Reboot Required [Archive] - FileSharing Talk

SiRius128

10-25-2003, 05:26 AM

When ever I d/l Norton updates, once im done i get the message: "Some of the updates that were just installed require that you reboot your machine now. please save all data, then press OK to reboot...blah...blah..blah" and thers only ONE button, the OK button....SO....is there any way of getting round this so i dont have to restart, im just keeping it in the backround for now...

wormless

10-25-2003, 05:33 AM

i get that msg too and i do what norton says i reboot its important that u do that so it can update the files on starting up the pc

SiRius128

10-25-2003, 05:39 AM

i know that....o well....i'll just reboot....need to sleep any way...

nikita69

10-25-2003, 05:42 AM

which OS do u both have? also, this may explain a bit, yet running 2003 or 2004 on 2k or xp, i've never seen it.
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/share...de=&svy=&csm=no (http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/sharedtech.nsf/d3c44a1678bd8f45852566aa005902cb/d0e56196aa4ac9f388256b66007caf2d?OpenDocument&prod=&ver=&src=sg&pcode=&svy=&csm=no)

the-ninja69

10-25-2003, 08:46 AM

Ya I know for sure on XP it does not have that message and a restart is not required; but maybe on a previous OS you may have to restart computer.

razorsharp013

10-25-2003, 08:48 AM

I have XP and no I don't have to restart after virus def. updates. However I would guess that some program updates could perhaps require a restart.