"Apple Software Update" dialog box in XP

I have XP and I occasionally get the Apple Software Update dialog
box. The last time it happened, it was after I'd closed my browser.
Why does it happen?

Richard Fangnail wrote:
> I have XP and I occasionally get the Apple Software Update dialog
> box. The last time it happened, it was after I'd closed my browser.
> Why does it happen?

Did you play the Apple commercial on the it? Maybe the machine doesn't
want to be a PC anymore.

I just discovered in Add/Remove Programs, there is a program called
Apple Software Updater. I'm not sure if there's any harm in removing
it. I'm not sure if I even need it.
I have Itunes and Quicktime and they are the latest versions.

I went into Itunes, Edit>Preferences and unchecked "Check for updates
automatically." Is that enough to stop the Apple Software Updater
program from showing up?

The date and time was 6/25/2008 8:41 PM, and on a whim, Richard Fangnail
pounded out on the keyboard:

> I went into Itunes, Edit>Preferences and unchecked "Check for updates
> automatically." Is that enough to stop the Apple Software Updater
> program from showing up?

Hi Richard,

Yes, that's enough. Apple thought it would add the Updater and install
whatever it wants on user machines. That's how it was able to install
Safari on thousands (if not millions) of machines, most of whom didn't
even know it. Isn't it enough to be hounded by iTunes for new versions?
Now we have the "Updater" to update ALL the Apple programs. How
convenient!

--
Terry R.

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