Internet Explorer keeps opening to Microsoft Update

Everytime I open Internet Explorer and it opens to Microsoft Update. I check
to see if there is anything to install there is nothing. I have a look at the
historical updates one has been cancelled back in 2005 but this shows up on
add/remove programs as being installed which is update 896688. I run Windows
XP home, Internet Explorer 6.0.2900.2180 SP 2. This problem didn't start
happening until 2 weeks ago.

Any ideas

On Mon, 20 Mar 2006 22:36:28 -0800, Chris
<> wrote:

>Everytime I open Internet Explorer and it opens to Microsoft Update. I check
>to see if there is anything to install there is nothing. I have a look at the
>historical updates one has been cancelled back in 2005 but this shows up on
>add/remove programs as being installed which is update 896688. I run Windows
>XP home, Internet Explorer 6.0.2900.2180 SP 2. This problem didn't start
>happening until 2 weeks ago.
>
>Any ideas

Open IE

Tools>Internet Options>Advanced Tab

One of the first settings is "automatically check for internet
explorer updates"

Uncheck it

Press "OK"

That'll fix it

Jonah

IE Tools > Internet Options > Advanced > Browsing > Automatically check for IE updates (uncheck).

NB: Anti-malware tools like Ad-Watch, Spybot (Tea Timer; Immunize) and Spysweeper have settings which may prevent changes such as the above from "sticking".
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Security, Shell/User)


Chris wrote:

> Everytime I open Internet Explorer and it opens to Microsoft Update. I check
> to see if there is anything to install there is nothing. I have a look at
> the historical updates one has been cancelled back in 2005 but this shows
> up on add/remove programs as being installed which is update 896688. I run
> Windows XP home, Internet Explorer 6.0.2900.2180 SP 2. This problem didn't
> start happening until 2 weeks ago.
>
> Any ideas

Thanks tried that but it is still trying to find updates. Any other ideas

"PA Bear" wrote:

> IE Tools > Internet Options > Advanced > Browsing > Automatically check for IE updates (uncheck).
>
> NB: Anti-malware tools like Ad-Watch, Spybot (Tea Timer; Immunize) and Spysweeper have settings which may prevent changes such as the above from "sticking".
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Security, Shell/User)
>
>
> Chris wrote:
> > Everytime I open Internet Explorer and it opens to Microsoft Update. I check
> > to see if there is anything to install there is nothing. I have a look at
> > the historical updates one has been cancelled back in 2005 but this shows
> > up on add/remove programs as being installed which is update 896688. I run
> > Windows XP home, Internet Explorer 6.0.2900.2180 SP 2. This problem didn't
> > start happening until 2 weeks ago.
> >
> > Any ideas

On Wed, 22 Mar 2006 21:46:26 -0800, Chris
<> wrote:

>Thanks tried that but it is still trying to find updates. Any other ideas
>
snip

You got Automatic Updates switched on?

The only other fix I know is use Firefox as your default browser and
avoid opening IE6 altogether.

Jonah

> NB: Anti-malware tools like Ad-Watch, Spybot (Tea Timer; Immunize) and
> Spysweeper have settings which may prevent changes such as the above from
> "sticking".

What anti-malware tools might you have installed?
--
~PA Bear

Chris wrote:
> Thanks tried that but it is still trying to find updates. Any other ideas
>
> "PA Bear" wrote:
>
> > IE Tools > Internet Options > Advanced > Browsing > Automatically check
> > for IE updates (uncheck).
> >
> > NB: Anti-malware tools like Ad-Watch, Spybot (Tea Timer; Immunize) and
> > Spysweeper have settings which may prevent changes such as the above
> > from "sticking". -- ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> > MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Security, Shell/User)
> >
> >
> > Chris wrote:
> > > Everytime I open Internet Explorer and it opens to Microsoft Update.
> > > I check to see if there is anything to install there is nothing. I
> > > have a look at the historical updates one has been cancelled back in
> > > 2005 but this shows up on add/remove programs as being installed
> > > which is update 896688. I run Windows XP home, Internet Explorer
> > > 6.0.2900.2180 SP 2. This problem didn't start happening until 2 weeks
> > > ago.
> > >
> > > Any ideas

I have AD-Adware SE Personal

"PA Bear" wrote:

> > NB: Anti-malware tools like Ad-Watch, Spybot (Tea Timer; Immunize) and
> > Spysweeper have settings which may prevent changes such as the above from
> > "sticking".
>
> What anti-malware tools might you have installed?
> --
> ~PA Bear
>
> Chris wrote:
> > Thanks tried that but it is still trying to find updates. Any other ideas
> >
> > "PA Bear" wrote:
> >
> > > IE Tools > Internet Options > Advanced > Browsing > Automatically check
> > > for IE updates (uncheck).
> > >
> > > NB: Anti-malware tools like Ad-Watch, Spybot (Tea Timer; Immunize) and
> > > Spysweeper have settings which may prevent changes such as the above
> > > from "sticking". -- ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> > > MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Security, Shell/User)
> > >
> > >
> > > Chris wrote:
> > > > Everytime I open Internet Explorer and it opens to Microsoft Update.
> > > > I check to see if there is anything to install there is nothing. I
> > > > have a look at the historical updates one has been cancelled back in
> > > > 2005 but this shows up on add/remove programs as being installed
> > > > which is update 896688. I run Windows XP home, Internet Explorer
> > > > 6.0.2900.2180 SP 2. This problem didn't start happening until 2 weeks
> > > > ago.
> > > >
> > > > Any ideas
>
>

Does it include Ad-Watch?

Chris wrote:
> I have AD-Adware SE Personal
>
> "PA Bear" wrote:
>
> > > NB: Anti-malware tools like Ad-Watch, Spybot (Tea Timer; Immunize) and
> > > Spysweeper have settings which may prevent changes such as the above
> > > from "sticking".
> >
> > What anti-malware tools might you have installed?
> > --
> > ~PA Bear
> >
> > Chris wrote:
> > > Thanks tried that but it is still trying to find updates. Any other
> > > ideas
> > >
> > > "PA Bear" wrote:
> > >
> > > > IE Tools > Internet Options > Advanced > Browsing > Automatically
> > > > check for IE updates (uncheck).
> > > >
> > > > NB: Anti-malware tools like Ad-Watch, Spybot (Tea Timer; Immunize)
> > > > and Spysweeper have settings which may prevent changes such as the
> > > > above from "sticking". -- ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> > > > MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Security, Shell/User)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Chris wrote:
> > > > > Everytime I open Internet Explorer and it opens to Microsoft
> > > > > Update. I check to see if there is anything to install there is
> > > > > nothing. I have a look at the historical updates one has been
> > > > > cancelled back in 2005 but this shows up on add/remove programs
> > > > > as being installed which is update 896688. I run Windows XP home,
> > > > > Internet Explorer
> > > > > 6.0.2900.2180 SP 2. This problem didn't start happening until 2
> > > > > weeks ago.
> > > > >
> > > > > Any ideas