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01. When LiveUpdate is on Interactive, it [LiveUpdate] only installs Critical Updates; when it is on Express Mode, it Downloads and Installs all Updates, although you will be asked if you want to install Updates which Require a Re-start.
I would advise LiveUpdate to be on Express Mode and to Run every-two-hours. To do this: Start > Control Panel > Symantec LiveUpdate > General tab - Express Mode > Automatic Update - two hours.
02. It does not matter how LiveUpdate runs, whether that would be Manually or Automatically, you will always get the same Updates; it does depend on what Setting you have Automatic LiveUpdate on, though. See "01" (above) for details.
Thank you for your reply, Floating_Red.
Red I have NAV2008 and I have it set to check for updates every 4 hours and set to express mode. But I have never gotten a message asking me if I want to install updates that will require restart. I think it automatically downlaods, installs, and then reboots my comp. that sound Normal?
In general for the 2008 products most of the patches applied are downloaded via "Automatic" LiveUpdate. A few are downloaded only if you run LiveUpdate manually (these are generally non-critical patches).
Once the updates are downloaded the completion/install behavior will be based on a set of rules.
As a user you will see 2 basic forms of notice:
1. If we downloaded an update "Automatically", a pop-up notice that there are updates that have been downloaded and need a reboot to complete will come up. Yes, rules govern this behavior too.
2. If you ran LiveUpdate manually and a reboot is necessary to complete/install the update a notice will come up immediately and either say you need to reboot or we recommended an reboot (this will have drop down allowing you to postpone the reboot).
Automatic LiveUpdate will never automatically reboot a computer.
It is generally a good idea to run LiveUpdate manually on occasion to make sure you have every update available. However, if you rely completely on "Automatic" LiveUpdate you will always be protected.
bk
bkennedy wrote:However, if you rely completely on "Automatic" LiveUpdate you will always be protected.
I have to dis-agree here.
When Norton is installed, it is set by de-fault to run on Interactive Mode. I used to rely of Automatic LiveUpdate, and must have had this setting on when I did use it. About two months or long, Intrusion Prevention went to Needs Attention and advised me to Run LiveUpdate to sort this problem out. My computer had been acting very slowly for the past few weeks before this. When I Run LiveUpdate Manually as was suggested, it found about 12-or-so Updates, a few of which were Intrusion Prevention, Symantec Trusted Application List, and lots more, so, just replying on Automatic LiveUpdate on Interactive Mode, does not Protect you; when I ran Full System Scans, which was Daily, Norton Picked nothing up.
Therefore, I would advise to have LiveUpdate on Express Mode which will Download and Install all Updates automatically, except to Updates that need a re-start.
Thank you bk.