to have made a difference so far, when I restarted. Even the boot time was cut in half, although the real test is what it does after the boot, waiting for the browser to open. Will see about that later. Again, thanks to all; you guys are great!