KB898461 installs over and over w/o progress to other fixes

xp/pro sp2 with current updates

going to update.microsoft.com forces KB898461 repetitively!

add/remove shows KB898461 but w/o an install date

KB898461 should not be offered to a computer running WinXP SP2.

Did you recently have occasion to reinstall WinXP? If so, why? Did you do
a Repair Install or did you format & do a clean install?
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002


jobeard wrote:
> xp/pro sp2 with current updates
>
> going to update.microsoft.com forces KB898461 repetitively!
>
> add/remove shows KB898461 but w/o an install date

jobeard wrote:
> xp/pro sp2 with current updates
>
> going to update.microsoft.com forces KB898461 repetitively!
>
> add/remove shows KB898461 but w/o an install date

*grin*
You have Service Pack 2 and still say 'with current updates'. Is it Windows
XP Professional x64?

You shouldn't get that patch *at all*.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/898461

My suggestion, cleanup and update your Windows Update components along with
your machine.

Download, install, run, update and perform a full scan (separately) with the
following two applications (freeware versions are the ones to use for this):

SuperAntiSpyware
http://www.superantispyware.com/

MalwareBytes
http://www.malwarebytes.com/

After performing a full scan with one and then the other and removing
whatever they both find completely, you may uninstall these products,
if you wish.

Download and run the MSRT manually:
http://www.microsoft.com/security/ma...e/default.mspx

Reboot.

Search your registry for %fystem and replace the "f" with an "s". May be
three or four matches, may be none. May have to take ownership of the
keys in order to change them.

Assuming Windows XP Professional x86 - not x64...

Download/Install the latest Windows Installer (for your OS):
( Windows XP 32-bit : WindowsXP-KB942288-v3-x86.exe )
http://www.microsoft.com/downloadS/d...displaylang=en

Reboot.

and...

Download the latest version of the Windows Update agent from here (x86):
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=91237
.... and save it to the root of your C:\ drive. After saving it to the root
of the C:\ drive, do the following:

Close all Internet Explorer windows and other applications.

Start button --> RUN and type in:
%SystemDrive%\windowsupdateagent30-x86.exe /WUFORCE
--> Click OK.

(If asked, select "Run.) --> Click on NEXT --> Select "I agree" and click on
NEXT --> When it finishes installing, click on "Finish"...

Reboot.

Then follow the instructions here:

How do I reset Windows Update components?
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971058

and..

Reboot.

Log on as an user with administrative rights and open Internet Explorer and
visit http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/ and select to do a CUSTOM scan...
(Every time you are about to click on something while at these web pages -
first press and hold down the CTRL key while you click on it. You can
release the CTRL key after clicking each time.)

Once the scan is done, select just _ONE_ of the high priority updates
(deselect any others) and install it.

Reboot again.

If it did work - try the web page again - selecting no more than 3-5 at a
time.

The Optional Software updates are generally safe - although I recommend
against the "Windows Search" one and any of the "Office Live" ones for
now. I would completely avoid the Optional Hardware updates. Also - I do
not see any urgent need to install Internet Explorer 8 at this time.

Come back - let us know if that worked.
.... Really - come back and let everyone know if that worked.

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

no reinstall; system has been stable for a LONG time and this is the first
update problem I've seen

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

> KB898461 should not be offered to a computer running WinXP SP2.
>
> Did you recently have occasion to reinstall WinXP? If so, why? Did you do
> a Repair Install or did you format & do a clean install?
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
>
>
> jobeard wrote:
> > xp/pro sp2 with current updates
> >
> > going to update.microsoft.com forces KB898461 repetitively!
> >
> > add/remove shows KB898461 but w/o an install date
>
>

Is it WinXP 64-bit SP2??

jobeard wrote:
> no reinstall; system has been stable for a LONG time and this is the first
> update problem I've seen
>
> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
>
>> KB898461 should not be offered to a computer running WinXP SP2.
>>
>> Did you recently have occasion to reinstall WinXP? If so, why? Did you
>> do
>> a Repair Install or did you format & do a clean install?
>> --
>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
>>
>>
>> jobeard wrote:
>>> xp/pro sp2 with current updates
>>>
>>> going to update.microsoft.com forces KB898461 repetitively!
>>>
>>> add/remove shows KB898461 but w/o an install date

WONDERFUL Shenan! KB942288 was the solution
10^6 thanks for your input

"Shenan Stanley" wrote:

> jobeard wrote:
> > xp/pro sp2 with current updates
> >
> > going to update.microsoft.com forces KB898461 repetitively!
> >
> > add/remove shows KB898461 but w/o an install date
>
> *grin*
> You have Service Pack 2 and still say 'with current updates'. Is it Windows
> XP Professional x64?
>
> You shouldn't get that patch *at all*.
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/898461
>
> My suggestion, cleanup and update your Windows Update components along with
> your machine.
>
> Download, install, run, update and perform a full scan (separately) with the
> following two applications (freeware versions are the ones to use for this):
>
> SuperAntiSpyware
> http://www.superantispyware.com/
>
> MalwareBytes
> http://www.malwarebytes.com/
>
> After performing a full scan with one and then the other and removing
> whatever they both find completely, you may uninstall these products,
> if you wish.
>
> Download and run the MSRT manually:
> http://www.microsoft.com/security/ma...e/default.mspx
>
> Reboot.
>
> Search your registry for %fystem and replace the "f" with an "s". May be
> three or four matches, may be none. May have to take ownership of the
> keys in order to change them.
>
> Assuming Windows XP Professional x86 - not x64...
>
> Download/Install the latest Windows Installer (for your OS):
> ( Windows XP 32-bit : WindowsXP-KB942288-v3-x86.exe )
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloadS/d...displaylang=en
>
> Reboot.
>
> and...
>
> Download the latest version of the Windows Update agent from here (x86):
> http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=91237
> .... and save it to the root of your C:\ drive. After saving it to the root
> of the C:\ drive, do the following:
>
> Close all Internet Explorer windows and other applications.
>
> Start button --> RUN and type in:
> %SystemDrive%\windowsupdateagent30-x86.exe /WUFORCE
> --> Click OK.
>
> (If asked, select "Run.) --> Click on NEXT --> Select "I agree" and click on
> NEXT --> When it finishes installing, click on "Finish"...
>
> Reboot.
>
> Then follow the instructions here:
>
> How do I reset Windows Update components?
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971058
>
> and..
>
> Reboot.
>
> Log on as an user with administrative rights and open Internet Explorer and
> visit http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/ and select to do a CUSTOM scan...
> (Every time you are about to click on something while at these web pages -
> first press and hold down the CTRL key while you click on it. You can
> release the CTRL key after clicking each time.)
>
> Once the scan is done, select just _ONE_ of the high priority updates
> (deselect any others) and install it.
>
> Reboot again.
>
> If it did work - try the web page again - selecting no more than 3-5 at a
> time.
>
> The Optional Software updates are generally safe - although I recommend
> against the "Windows Search" one and any of the "Office Live" ones for
> now. I would completely avoid the Optional Hardware updates. Also - I do
> not see any urgent need to install Internet Explorer 8 at this time.
>
> Come back - let us know if that worked.
> .... Really - come back and let everyone know if that worked.
>
> --
> Shenan Stanley
> MS-MVP
> --
> How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
>
>