diff --git a/fedora-live-base.ks b/fedora-live-base.ks
index 6f76bf3..55f57cf 100644
--- a/fedora-live-base.ks
+++ b/fedora-live-base.ks
@@ -180,14 +180,11 @@ chkconfig --level 345 yum-updatesd off 2>/dev/null
 
 # don't do packagekit checking by default
 gconftool-2 --direct --config-source=xml:readwrite:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults -s -t string /apps/gnome-packagekit/frequency_get_updates never >/dev/null
+gconftool-2 --direct --config-source=xml:readwrite:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults -s -t string /apps/gnome-packagekit/frequency_get_upgrades never >/dev/null
 gconftool-2 --direct --config-source=xml:readwrite:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults -s -t string /apps/gnome-packagekit/frequency_refresh_cache never >/dev/null
 gconftool-2 --direct --config-source=xml:readwrite:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults -s -t bool /apps/gnome-packagekit/notify_available false >/dev/null
-
-# apparently, the gconf keys aren't enough
-mkdir -p /home/fedora/.config/autostart
-echo "X-GNOME-Autostart-enabled=false" >> /home/fedora/.config/autostart/gpk-update-icon.desktop
-chown -R fedora:fedora /home/fedora/.config
-
+gconftool-2 --direct --config-source=xml:readwrite:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults -s -t bool /apps/gnome-packagekit/notify_distro_upgrades false >/dev/null
+gconftool-2 --direct --config-source=xml:readwrite:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults -s -t bool /apps/gnome-packagekit/prompt_firmware false >/dev/null
 
 
 # don't start cron/at as they tend to spawn things which are