diff -uNr anki-0.9.9.8.6.old/ankiqt/config.py anki-0.9.9.8.6/ankiqt/config.py
--- anki-0.9.9.8.6.old/ankiqt/config.py	2010-02-12 10:01:03.000000000 +0100
+++ anki-0.9.9.8.6/ankiqt/config.py	2010-02-19 22:46:05.000000000 +0100
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
         fields = {
             'addZeroSpace': False,
             'alternativeTheme': False,
-            'checkForUpdates': True,
+            'checkForUpdates': False,
             'created': time.time(),
             'deckBrowserNameLength': 30,
             'deckBrowserOrder': 0,