Re: Automatic Update - Freezes
- From: "PA Bear" <PABearMVP@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 31 May 2007 16:20:13 -0400
1. First install the newly released 'standalone' version of Windows Update Agent 3.0, v7.0.6000.374
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932494
Direct Download links:
x86-based versions of Windows (most users)
http://download.windowsupdate.com/v7/windowsupdate/redist/standalone/windowsupdateagent30-x86.exe
x64-based versions of Windows
http://download.windowsupdate.com/v7/windowsupdate/redist/standalone/windowsupdateagent30-x64.exe
Itanium-based versions of Windows
http://download.windowsupdate.com/v7/windowsupdate/redist/standalone/windowsupdateagent30-ia64.exe
2. Now (re)install this (updated) fix: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927891
NB: Windows Update/Automatic Updates started offering 927891 on 22 May-07. If "Update for [Windows XP] (KB927891)" is listed in Add/Remove Programs (make sure Show Updates box is checked), it's already installed. cf. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/927891.mspx
3. Reboot.
The MS update team believes that this solves all three svchost problems that folks have been experiencing. See http://blogs.technet.com/wsus/archive/2007/05/15/srvhost-msi-issue-follow-up.aspx and http://blogs.technet.com/wsus/archive/2007/04/28/update-on.aspx
<QP>
It’s important to note that with the MSI fix and the new client installed, the CPU may still go near 100%, but the system should still be responsive and not lock up. If another task requires CPU cycles they will be shared, but if the system is idle, MSI will use the full cycles available. If a task is running at the same time as MSI, the system may be slightly slower, but should still be responsive during this time. Key to remember the MSI fix and the new client address unresponsive or locked systems. CPU spikes during some scans are expected, machine unresponsiveness is not. If your watching the process monitor, you will still see 100% CPU during some scans and this is expected behavior.
</QP>
Source: http://blogs.technet.com/wsus/archive/2007/05/15/srvhost-msi-issue-follow-up.aspx
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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
AumHa VSOP & Admin; DTS-L.org
Simon wrote:
When I run the Express or Custom update search on the Microsoft Update
Website it searches the computer and there is hard drive activity, however
after 3 hours it is still searching and nothing happens. I then go to close
IE7 and the computer hangs and then crashes. If I have Automatic Update
switched on my computer crashes the moment it trys to search for any
updates. I did a complete re-install, formated my hard drive and started
again. All the updates downloaded ok, however the same has happened again.
Does anyone happen to know what this is happening and how to correct the
problem?
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