In article <siegman-B1D603.12583804072008@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
AES <siegman@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> When the Software Update window opens and says, "New Software is
> available for your computer", and the highlighted button says "Install 2
> Items", in many cases when I say Yes, the installation completes much
> more rapidly than these large items could possibly be downloaded on my
> slow "broadband" connection, so they must have been pre-downloaded.
>
> But is this _always_ the case?
>
> I'm looking at one of these alerts at the minute; I'd be willing to go
> off and do something else for a few minutes, while the installation
> takes place; but I also know our broadband connection is being fully
> saturated by another user, who'll be using it for quite a while. Should
> I risk starting the install?
The Software Updates system preference panel lets you choose how this
works.
It's harmless to loose your internet connection during a software
update. Nothing actually happens until the downloading is done.
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