RE: turning off the autorepair - that can't be done (easily) without rewriting the whole setup. No, no, no
I realize this and expected such a response. Its not really a big issue to me though i just have to add it to my list of things to work around.
The reboots happen after every program update and have nothing to do with user rights. Installer runs on high enough privileges, so it doesn't care for user's rights (on NTs)
Oh but it does matter if you have configured your user rights in such a way that program updates need to be run with an account with higher privs to gain directory write and registry access. Granted the default XP setup allows for things to work fine I'm not denying that. But the system account (I'm assuming with out double checking this is what we are talking about) in my configuration doesn't have the global privs that system account is granted by default.
So the few who have reconfigured their system like i have (and I know its very few) will get reboot prompts until update or autocorrect can be performed, or at least thats what I have found. Like for example outlook 2k3 addition. I was prompted to reboot my system by avast constantly until the offical update came out and I actually allowed it to run.
I know it seems weird, but I prefer to have as few write privs as possible. And I figured I'd throw the question out there just in case it wasn't as complex as I anticipated, but obviously it is. Its not really a big deal, but more of a work around until I can finish my user rights application for my personal system.
To me like I have said before the major stuff and much more has been addressed. Personally I was suprised to see scan time mentioned....Maybe its a little Trend-Micro envy.....
Anyway its just me taking a stab in the dark and hoping for a bone to make my life easier and not really what is in the best interest of the community.