I believe there is a way to at least "prevent" an auto update from M$. All you have to do is run a firewall of some sort (I run zonealarm), and when you install the media player, simply deny the program access to the internet when it tries. If the program is denied access, it can't check for the update, and well... no problem.
IIRC, this should theoretically prevent the auto upgrade from happening yes?
I mean, you won't be able to upgrade from that point on, but at least you'll have a version of media player that lets you do some things.
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> Husband: "I win!" UNTIL she wakes up.... might as well head back to the bar ^_^
I have no doubt that it will be readable, but getting through the giant energy cloud is gonna be a real bitch!
This is my first post, so I'll try to be concise.
I believe there is a way to at least "prevent" an auto update from M$. All you have to do is run a firewall of some sort (I run zonealarm), and when you install the media player, simply deny the program access to the internet when it tries. If the program is denied access, it can't check for the update, and well... no problem.
IIRC, this should theoretically prevent the auto upgrade from happening yes?
I mean, you won't be able to upgrade from that point on, but at least you'll have a version of media player that lets you do some things.