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1. by JuMz, on January 22 2008 @ 9:44 am

   

   Thank you! Didn’t think they would put it under a scheduled task.

2. by jeff, on February 7 2008 @ 3:49 pm

   

   instead of removing it, you can show the PROPERTIES and uncheck the ENABLED checkbox at the bottom. This way, if you want to run it once, its easy to find.

3. by sk, on February 18 2008 @ 3:38 pm

   

   Thank you Technipages, no thank you Apple Software

4. by Eddy, on March 13 2008 @ 4:07 pm

   

   Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!

5. by Apple software update on Windows | Lazycoder, on March 20 2008 @ 8:11 am

   

   [...] Safari 3 for Windows installed for quite a while at work as a test platform. Occasionally, until I told Apple Software Update to shut up, it would prompt me to install iTunes + QuickTime since I didn’t have it installed. So [...]

6. by sgd, on March 21 2008 @ 7:19 pm

   

   You can also let Apple Software Update keep running regularly, but tell it to ignore updates for particular products, using a command in its Tools menu. This is helpful for when Apple attempts to install new programs (like Safari), not just updates, through their update system.

7. by Cato, on April 4 2008 @ 2:04 am

   

   Thanks,
   I have uninstalled all apple sw. after library trouble and poor service on my broken Ipod. The only thing left was this awful update. I am using Mediamonkey now and I love the program.

8. by Grober, on April 13 2008 @ 11:48 pm

   

   Thanks! Don’t know what annoys me so much with all of Apple’s software. I have even removed Mac OS X from my MacMini to install Ubuntu (such an relief).

9. by Agagooga, on April 14 2008 @ 8:46 pm

   

   Thank you.

   With Apple using Software Update as a Trojan Horse to foist shit (Safari) on us, it’s essential to disable it.

10. by RECO, on April 25 2008 @ 6:33 am

    

    THX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

11. by Sebastian, on July 8 2008 @ 7:20 am

    

    Thanks! I really didn’t think any softwares really actually use “Scheduled Task”.
    Next, I need to know how to disable the “AppleMobileDeviceHelper” things.

12. by jendy, on September 19 2008 @ 4:54 am

    

    Thankyou!

    This has been bugging me for a while - I’ve been trawling through registry and config files - just didn’t think of scheduled tasks!

13. by grimman, on October 7 2008 @ 7:27 am

    

    Another thank you! I was looking everywhere but scheduled tasks as well.

14. by Trix, on October 18 2008 @ 10:53 am

    

    You are my hero

15. by Paul Reed, on October 22 2008 @ 5:44 am

    

    Can I do this with a Registry hack?

16. by Jeff, on October 22 2008 @ 3:40 pm

    

    I didn’t find anything listed in my scheduled tasks, but I did find Apple Software Update listed under programs on the start menu. From there, click on Edit–>Preferences and set the schedule you want (”never” for me).

17. by Thomas, on November 9 2008 @ 10:30 am

    

    Thanks for the info on how to stop this major annoyance

18. by Michael, on December 11 2008 @ 7:48 pm

    

    I never would have guessed.
    Thank you.
    Just a few more backups, and i through with iTunes.
    I’d love to be free of Quicktime, but it’s needed all over the place.

19. by Ken, on December 26 2008 @ 7:40 pm

    

    I have Quicktime 7.5 , xp pro sp2 and unchecked the enable apple software update box in scheduled tasks and mycmputer failed to re boot properly after comming out of sleep mode.
    Had to shut down computer and turn on manually.
    Then I removed the program from add or remove programs and same thing happens with my computer failing to come back from sleep mode, so I resorted to repairing or basically re installing the apple software update program, and everything worked fine.
    I’d like to get rid of it and still have my computer function properly.
    Any help is appreciated.
    Thanks,
    Ken.

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