Dear Windows.

[gridlore]

Die in a fire. I was having the best game of Civ IV I've had in weeks when you suddenly decided it was time to upload those "critical updates" I told you to put off until tomorrow. Game gone, no save.

I learned everything I need to know about reprogramming you in Combat Demolitions. Got it?

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[kengr]

There's a reason I have mine set to *ask* if I want to download the updates, then ask if I want to apply them. And why I do "custom" so I can approve them individually (and more importantly have a window where I can watch them progressing)

Alas, even with that, once you click the "go" button, sufficiently critical updates *will* not merely say that you need to restart, but nag you about it. And if you don't click the "wait" after the nag comes up, after a certain period, the restart is done *for* you. Likewise (as I learned the hard way once) after something like 24 hours, it'll do the restart *anyway*.

I'm just waiting for the day that happens to a truly critical box somewhere and somebody with lots of money goes after MS in the courts.

Because I don't care *how* critical* the update is, having the computer restarted without your permission is a good way to really futz things up.