Does NIS2009 try to configure Windows Update?

I'm running Windows XP Pro SP2 and have the Windows Update Service disabled, preferring to do any updating myself. I'm also running a Windows configuration protection tool called WinPatrol Plus. It doesn't allow configuration changes without my approval. In the past week, I've started getting a WinPatrol popup:

 

"A Change has been detected in your Windows Auto Update features.

 

Previous Status: Turn off Automatic Updates.

 

Has been changed to: Download options for me, but let me choose whether to install them.

 

Do you want to prevent this change?"

 

Clicking yes to prevent the change works for a little while, but the popup reappears often.

 

Is the Windows Update options something that NIS2009 messes with? If so, how do I turn off the "feature"? I hadn't downloaded any Windows updates before I started getting the WinPatrol popup.

 

Thanks,

Mark