RE: Getting a little creepy

Well, I have to admit that downloading PTFs manually is a breeze.  I
just went through the Verify Connection of WDSC, and it identified a
bunch of missing PTFs.  I punched in SNDPTFORD and keyed in the PTF
numbers and they're being downloaded as I type this.  Pretty nice.  This
is almost as easy as updating a Linux machine <g>.

Joe

> From: Urbanek, Marty
> 
> It's a way to talk to the mothership. I just noticed recently that our
i5
> had been downloading PTFs on it's own.
> 
> Friendly/benign? Good question. IMO, I kind of like the part where it
will
> phone home to report hardware problems, but I definitely don't want
the
> thing downloading PTFs on itself. (then the next time I apply
something
> from *SERVICE I get a bunch of crap I hadn't bargained for).
> 
> With some help from Bryan Dietz, I think I've got that auto-PTF thing
> turned off. After you GO SERVICE and take Opt 1, make sure you hit F10
to
> see all the options.