One of the critical updates just wouldn't go through

This one - 823559: Security Update for Microsoft Windows
Download size: 305 KB, 1 minute
An identified security issue in Microsoft Windows could allow an attacker to
compromise a Microsoft Windows-based system and then take a variety of
actions. For example, an attacker could execute code on the system. By
installing this update, you can help protect your computer. After you install
this item, you may have to restart your computer.

In this case, it downloads; it says it was successfully loaded but still
turns up as needing to be downloaded. I would download it again and restart;
it still didn't go through. I am not sure what to do. Its like the fourth
time trying. rick lynn

I've had a similar problem with KB837009 for some time now and sure would
like to know the resolution.

"mayfieldga" wrote:

> This one - 823559: Security Update for Microsoft Windows
> Download size: 305 KB, 1 minute
> An identified security issue in Microsoft Windows could allow an attacker to
> compromise a Microsoft Windows-based system and then take a variety of
> actions. For example, an attacker could execute code on the system. By
> installing this update, you can help protect your computer. After you install
> this item, you may have to restart your computer.
>
> In this case, it downloads; it says it was successfully loaded but still
> turns up as needing to be downloaded. I would download it again and restart;
> it still didn't go through. I am not sure what to do. Its like the fourth
> time trying. rick lynn

I have a presario 2266, Windows 98, running Exlorer 6, have my defaults at
normal or medium; I am not sure what else may be similar. Maybe its a
problem with certain computers or certain settings.

My sense of it would suggest it's not platform related ~ for some reason, WU
believes it hasn't been installed, but there's obviously some setting on our
machine that believes it has (i.e., register?). And, until this conflict can
be resolved, we really have no way of knowing whether or not we have the
update's intended protection.

"mayfieldga" wrote:

> I have a presario 2266, Windows 98, running Exlorer 6, have my defaults at
> normal or medium; I am not sure what else may be similar. Maybe its a
> problem with certain computers or certain settings.

> In this case, it downloads; it says it was successfully loaded but still
> turns up as needing to be downloaded. I would download it again
> and restart; it still didn't go through.

That is often a sign that you have something interfering with the update,
e.g. active virus scanner, or other security programs which would,
in particular, prevent files from being replaced in key system directories.

Find the list of modules which that update is trying to update.
Find all instances of them on your harddrive and check the versions
of each. You will probably find that you have a mixture of old and
new versions and that could be the reason for the update not completing
successfully.

Various logs can provide clues about exactly how far the update
progressed if you care to search your drive for them.
Although there may be some naming conventions which may be useful
to use as hints for finding such files I find it more satisfactory to take
the approach of searching all files for a particular string because there is
a large variation in the naming of diagnostic files depending on the fix type.
The only concession I usually give to performance considerations
for finding them is if I know when I attempted an update I can use
that single day as a modification date.


Good luck

Robert Aldwinckle
---


"mayfieldga" <> wrote in message
news:926A9030-EA65-4DF3-A589-...
> This one - 823559: Security Update for Microsoft Windows
> Download size: 305 KB, 1 minute
> An identified security issue in Microsoft Windows could allow an attacker to
> compromise a Microsoft Windows-based system and then take a variety of
> actions. For example, an attacker could execute code on the system. By
> installing this update, you can help protect your computer. After you install
> this item, you may have to restart your computer.
>
> In this case, it downloads; it says it was successfully loaded but still
> turns up as needing to be downloaded. I would download it again and restart;
> it still didn't go through. I am not sure what to do. Its like the fourth
> time trying. rick lynn

As I related in a previous note, I too was having this same problem.
However, I was able to fix it this morning by reinstalling the last
cumulative security update for Outlook Express which in my case was Q823353
(it's listed in the "Add/Remove" component of the Control Panel).

Gary

"mayfieldga" wrote:

> This one - 823559: Security Update for Microsoft Windows
> Download size: 305 KB, 1 minute
> An identified security issue in Microsoft Windows could allow an attacker to
> compromise a Microsoft Windows-based system and then take a variety of
> actions. For example, an attacker could execute code on the system. By
> installing this update, you can help protect your computer. After you install
> this item, you may have to restart your computer.
>
> In this case, it downloads; it says it was successfully loaded but still
> turns up as needing to be downloaded. I would download it again and restart;
> it still didn't go through. I am not sure what to do. Its like the fourth
> time trying. rick lynn