Windows update just does not find any patches for windows

I run windows update but no patches ever show up for windows. Belarc advisor
and It.shavlik both say that I am missing critical and regular patches. Any
thoughts
would be appreciated.

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RonRPh wrote:
> I run windows update but no patches ever show up for windows. Belarc
> advisor
> and It.shavlik both say that I am missing critical and regular patches.
> Any
> thoughts
> would be appreciated.

RonRPh wrote:
> I run windows update but no patches ever show up for windows.
> Belarc advisor and It.shavlik both say that I am missing critical
> and regular patches. Any thoughts
> would be appreciated.

First thought...
Windows _____, _____ Edition, __-bit with Service Pack _ (if applicable)?

Second thought...
What patches do "Belarc Advisor" and "Shavlik" tell you that you need (list
3 or 4...)?

Last thought...
If this is Windows XP or Vista - have you ever installed BETA service packs?

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Sorry- my bad. Windows XP professional 32 bit with service pack 3 (v .5857)-
as far as I remember no beta service packs
Belarc says that I am missing these
Q971468 - Important (details...)
Q974417 - Critical (details...)
Q975560 - Critical (details...)
Q975561 - Important (details...)
Q975713 - Critical (details...)
Q977816 - Critical (details...)
Q977914 - Critical (details...)
Q978037 - Important (details...)
Q978262 - Critical (details...)
Q978338 - Moderate (details...)
Q978601 - Critical (details...)
Q978706 - Moderate (details...)
Q979309 - Critical (details...)
Q979683 - Important (details...)
Q980182 - Critical (details...)
Q980232 - Critical (details...)
Q981332 - Important (details...)

"RonRPh" <> schrieb:

> Sorry- my bad. Windows XP professional 32 bit with service pack 3 (v .5857)-
> as far as I remember no beta service packs

Any hints in the windowsupdate.log file?
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/902093/en-us

Bye,
Freudi

Start | Run | WINVER | OK: What's the Build number displayed here?

Open Add/Remove Programs: What's the KB number of the most recently
installed "Security Update for Windows XP" and what's the Installation date?

What anti-virus application or security suite is installed and is your
subscription current? What anti-spyware applications (other than Defender)?
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)?

Is Automatic Updates enabled?
--
~PA Bear


RonRPh wrote:
> Sorry- my bad. Windows XP professional 32 bit with service pack 3 (v
> .5857)-
> as far as I remember no beta service packs
> Belarc says that I am missing these
> Q971468 - Important (details...)
> Q974417 - Critical (details...)
> Q975560 - Critical (details...)
> Q975561 - Important (details...)
> Q975713 - Critical (details...)
> Q977816 - Critical (details...)
> Q977914 - Critical (details...)
> Q978037 - Important (details...)
> Q978262 - Critical (details...)
> Q978338 - Moderate (details...)
> Q978601 - Critical (details...)
> Q978706 - Moderate (details...)
> Q979309 - Critical (details...)
> Q979683 - Important (details...)
> Q980182 - Critical (details...)
> Q980232 - Critical (details...)
> Q981332 - Important (details...)
<paste>
> I run windows update but no patches ever show up for windows. Belarc
> advisor and It.shavlik both say that I am missing critical and regular
> patches. Any thoughts would be appreciated.

winver: version 5.5 (build 2600.xpsp_sp3_qfe.90804-1456: seervice Pack 3, v.5
Mcfee antivirus- updated to current- finds nothing;
have run malware malabytes, defender, and ad-aware
windows firewall
Was running mcfee, then Norton, now back to mcfee ( had to load in an older
backup when I was playing around with Netframework- let my backup lapse for
awhile)
Automatic updates enabled.
Did get one sort of error in the update log ( did not know your could do that)
WARNING: Failed to evaluate Installed rule, updateId =
{F4B9C883-F4DB-4FB5-B204-3343C11FA021}.100, hr = 8024E001
2010-04-23 06:59:48:765 1956 1444 Agent WARNING: Failed to evaluate
Installed rule, updateId = {BFE5B177-A086-47A0-B102-097E4FA1F807}.102, hr =
8024E001
Would this mean anything???

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> winver: version 5.5 (build 2600.xpsp_sp3_qfe.90804-1456: seervice Pack 3

Did you install SP3 via Windows Update and are you certain WINVER reports
"version 5.5"?

> ...had to load in an older backup...

Explain, please.

> Was running mcfee, then Norton, now back to mcfee

Norton and McAfee applications are notorious for not uninstalling (or
upgrading) cleanly.

1. Download the Norton Removal Tool, saving it to your desktop:
ftp://ftp.symantec.com/public/englis...moval_Tool.exe

2. Close all open applications (i.e., anything with an icon on the taskbar).

3. Double-click on the file you saved in #1 above to run the utility. Don't
TOUCH your keyboard until the run completes, then reboot.

4. Now run this McAfee three-step fix:
http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?id=TS100507

NB: After completing Step #1 of this fix (uninstall McAfee), make certain
that the Windows Firewall is enabled! You're "working without a net" now so
don't do ANYTHING else online until you've completed Step #3 of the fix!

5. Manually & repeatedly update the McAfee application until you get a "no
more updates" prompt.

6. Open Internet Explorer (only) to http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com |
Select CUSTOM and scan | Install any Critical Security Updates offered
(e.g., KB980182; KB979683). If a Root Certificates update is listed in the
Optional Software updates category on the left-hand side of the scan results
window, install it to take full advantage of IE8's enhanced security.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002


RonRPh wrote:
> winver: version 5.5 (build 2600.xpsp_sp3_qfe.90804-1456: seervice Pack 3,
> v.5 Mcfee antivirus- updated to current- finds nothing;
> have run malware malabytes, defender, and ad-aware
> windows firewall
> Was running mcfee, then Norton, now back to mcfee ( had to load in an
> older
> backup when I was playing around with Netframework- let my backup lapse
> for
> awhile)
> Automatic updates enabled.
> Did get one sort of error in the update log ( did not know your could do
> that) WARNING: Failed to evaluate Installed rule, updateId =
> {F4B9C883-F4DB-4FB5-B204-3343C11FA021}.100, hr = 8024E001
> 2010-04-23 06:59:48:765 1956 1444 Agent WARNING: Failed to evaluate
> Installed rule, updateId = {BFE5B177-A086-47A0-B102-097E4FA1F807}.102, hr
> =
> 8024E001
> Would this mean anything???
<paste>
PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote:
> Start | Run | WINVER | OK: What's the Build number displayed here?
>
> Open Add/Remove Programs: What's the KB number of the most recently
> installed "Security Update for Windows XP" and what's the Installation
> date?
>
> What anti-virus application or security suite is installed and is your
> subscription current? What anti-spyware applications (other than
> Defender)?
> 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)?
>
> Is Automatic Updates enabled?
>
> RonRPh wrote:
>> Sorry- my bad. Windows XP professional 32 bit with service pack 3 (v
>> .5857)-
>> as far as I remember no beta service packs
>> Belarc says that I am missing these
>> Q971468 - Important (details...)
>> Q974417 - Critical (details...)
>> Q975560 - Critical (details...)
>> Q975561 - Important (details...)
>> Q975713 - Critical (details...)
>> Q977816 - Critical (details...)
>> Q977914 - Critical (details...)
>> Q978037 - Important (details...)
>> Q978262 - Critical (details...)
>> Q978338 - Moderate (details...)
>> Q978601 - Critical (details...)
>> Q978706 - Moderate (details...)
>> Q979309 - Critical (details...)
>> Q979683 - Important (details...)
>> Q980182 - Critical (details...)
>> Q980232 - Critical (details...)
>> Q981332 - Important (details...)
> <paste>
>> I run windows update but no patches ever show up for windows. Belarc
>> advisor and It.shavlik both say that I am missing critical and regular
>> patches. Any thoughts would be appreciated.

RonRPh wrote:
> winver: version 5.5 (build 2600.xpsp_sp3_qfe.90804-1456: Service
> Pack 3)
<snipped>

Whoa. Version 5.5?!

Can you double-check?

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

"RonRPh" <> schrieb:

> winver: version 5.5 (build 2600.xpsp_sp3_qfe.90804-1456: seervice Pack 3, v.5

Bet "version 5.5" is a typo.

> WARNING: Failed to evaluate Installed rule, updateId =
> {F4B9C883-F4DB-4FB5-B204-3343C11FA021}.100, hr = 8024E001

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971058/en-us may be worth trying.

Bye,
Freudi