Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool

Just a quick question, I am wondering if anyone else is having problems
downloading Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool. I can
download/install it from the Windows Update site but, it will not
install using Automatic Updates. This is obviously not a serious
problem but, I would like to solve it if possible.

Rick

Never such a problem here.

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What third-party firewall (if any)?

Has a(another) Norton or McAfee application ever been installed on the
computer (e.g., a free-trial version that came preinstalled when you bought
it)?

How to troubleshoot Windows Update, Microsoft Update, and Windows Server
Update Services installation issues:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/906602

1. See the "Need more help? Tell us what problem you are having" section of
http://support.microsoft.com/ph/6527

2. You cannot install some updates or programs
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/822798

3a. Check your WindowsUpdate.log (%windir%\WindowsUpdate.log) for errors
associated with the download/install.

How to read the WindowsUpdate.log file
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/902093

3b. Compare errors to those listed here:
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/blog...showentry=1122
and/or go to http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com > click on Help and Support
link in left pane > Solve problems on your own.


Rick wrote:
> Just a quick question, I am wondering if anyone else is having problems
> downloading Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool. I can
> download/install it from the Windows Update site but, it will not
> install using Automatic Updates. This is obviously not a serious
> problem but, I would like to solve it if possible.

Rick wrote:
> Just a quick question, I am wondering if anyone else is having problems
> downloading Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool. I can
> download/install it from the Windows Update site but, it will not
> install using Automatic Updates. This is obviously not a serious
> problem but, I would like to solve it if possible.
>
> Rick
Sorry PAbear forgot
WIN XP Pro SP3
I have checked the links you provided but no solution found there.

Without quoting my post in your reply, I have no idea WTF you're talking
about, sorry.

Rick wrote:
> Rick wrote:
>> Just a quick question, I am wondering if anyone else is having problems
>> downloading Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool. I can
>> download/install it from the Windows Update site but, it will not
>> install using Automatic Updates. This is obviously not a serious
>> problem but, I would like to solve it if possible.
>>
>> Rick
> Sorry PAbear forgot
> WIN XP Pro SP3
> I have checked the links you provided but no solution found there.

The Malicious Software Removal Tool is a bit different than most updates. When
it downloads, it then just runs. If no problems are found it just goes away,
you won't find it as an installed program.

Are you getting an error message saying it won't install, if not, that is
probably normal.

--
G. R. Woodring

Date: 1/13/2010 12:28 PM, Author: Rick Wrote:
> Just a quick question, I am wondering if anyone else is having problems
> downloading Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool. I can
> download/install it from the Windows Update site but, it will not
> install using Automatic Updates. This is obviously not a serious
> problem but, I would like to solve it if possible.
>
> Rick

G. R. Woodring wrote:
> The Malicious Software Removal Tool is a bit different than most
> updates. When it downloads, it then just runs. If no problems are
> found it just goes away, you won't find it as an installed program.
>
> Are you getting an error message saying it won't install, if not, that
> is probably normal.
>
> --
> G. R. Woodring
>
> Date: 1/13/2010 12:28 PM, Author: Rick Wrote:
>> Just a quick question, I am wondering if anyone else is having
>> problems downloading Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool. I can
>> download/install it from the Windows Update site but, it will not
>> install using Automatic Updates. This is obviously not a serious
>> problem but, I would like to solve it if possible.
>>
>> Rick
it simply keeps asking to download even after it says it downloaded. It
is not a major problem is is more of an annoyance. It works as it is
supposed to if it is downloaded from Windows Update.

PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote:
> Without quoting my post in your reply, I have no idea WTF you're talking
> about, sorry.
>
> Rick wrote:
>> Rick wrote:
>>> Just a quick question, I am wondering if anyone else is having problems
>>> downloading Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool. I can
>>> download/install it from the Windows Update site but, it will not
>>> install using Automatic Updates. This is obviously not a serious
>>> problem but, I would like to solve it if possible.
>>>
>>> Rick
>> Sorry PAbear forgot
>> WIN XP Pro SP3
>> I have checked the links you provided but no solution found there.
>
if you do not know what you send then I can not help you

I'm not going to bother changing my newsreader's View settings just because
you're ignorant of posting conventions in this and other MS newsgroups.

PS: You're the one who needs help with a problem, not me.


Rick wrote:
> PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote:
>> Without quoting my post in your reply, I have no idea WTF you're talking
>> about, sorry.
>>
>> Rick wrote:
>>> Rick wrote:
>>>> Just a quick question, I am wondering if anyone else is having problems
>>>> downloading Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool. I can
>>>> download/install it from the Windows Update site but, it will not
>>>> install using Automatic Updates. This is obviously not a serious
>>>> problem but, I would like to solve it if possible.
>>>>
>>>> Rick
>>> Sorry PAbear forgot
>>> WIN XP Pro SP3
>>> I have checked the links you provided but no solution found there.
>>
> if you do not know what you send then I can not help you