Re: Continuous "Restarting your computer is required" message

Tech-Archive recommends: Speed Up your PC by fixing your registry

QUESTIONS:

Please state your full Windows version (e.g., WinXP SP3) when posting to this newsgroup.

If you're running WinXP SP3, which was installed first, IE7 or SP3?

ACTIONS:

1. Stop the Automatic Updates service:

Start > Run > (type in) services.msc > [OK]
Double-click Automatic Updates > Click on Stop
(Stopping the service will take a moment)

2. Delete the contents of the Download folder:

Start > Run > (type in) %windir%\SoftwareDistribution > [OK]
Open the Download folder and delete its contents
Close the window.

3. Open Control Panel | Automatic Updates and select the "Notify me but don't automatically download or install them" option (cf. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306525)

4. Start the Automatic Updates service:

Start > Run > (type in) services.msc > [OK]
Double-click Automatic Updates > Click on Start
(Starting the service will take a moment)

5. When Automatic Updates next notifies you of available updates, do NOT approve any downloads yet, but post a reply to this message and tell us what update(s) are being offered.

COMMENT:

I did notice one strange update which was removed and I record it here for
your information - Windows Internet Explorer 7 Dynamic Installer -
Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 7 Dynamic Installer for
Windows XP (KB956390). The reason this was strange was because it came
from "Other Source".

KB956390 dates from 14 Oct-08 (and was superseded by KB958215 on 09 Dec-08). KB956390 may have been installed manually by someone or via the IE setting Tools | Internet Options | Advanced | Browsing | Automatically check for IE updates.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

geo wrote:
At every startup a Windows message appears saying "Restarting your computer
is required". The message further says "The computer must be restarted
before updating can continue. Would you like to restart now?"
If the response is yes, the computer reboots and the same message appears.
If the response is no, the message disappears and the computer functions
normally. Several Windows updates have been processed since this message
first appeared.
I checked Windows update history and removed all updates that occurred
immediately prior to this error starting to happen but this did not help. I
did notice one strange update which was removed and I record it here for
your information - Windows Internet Explorer 7 Dynamic Installer -
Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 7 Dynamic Installer for
Windows XP (KB956390). The reason this was strange was because it came
from "Other Source". All other sources were either "Automatic Updates" or
"Microsoft Update".
Please help me to remove this annoying message.
Thanks in advance for your help.

.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Reporting Hackers
    ... Have you patched the programs OTHER than Windows XP/Norton using their ... Patches and Updates! ... How to configure and use Automatic Updates in Windows XP ... are pay - some you can only download if you are registered - but it is best ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin)
  • Re: Error number: 0x80245003]
    ... Had error message on ZoneAlarm Security after a virus scan that some files ... I now have 71 updates that won't install. ... Windows Installer 3.1 Redistributable ... If you have the right version, perhaps you need to unregister and re-register the Windows ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsupdate)
  • RE: 0x8DDD0004 Error at windows update WEB
    ... Basically Automatic Updates service would not start. ... I received the error code 0x8DDD0004 on the Windows Update site. ... I decided to try and register the wuaueng.dll file again. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsupdate)
  • Re: SVChost.exe 99% CPU Usage with SP3 installed
    ... When you run Windows Update to scan for updates that use Windows Installer, including Office updates, you may experience a memory ... I recently installed SP3 on my laptop and desktop PC's running Windows XP ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.perform_maintain)
  • Re: Continuous "Restarting your computer is required" message
    ... Windows Explorer ... Please state your full Windows version ... Double-click Automatic Updates> Click on Stop ... your information - Windows Internet Explorer 7 Dynamic Installer - ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsupdate)