I believe this forum should have an "edit" option, so that if one returns to
add to his own post, not to be mixed with answers (which they do not arrive
often) and to be able to correct all those mistypes as above.
Except fot that, I thought it's impossible that Microsoft will ask all its
clients with Original Windows to reinstall its product.
Given that my own original Windows code number is written on my tower, I
installed this Windows validation tool again (although it's not logical).
Now it shows twice in my download history and it appears in my Add/remove
programs>show updates with the right date (today).
It installed alright except for during the installation, my p/c went in and
came out of Dos momentarily.
This happens often (entering Dos during downloads or installations) and I
have other problems too with my p/c that make me think I have serious trojans
problem, for instance my p/c restarts without me doing so, or I lost half of
my home page file during an update (a file I don't have a copy of it, so it
was lost for ever), or I have access denials for pages I visited a day before
or so, , or I cannot access safe mode etc etc.
IF ANYBODY KNOWS HOW TO ENTER DOS AND HOW TO ENTER SAFE MODE FROM THERE, I'D
BE HAPPY AND GRATEFUL IF HE SAID IT TO ME.
My previous p/c had a crash (and was lost for ever) because of trojans.
Anyway this controversious redownloaded tool was installed alright and then
Microsoft Updates finds 3 optional updates and no high-priority ones (as I
thought).
The optional ones are ridiculous:
Update for Windows XP (KB912945)
Typical download size: 1.6 MB , 11 minutes
This update includes minor changes to how Internet Explorer handles some web
pages that use Microsoft ActiveX controls. Certain webpages will require
users to manually activate Active X controls by clicking on it or using the
TAB key and ENTER key. This update contains all previously released security
updates. After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer.
Details...
Don't show this update again
Update for Windows XP (KB904942)
Typical download size: 149 KB , 2 minutes
Install this update to resolve HTTP authentication issues in Windows-based
systems that do not appear until Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 is installed.
After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer.
Details...
Don't show this update again
Update for Windows XP (KB912475)
Download size: 479 KB , 3 minutes
Australia has changed the regularly scheduled end of Daylight Saving Time in
five Australian states from March 2006 to the first Sunday of April 2006 due
to the 2006 Commonwealth Games. Install this update to enable your computer
to automatically adjust the computer clock on the correct date. After you
install this item, you may have to restart your computer. Details...
Don't show this update again
Anyway I'll think if I download them.
But I want to know if Microsoft is doing well, or has any problems with the
bird flu, lately...
"E. T." wrote:
> Does anyone know if KB892130 must show in Add/Remove tools>show updates when
> it is downloaded, or not?
> For the rest, I suggest to those who have downloaded ALL AVAILABLE UPDATES
> on February 14th, to sit and wait to see if Microsoft will resolve the issue
> on next patches release.
> When this is planned to happen? (also if anyone knows).
> Do I risk anything by doing so?
> It's me again (as nobody answered me yet about switching to Mac).
>
> P.S.
> I saw that somebody in the forum said he checked his WGAVT (892130) in his
> Add/remove programs>Show updates after he sent it to some guy of Microsoft
> and he found it with no file size any more and I thought to check all my
> update history updates in the same place (Add/remove programs>Show updates).
> My Microsoft Windows Installer 3.1 in the history appears without a number
> and in Add/remove programs appears as KB893803 without a file size and a date.
> KB898461 appears with date 31/12 (the first time I updated Windows) while in
> my history appears with date 18/1 (after a system restore).
> WGAVT (KB892130) in my history appears with date 18/1 while in Add/Remove
> programs appears nowhere at all.
> KB896428 appears in my history with date 18/1 while in my Add/remove
> programs on 31/12
> KB894391 the same as previous.
> KB873339 appears with same date in both places (18/1).
> KB886185 the same as previous.
> KB885836 " " " " .
> KB888302 " " " " .
> KB887472 " " " " .
> KB891781 " " " " .
> KB888113 " " " " .
> KB887742 " " " " .
> KB885835 " " " " .
> KB885250 " " " " .
> KB890046 appears with date 18/1 in my history and 4/1 in my Add/remove
> programs.
> KB896422 " " " " " " " " 6/1 " " "
> .
> KB893066 " " " " " " " " 6/1 " " "
> .
> KB901214 the same as previous.
> KB890859 " " " " .
> KB896358 " " " " .
> KB893756 " " " " .
> KB899591 " " " " .
> KB899587 " " " " .
> KB896423 appears in my history with date 18/1 and in Add/remove programs
> 31/12.
>
> KB902400 " " " " " " " " " " " 6/1.
> KB901017 the same as previous.
> KB905414 " " " " .
> KB905749 " " " " .
> KB900725 " " " " .
> KB896424 " " " " .
> KB910437 appears with same date in both places (18/1).
> KB904706 the same as previous.
> KB905915 " " " " .
> KB908519 " " " " .
> KB912919 " " " " .
> KB887797 " " " " .
> KB896344 " " " " .
> KB900930 " " " " .
>
> On January 18th appears also in my history a succeeded update for Windows XP
> HighMAT Support in CD Writing Wizard (KB831240) that does not show at all in
> my Add/remove programs but it shows a High Mat Extension to Microsoft Windows
> XP CD Writing Wizzard, with no date and a size 69,32 MB.
> Microsoft .NET Framework version 1.1 appears in my history with date 18/1
> and in Add/remove programs with no date, nor size.
> Windows Media Player 10 appears in my history with date 18/1 and in
> Add/remove programs without a date or a size.
> Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0: x86 (KB829019) appears in my history with date
> 18/1 and in Add/remove programs without the code number, nor date and a size
> of 88,36 MB.
> Base Smart Card Cryptographic Service Provider Package: x86 (KB909520)
> appears succesfully downloaded in my history on 18/1 while in my Add/Remove
> Programs it does not show date, nor size..
> Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 Service Pack 1 appears with date 18/1 in my
> history while in Add/Remove Programs does not show at all.
> Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework, Version 1.1 Service Pack 1
> (KB886903) appears in my history with date 18/1 while in my Add/Remove
> programs with no date, nor size.
> Update for WMDRM-enabled Media Players (KB902344) appears with same date in
> both places.
>
> Below are the 14th February Windows updates which I waited anxiously to see
> if everything went alright with my system restore.
>
> KB911565 appear with date 15/2 in my Add/remove programs while in my history
> 14/2.
> Security Update for Windows Media Player Plug-in (KB911564) same as previous.
> KB913446 appears only failed in my history and in my Add/remove programs
> with date 15/2.
> (It's the famous amazing update that apparently Microsoft fixed silently, I
> downloaded it manually from its Microsoft bulletin link to the downloadable
> file.)
> KB890830 (this is the malicious softwear removal tool) appears in my history
> with date 14/2 and in my Add/remove programs nowhere at all, I downloaded it
> several times and it never find a thing, while my Netscape when I first
> downloaded it found and erasaed a Trojan Downloader.Java.Ope.
> KB911927 appears in my history with date 14/2 and in my Add/remove programs
> with date 15/2.
>
> No Windows security update shows file size in my Add/remove programs.
>
> The thing is I had a crash on past November in a Pentium II/Win' 98 p/c very
> much tortured in the net by trojans.
> I bought a new system (Pentium 4, 3.0 ghz, Windows XP home) and initially I
> installed on it NIS 2006. I had a second crash (practically, that is each
> and every program of new p/c was blocked by NIS security alerts). I
> uninstalled NIS, restored p/c to the Windows activation date, installed
> NOD32, activated Windows firewall, updated fully Windows (all that on January
> 18th) and waited anxiously for the next Microsoft updates.
> But it seems that Microsoft is not cooperating and since then, all kind of
> problems with its updates...
> Do not know if all this job will help anybody in any way whatsoever, maybe
> later I'll repeat in the opposite direction (check what exists in my
> Add/remove programns that does not exist in my Windows update history!), I
> mainly did this in order to THINK what is the best reaction to adopt for the
> Windows validation file problem.
>
>
>
>
> "E. T." wrote:
>
> > On January 18th I downloaded all high priority updates available for Windows
> > XP after a system restore and then I was anxiously waiting new updates to see
> > if everything goes alright with my p/c.
> > At last I downloaded everything on February 14th, included 913446 which
> > seems it was a problem for the universe and then forgot WU for a while.
> > Today Microsoft Update finds that I must download
> >
> > Windows Genuine Advantage Validation Tool (KB892130)
> > 710 KB , 3 minutes
> > The Windows Genuine Advantage Validation Tool enables you to verify that
> > your copy of Microsoft Windows is genuine. The tool validates your Windows
> > installation by checking Windows Product Identification and Product
> > Activation status.
> >
> > which is the third thing I downloaded on January 18th (after Microsoft
> > Windows Installer and KB898461).
> > I see in the forum many people have problems now with redundant updates and
> > especially with KB892130 that does not download.
> > I wonder: if I accept to download the already downloaded KB892130, maybe
> > I'll have problems.
> > If I do not download it, maybe I won't be able to download any more updates.
> > So, if problems are due to Microsoft updates as it seems, maybe this is a
> > way to tell users to buy Windows Vista and that's all.
> > Yet, I was a stubborn user of Windows 98 till now, that I finally switched
> > to Windows XP.
> > I cannot switch again so soon and I'd like to know how long this situation
> > with Microsoft will go on, as I'll prefer to switch to Macintosh, after all.
> >
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