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Topic: prompt wont go away |
Larry Robbins
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Fort Edward, New York
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Posted 11 Mar 2007 12:54 pm |
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I keep getting prompted to install windows updates even though I have installed them (sucsessfully, acording to there update site) and its driving me bonkers!  any thoughts?
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Wiz Feinberg
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Mid-Michigan, USA
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Posted 12 Mar 2007 10:35 am
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Did you reboot after completing the updates? If so, the update catalog may be corrupted. Visit this Microsoft Troubleshooting page and search through the listed problems. If your issue isn't listed you may have to search the MS Knowledge Base for solutions, or log onto the Microsoft public newsgroups, and look in the Windows Updates groups (eg. microsoft.public.windowsupdate). You might post you problem to the best MS newsgroup and watch for a reply from a MSFT Pro or employee. Go to: msnews.microsoft.com with Outlook Express, or an equivilant newsgroup client.
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Wiz Feinberg
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Mid-Michigan, USA
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Posted 12 Mar 2007 11:08 am
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I found this possible solution to your problem of Windows Updates showing updates you already installed.
Here is another tip I found, that involves renaming the Windows Update Catalog folder:
Updates - Won't Install
To get the updates to re-appear and/or to be listed as available again. Go to Start/Run/CMD and type in:
del /q "%SystemRoot%\System32\Catroot2\Edb.log. Then try again.
Can't download any updates and/or you receive an error message: Go to Start/Run and type in: regsvr32 wintrust.dll. If that doesn't help: Go to Start/Run and type in CMD. At the command prompt, type the following commands, pressing ENTER after each line:
At the command prompt (Start/Run/CMD), type the following commands, pressing ENTER after each line:
net stop cryptsvc
ren %systemroot%\system32\catroot2 oldcatroot2
net start cryptsvc
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Joe Harwell
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"I've never been bad." ........ Many, LA
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Posted 20 Mar 2007 12:21 pm Flash update
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Is it the Flash player MS security update?
If so, I've found by going to the Flash install site at Macromedia and run the install Flash player generally cures that failed update notice.
The Flash install has the security patch. I don't think Macromedia wants MS patching their product<GRIN>!
Just a thought-
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Wiz Feinberg
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Mid-Michigan, USA
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Posted 20 Mar 2007 8:54 pm
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No, Flash Player is now owned and maintained by Adobe. They are the ones notifying you that a new version is available. Anytime you get a notice from Adobe that a new version of Flash or their Adobe Reader is available, take it, but verify that they have signed the certificate of authenticity for the update. Flash is a common target of hackers and Adobe issues sudden upgrades in response.
Note that you must install the Flash upgrades from an Administrator level account, as they write to the System directory and the Windows Registry Local Machine tree. After updating Flash you should reboot, then navigate to your Windows directory, search for any flash*.* files and delete any old versions. Use the Details View to see which files are the new ones.
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