Lacks option to "only update manually"

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Currently, the updater does not provide a setting to disable it from
constantly running.

I managed to disable it by other means, so now it only launches when I open
Chrome's "About" window to manually check for updates.  It even terminates
automatically after checking, which is great.  It's just the way I like it.

However, this was done by working AROUND the updater, rather than THROUGH
it.  It would be better if the updater itself had a proper Settings window
where I could choose how often I wanted it to run, ranging from
"constantly" to "every X days" to "manually".

Original issue reported on code.google.com by mkte...@gmail.com on 15 Apr 2009 at 7:59

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Although this seems like a great idea (and I would like it too..), what if 
Google 
releases a security update that isn't distributed to users with the updater 
turned 
off?  If settings are added, there should be "security" and "bugfix" sections.  
(I'm 
not sure, but I think you can do this in Ubuntu.)

Original comment by digitalc...@gmail.com on 17 Apr 2009 at 12:36

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I'd rather take my chances than let Google Update run 24/7.

Original comment by dtfi...@gmail.com on 22 Apr 2009 at 6:48

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google, or any server sister of this client, could potentially "broadcast" a 
specific
hash at a specific location for "high-priority" fixes. Standard practice is for
programs to check for updates when they start; instead just run the routine to 
check
for "priority" fixes on start or run full omaha, decided based on the setting. 

Original comment by hexbol...@gmail.com on 22 May 2009 at 6:34

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Supposedly, a way to change update intervals and other settings was made 
available 
recently:

http://google-opensource.blogspot.com/2009/05/google-update-releases-update-
controls.html
or
http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2009/05/customize-or-disable-google-update.html

But on XP Home, I can't seem to get the registry settings to properly disable 
auto-
updates.  I tried setting AutoUpdateCheckPeriodMinutes to 0, and 
DisableAutoUpdateChecksCheckboxValue to 1, but GoogleUpdate.exe still launches 
and 
connects upon login, and stays running.  (I also tried some different values 
just in 
case, without success.)

Original comment by mkte...@gmail.com on 22 May 2009 at 9:02

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Not comparing apples with oranges, however Microsoft update have those options 
long 
long ago, and allows users to disable the whole updating service. Some of us 
may 
already have other ways of getting notified with updates, or in cases where 
administrators do the job on behalf of most users already.

Original comment by itsnotva...@gmail.com on 23 May 2009 at 10:00

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Most of the discussion in this issue seems to be related to the long-running 
GoogleUpdate.exe, so I'm marking it as a duplicate of Issue 2.

Changing the interval of update checks and how specific apps are updated is 
addressed 
by the features described by 
http://google-opensource.blogspot.com/2009/05/google-
update-releases-update-
controls.html as mentioned above. Those features do not control how 
GoogleUpdate.exe 
runs.

As of version 1.2.183.7, Google Update uses the Task Scheduler instead of 
running all 
the time in most cases. See 
http://code.google.com/p/omaha/wiki/GoogleUpdateOnAScheduleOverview.

Original comment by ddor...@google.com on 7 Jul 2009 at 10:35

• Changed state: Duplicate