Re: [Thinkpad] System Update 3 repeatedly installs BIOS update

WHY do you guys insist on using System Update? Recover from the hidden
partition, get rid of the junk like Norton and DLA, do any NECESSARY XP
updates, and leave it alone!
If it ain't broke don't fix it.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew G. Malis" <agmalis@gmail.com>
To: "Phil Smith III" <lists@akphs.com>
Cc: <thinkpad@stderr.org>; <canyonlands@gmail.com>
Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2007 9:03 PM
Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] System Update 3 repeatedly installs BIOS update

> I just had to reformat and reinstall Windows XP on my z61t from the
> hidden partition, and let System Update do its thing, which did
> include a BIOS update, but only once. It also repeatedly kept trying
> to reinstall WinDVD, so there must be a problem there. I also had
> major problems with the Migration Assistant (the installer kept
> looking for a file it couldn't find), so I ended up uninstalling it
> completely. Other than that, I'm now completely up to date on both
> Windows and Thinkpad updates.
>
> Cheers,
> Andy,
>
> On Nov 3, 2007 8:09 AM, Phil Smith III <lists@akphs.com> wrote:
> > OK...but applying that makes it do a BIOS update. Yeah, "If it ain't
broke", but.
> >
> > _____
> >
> > From: Computer Services [mailto:canyonlands@gmail.com]
> > Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2007 12:27 AM
> > To: Bruce Markowitz
> > Cc: Phil Smith III; thinkpad@stderr.org
> > Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] System Update 3 repeatedly installs BIOS update
> >
> >
> > The embedded controller update is not a BIOS update, but rather just
another driver.
> >
> >
> >
> > On Nov 2, 2007 10:22 PM, Bruce Markowitz <scosgt@worldnet.att.net
<mailto:scosgt@worldnet.att.net> > wrote:
> >
> >
> > IF IT AIN'T BROKE DON'T FIX IT.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Phil Smith III" <lists@akphs.com>
> > To: <thinkpad@stderr.org>
> > Sent: Friday, November 02, 2007 11:22 PM
> > Subject: [Thinkpad] System Update 3 repeatedly installs BIOS update
> >
> >
> > > I went to update my wife's R40 and fired up System Update. It
downloaded
> > System Update V3 and installed it. So far so good.
> > >
> > > Then it fired up again and download 150MB of stuff and installed
*most* of
> > it.
> > >
> > > Now (after several reboots) it still wants to install an "Embedded
> > controller update", which appears to be BIO -- I know that because I've
> > installed it twice, yet after I reboot, SU still says it needs to
install
> > it.
> > >
> > > Same for the WinDVD update, not that I really care about that one.
> > >
> > > Ideas? Some Googling wasn't very helpful.
> > >
> > > ...phsiii
> > >
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Received on Sat Nov 3 22:31:04 2007