two updates repeatedly install

I'm on XP SP2. I can install most Windows Updates fine, and I also have the
latest installer/downloader. But there are two updates that apparently have
been repeatedly installing themselves for months now. Microsoft's article
#910339 fails to address the problem, because there is no log file for the
updates in question, but in Windows Update, they are listed with a green icon
as installing fine... over and over and over again. They have apparently been
installed successfully every day since July of last year.

The Malicious Software Removal Tool has been installed since last year as
well.

Does anybody know something about this issue? Thanks in advance.

And the 2 updates are...?
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

slickbo wrote:
> I'm on XP SP2. I can install most Windows Updates fine, and I also have
> the
> latest installer/downloader. But there are two updates that apparently
> have
> been repeatedly installing themselves for months now. Microsoft's article
> #910339 fails to address the problem, because there is no log file for the
> updates in question, but in Windows Update, they are listed with a green
> icon as installing fine... over and over and over again. They have
> apparently been installed successfully every day since July of last year.
>
> The Malicious Software Removal Tool has been installed since last year as
> well.
>
> Does anybody know something about this issue? Thanks in advance.

The two updates are:

Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework, Version 1.0 Service Pack 3
(KB928367)
Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework, Version 1.1 Service Pack 1
(KB928366)

I cleared and reinstalled both .NET frameworks and their service packs using
the instructions at
http://blogs.msdn.com/astebner/archi...10/502439.aspx and now both
updates seem to have installed fine; they don't show up anymore as needing to
be installed, and nothing tries to install on shutdown. They also both show
up in Add & Remove Programs.

HOWEVER, there is no log file for them in C:\WINDOWS along with the rest of
the KBnnnnnn.log files. According to knowledge base article 910339, there
should be. There is a prefetch file for each and there is an uninstaller for
each, but no log file with the format %WINDOWS%\KBnnnnnn.log. For 'nnnnnn' I
used the actual update number as well as the numbers of 2 related knowledge
base articles I used (910339 and 824643), as instructed at
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/910339 . Is this a problem? If not, then why
is there no log file and why would Microsoft say the update's not installed
if there's no log file?

Thanks for your help.

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

> And the 2 updates are...?
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/
>
> slickbo wrote:
> > I'm on XP SP2. I can install most Windows Updates fine, and I also have
> > the
> > latest installer/downloader. But there are two updates that apparently
> > have
> > been repeatedly installing themselves for months now. Microsoft's article
> > #910339 fails to address the problem, because there is no log file for the
> > updates in question, but in Windows Update, they are listed with a green
> > icon as installing fine... over and over and over again. They have
> > apparently been installed successfully every day since July of last year.
> >
> > The Malicious Software Removal Tool has been installed since last year as
> > well.
> >
> > Does anybody know something about this issue? Thanks in advance.
>
>

Does Windows Update continue to offer these 2 updates?

slickbo wrote:
> The two updates are:
>
> Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework, Version 1.0 Service Pack 3
> (KB928367)
> Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework, Version 1.1 Service Pack 1
> (KB928366)
>
> I cleared and reinstalled both .NET frameworks and their service packs
> using
> the instructions at
> http://blogs.msdn.com/astebner/archi...10/502439.aspx and now
> both
> updates seem to have installed fine; they don't show up anymore as needing
> to be installed, and nothing tries to install on shutdown. They also both
> show up in Add & Remove Programs.
>
> HOWEVER, there is no log file for them in C:\WINDOWS along with the rest
> of
> the KBnnnnnn.log files. According to knowledge base article 910339, there
> should be. There is a prefetch file for each and there is an uninstaller
> for
> each, but no log file with the format %WINDOWS%\KBnnnnnn.log. For 'nnnnnn'
> I
> used the actual update number as well as the numbers of 2 related
> knowledge
> base articles I used (910339 and 824643), as instructed at
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/910339 . Is this a problem? If not, then
> why
> is there no log file and why would Microsoft say the update's not
> installed
> if there's no log file?
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
>
>> And the 2 updates are...?
>> --
>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
>> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
>> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/
>>
>> slickbo wrote:
>>> I'm on XP SP2. I can install most Windows Updates fine, and I also have
>>> the
>>> latest installer/downloader. But there are two updates that apparently
>>> have
>>> been repeatedly installing themselves for months now. Microsoft's
>>> article
>>> #910339 fails to address the problem, because there is no log file for
>>> the
>>> updates in question, but in Windows Update, they are listed with a green
>>> icon as installing fine... over and over and over again. They have
>>> apparently been installed successfully every day since July of last
>>> year.
>>>
>>> The Malicious Software Removal Tool has been installed since last year
>>> as
>>> well.
>>>
>>> Does anybody know something about this issue? Thanks in advance.

No, it doesn't. Everything else seems to be fine as well.

But why are there no log files for these 2 updates? Why does Microsoft say
they should be there?

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

> Does Windows Update continue to offer these 2 updates?
>
> slickbo wrote:
> > The two updates are:
> >
> > Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework, Version 1.0 Service Pack 3
> > (KB928367)
> > Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework, Version 1.1 Service Pack 1
> > (KB928366)
> >
> > I cleared and reinstalled both .NET frameworks and their service packs
> > using
> > the instructions at
> > http://blogs.msdn.com/astebner/archi...10/502439.aspx and now
> > both
> > updates seem to have installed fine; they don't show up anymore as needing
> > to be installed, and nothing tries to install on shutdown. They also both
> > show up in Add & Remove Programs.
> >
> > HOWEVER, there is no log file for them in C:\WINDOWS along with the rest
> > of
> > the KBnnnnnn.log files. According to knowledge base article 910339, there
> > should be. There is a prefetch file for each and there is an uninstaller
> > for
> > each, but no log file with the format %WINDOWS%\KBnnnnnn.log. For 'nnnnnn'
> > I
> > used the actual update number as well as the numbers of 2 related
> > knowledge
> > base articles I used (910339 and 824643), as instructed at
> > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/910339 . Is this a problem? If not, then
> > why
> > is there no log file and why would Microsoft say the update's not
> > installed
> > if there's no log file?
> >
> > Thanks for your help.
> >
> > "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
> >
> >> And the 2 updates are...?
> >> --
> >> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> >> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
> >> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
> >> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/
> >>
> >> slickbo wrote:
> >>> I'm on XP SP2. I can install most Windows Updates fine, and I also have
> >>> the
> >>> latest installer/downloader. But there are two updates that apparently
> >>> have
> >>> been repeatedly installing themselves for months now. Microsoft's
> >>> article
> >>> #910339 fails to address the problem, because there is no log file for
> >>> the
> >>> updates in question, but in Windows Update, they are listed with a green
> >>> icon as installing fine... over and over and over again. They have
> >>> apparently been installed successfully every day since July of last
> >>> year.
> >>>
> >>> The Malicious Software Removal Tool has been installed since last year
> >>> as
> >>> well.
> >>>
> >>> Does anybody know something about this issue? Thanks in advance.
>
>

I'm afraid you'd have to ask Microsoft that question.

slickbo wrote:
> No, it doesn't. Everything else seems to be fine as well.
>
> But why are there no log files for these 2 updates? Why does Microsoft say
> they should be there?
>
> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Does Windows Update continue to offer these 2 updates?
>>
>> slickbo wrote:
>>> The two updates are:
>>>
>>> Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework, Version 1.0 Service Pack 3
>>> (KB928367)
>>> Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework, Version 1.1 Service Pack 1
>>> (KB928366)
>>>
>>> I cleared and reinstalled both .NET frameworks and their service packs
>>> using
>>> the instructions at
>>> http://blogs.msdn.com/astebner/archi...10/502439.aspx and now
>>> both
>>> updates seem to have installed fine; they don't show up anymore as
>>> needing
>>> to be installed, and nothing tries to install on shutdown. They also
>>> both
>>> show up in Add & Remove Programs.
>>>
>>> HOWEVER, there is no log file for them in C:\WINDOWS along with the rest
>>> of
>>> the KBnnnnnn.log files. According to knowledge base article 910339,
>>> there
>>> should be. There is a prefetch file for each and there is an uninstaller
>>> for
>>> each, but no log file with the format %WINDOWS%\KBnnnnnn.log. For
>>> 'nnnnnn'
>>> I
>>> used the actual update number as well as the numbers of 2 related
>>> knowledge
>>> base articles I used (910339 and 824643), as instructed at
>>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/910339 . Is this a problem? If not, then
>>> why
>>> is there no log file and why would Microsoft say the update's not
>>> installed
>>> if there's no log file?
>>>
>>> Thanks for your help.
>>>
>>> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
>>>
>>>> And the 2 updates are...?
>>>> --
>>>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>>>> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
>>>> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
>>>> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/
>>>>
>>>> slickbo wrote:
>>>>> I'm on XP SP2. I can install most Windows Updates fine, and I also
>>>>> have
>>>>> the
>>>>> latest installer/downloader. But there are two updates that apparently
>>>>> have
>>>>> been repeatedly installing themselves for months now. Microsoft's
>>>>> article
>>>>> #910339 fails to address the problem, because there is no log file for
>>>>> the
>>>>> updates in question, but in Windows Update, they are listed with a
>>>>> green
>>>>> icon as installing fine... over and over and over again. They have
>>>>> apparently been installed successfully every day since July of last
>>>>> year.
>>>>>
>>>>> The Malicious Software Removal Tool has been installed since last year
>>>>> as
>>>>> well.
>>>>>
>>>>> Does anybody know something about this issue? Thanks in advance.