Change update restart prompt time in Windows XP

Change update restart prompt time in Windows XP

When downloading updates for Windows XP, it occasionally requires a reboot. Initially it prompts and allows you to say "ask me again later". On my computer at home, it asks me again about every 5 minutes. However, with my computer at work (both Windows XP Pro, SP3), it is more like every 3 hours that it prompts me. This leads me to believe there is a setting somewhere that configures this, but I don't know where it is. Can anyone confirm there is a setting for this and where it might be?

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Guest [Entry]

"Our very own Jeff Atwood ranted about this a few years ago:

http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/000294.html

You should be able to at least turn it off.

There are two settings and both will
work, so it's your choice. Either
enable No auto-restart for schedule
Automatic Updates installations or set
Re-prompt for restart with scheduled
installations to a long time interval,
like 1440 minutes."

Guest [Entry]

"Yes you can change it, it's a setting in the group policy editor.

Look under Computer Configuration->Administrative Templates->Windows Components->Windows Update. there's a setting called ""Re-prompt for restart with scheduled installations"". Just set this to the time your want (Or turn it off)"