i never use that auto update things; i don't have any of my boxed games to connect to anywhere. i don't even want those games to try. can i disable that automatic update attempt, in a way so the game never ever tries to connect anywhere, for whatever reason, even in future versions? i prefer things be done manually. step by step, if has to.
i prefer my hard- and software to do what i tell it, and just that, and nothing else. it's one reason why i run certain games in a virtual box, within a Win7 environment, which i can set to not do some stuff.