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Geek Culture / strange problem with Windows Update [resolved]

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Green Gandalf
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Posted: 13th Sep 2013 14:28 Edited at: 13th Sep 2013 14:28
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Any ideas how I can stop Windows from repeatedly notifying and installing the same three "important updates". Took me a while beofre I twigged what was happening. Here's a snapshot of the update history - the top dozen or so entries speak for themselves.

To top it off, the troubleshooting button wouldn't work - it kept trying to download and open a file which windows doesn't recognize!

I've tried rebooting and cleaning the registry but it still keeps installing the same three updates.

Any ideas? (This machine is using Vista.)





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mr Handy
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Posted: 13th Sep 2013 14:41
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The best way is to disable updates at all and install only service packs. Otherwise you will get accumulative perfomance slowdown in addition to installation bugs.

I had similar problem on XP when it endlessly tried to install language pack to .Net 3.0 when I had .Net 3.5 and it contained all previous packs. It's just because win have sooo many updates that installates in random order so it has to get such bugs.

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MrValentine
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Posted: 13th Sep 2013 15:28
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In the updates lit, right click them and select hide update... [on the Windows Update screen click the blue text]

And then click check for updates on the left

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Nickydude
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Posted: 13th Sep 2013 17:36
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I'm having the exact same problem, I've just left them waiting to be updated, I'm sure this will be corrected shortly, don't hide the updates just in case.

I reject your reality and substitute my own...
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Green Gandalf
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Posted: 13th Sep 2013 18:46 Edited at: 13th Sep 2013 18:58
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Thanks for reporting that. I'll sit back and wait.

Let's see what's happening on my W7 machine ...



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Green Gandalf
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Posted: 13th Sep 2013 21:08
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***Update*** ()

It seems to be a widespread issue. I wonder if MS will bother to report back.

problems with recent windows updates

I notice that was posted on answers.microsoft.com. Looks more like several unanswered questions to me.

How long do we wait for this to be resolved? And how will we know?

Quote: "Let's see what's happening on my W7 machine"


Yeah, the same three MS Office/Excel updates give the same problem there.



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Green Gandalf
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Posted: 14th Sep 2013 13:43
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Looks like MS have sorted this one out now.



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Posted: 14th Sep 2013 18:32
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They usually fix these issues fast, been a while since I used Vista, I have installed it recently but I only have a 32bit variant...

Glad to see this is now resolved, can a MOD mark this as Resolved?

Ah wrong forum for that lol [Just messing]



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