This is terrible. Imagine, having Windows put in updates to prevent things like others hijacking your system or implanting malware or improving Windows. What were they thinking? Given your preference for ancient operating systems, maybe you can do a scrapedown and install Win 3.1 and Pong...
You need to automatically update. Works fine. Then do something about your video card problem. That really shouldn't be difficult to resolve, especially with a new computer. OldTrader
You could try editing the registry as described here: http://www.pctools.com/guides/registry/detail/1176/ But you should really download Service Pack 3 (manually if you prefer). So you'll get the updates for the last 5 years (since SP2) at least. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...ad-bc34-40be-8d85-6bb4f56f5110&displaylang=en