Re: 823559 update doesn't "take"

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From: jane (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 03/24/04

  • Next message: Cher: "Windows update" 
    Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2004 15:06:21 -0800

    Followed Maurice's suggestions....the WUTemp folder is
    already empty, so nothing to delete. Critical Update is
    already unchecked in msconfig at startup. Went to Regedit,
    and renamed the SelfupdateStatus subkey. Rebooted. Went to
    Windows Update window...and it tells me yet again I need to
    install 823559: Security Update for Microsoft Windows when
    it's already, according to the installation history, been
    installed successfully at least 6 times since July 2003.

    Plan B?????

    >-----Original Message-----
    >Marg wrote:
    >> Winupdate keeps notifying me of a new critical update;
    >> it's "installed" it every day since 2/3/04; I've tried
    >> uninstalling the update then downloading it and
    >> reinstalling, but still keep getting "critical update
    >> available" for this same one. How I can I fix this? I'm
    >> running PIII/800 IBM Thinkpad T21, windows 98SE. Anyone
    >> else having this problem? Thanks!
    >
    >Hello,
    >I'm wondering if this is due to a leftover from critical
    update notification, or, whether this is from "your"
    invoking Windows Update.
    >
    >First, locate the folder \WUTemp and delete its contents.
    >
    >The Critical Update notifier (Win98) (Automtic Updates
    for other versions of Windows) is known as being very
    "territorial".
    >The theory here is that both C.U.N. & Windows Update
    manual process got wind of this update, & now CUN insists
    you still have this item to do.
    >
    >Use MSCONFIG to temporarily un-check C U N & reboot Windows.
    >In Regedit (very carefully )
    >Delete the sub-key "SelfupdateStatus" *IF* it is
    present in the
    >HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\IUControl
     
    >key.
    >Exit out of Regedit.
    >
    >Just to clean up some temp files, do the steps in this
    article. I am not suggesting you had a fail; but only for
    cleanup.
    >Be sure you do not remove IUHIST.XML .
    ><http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;[LN];319585>

    >
    >Recheck your setting for Automtic Updates. Be sure to
    have it notify you both before & after getting items
    >--
    >Maurice N
    >MVP Windows - Shell / User
    >-----
    >
    >.
    >

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