Automatic Updater will not shut off-keeps freezing computer up

I am on hughesnet, and have a 300 meg daily limit.
Twice now, I have had the automatic updater download updates at the wrong time, and both time it has taken me over my limit, and shutmy speed down to 14.4 kps as a result.
I am going to the updater section in system preferences, and turning the automatic downloading of critical files off, but the system resets itself when the computer is shut off, then turned on again.
Is there a workaround for this?
Thanks.
fjwilso

fjwilson wrote:
I am on hughesnet, and have a 300 meg daily limit.
Twice now, I have had the automatic updater download updates at the wrong time, and both time it has taken me over my limit, and shutmy speed down to 14.4 kps as a result.
I am going to the updater section in system preferences, and turning the automatic downloading of critical files off, but the system resets itself when the computer is shut off, then turned on again.
Is there a workaround for this?
Thanks.
fjwilso
That should not be happening.
Are you running the system as an administrator?
My box is unchecked and it stays that way.
It might be a corrupted .plist - - there are two of them
One in the main library and one in your local user library in the preferences folder
The name of the files is
com.apple.SoftwareUpdate.plist
You can drag it onto your desktop and then reboot to create a new .plist.
See if that helps.

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