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Do I Need to Configure the "Allow Service to interact with Desktop" AU service?

Do I need to configure the Automatic Update Service on a Windows 2000 machine to 'Allow Service to interact with Desktop' so that the Update icon will show up in the system tray?

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Absolutely not!! That setting is not turned on by default, and shouldn't be turned on. The update icon should show up in the System Tray without the need for you to change any of the default settings.