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Re: cant remove: Windows Malicious Software Removal

 
 
Jerry
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      03-19-2006
First, there is an update to the Malicious Software Removal Tool every
month. Check the download and you'll see KB****- V1.11 or V1.12 or V1.13
etc. That's why some were successful.

"Beemer Biker" <> wrote in message
news:...
> This keeps showing up in my update icon even though it was download a
> couple
> of week ago. When I download it i get error 0x0x80070050 which is "file
> exists". O.K. just to be sure I found the actual download from microsofts
> site, i downloaded it , and ran it. I is still running as I got some
> large
> disk(s).
>
> According to my update list there there are about 15 downloads attempted
> for
> that tool over the last two month. I see where one was successful on 23
> feb
> 06. I see another one on Jan 19 and low and behold some successful
> downloads of same KB890830 back in november! I do not recall running that
> tool and I would have certainly recalled the interface, all the files that
> are scanned and the fact that I got a bunch of large disks. So, today is
> the first time it has run (after a manual download and install).
>
> OK. I now know what KB890830 does and I dont need it as I got latest
> corporate McAfee with all updates.
>
> So why has it been attempting to download and getting that
> file-already-exists error?
>
> Since I dont need this product I assume I can just hide and and it wont
> bother me again?
>
> Has anyone else got a problem with this KB890830 program constantly
> downloading and never actually running?
>
>



 
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