Windows Update won't update

Every time I reboot, the same updates are available from Windows Update. I
install them, it asks me to restart, I restart, and log back in, and the
same updates are there. Or, I shut down with "Install Updates and Shut
Down". Takes five minutes. I get no errors, although on one reboot after
logging in I think I got a flash of a balloon saying the updates weren't
able to be installed, but I haven't reproduced that (nor catch it if it did
reproduce). Event Viewer doesn't show anything interesting since the end of
my last session after applying updates and beginning of this session where
the updates are still there.

The list of updates that keep looping has grown as more updates have become
available. I have listed them below. I should mention I do have a RAID-0
array on which the Windows directory is installed, plus a third hard drive
for Program Files and bulk storage. Occasionaly with this RAID config I get
a SATA lock-up log in Event Viewer, but it's not often (the computer stalls
up when it does). I don't see how any of that could relate to this problem
of Windows Update not updating, though.

Any ideas?

Jon

----------------------------
Updates currently looping:
----------------------------
Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 7 in Windows Vista
(KB933566)
Cumulative Security Update for Windows Mail for Windows Vista (KB929123)
Security Update for Windows Vista (KB931213)
Update for Windows Mail Junk E-mail Filter [June 2007] (KB905866)
Update for Windows Vista (KB936824)
Update for Windows Vista (KB936825)

Hello Jon,

Try this one, stop AU service, rename softwaredistribution folder to whatever,
start AU service and try again. After it, delete the renamed folder.

Best regards

Myweb
Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers
no rights.

> Every time I reboot, the same updates are available from Windows
> Update. I install them, it asks me to restart, I restart, and log back
> in, and the same updates are there. Or, I shut down with "Install
> Updates and Shut Down". Takes five minutes. I get no errors, although
> on one reboot after logging in I think I got a flash of a balloon
> saying the updates weren't able to be installed, but I haven't
> reproduced that (nor catch it if it did reproduce). Event Viewer
> doesn't show anything interesting since the end of my last session
> after applying updates and beginning of this session where the updates
> are still there.
>
> The list of updates that keep looping has grown as more updates have
> become available. I have listed them below. I should mention I do have
> a RAID-0 array on which the Windows directory is installed, plus a
> third hard drive for Program Files and bulk storage. Occasionaly with
> this RAID config I get a SATA lock-up log in Event Viewer, but it's
> not often (the computer stalls up when it does). I don't see how any
> of that could relate to this problem of Windows Update not updating,
> though.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Jon
>
> ----------------------------
> Updates currently looping:
> ----------------------------
> Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 7 in Windows Vista
> (KB933566)
> Cumulative Security Update for Windows Mail for Windows Vista
> (KB929123)
> Security Update for Windows Vista (KB931213)
> Update for Windows Mail Junk E-mail Filter [June 2007] (KB905866)
> Update for Windows Vista (KB936824)
> Update for Windows Vista (KB936825)

Thanks, I'll give that a try.

Jon

"Myweb" <> wrote in message
news: .com...
> Hello Jon,
>
> Try this one, stop AU service, rename softwaredistribution folder to
> whatever, start AU service and try again. After it, delete the renamed
> folder.
>
> Best regards
>
> Myweb
> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
> confers no rights.
>
>> Every time I reboot, the same updates are available from Windows
>> Update. I install them, it asks me to restart, I restart, and log back
>> in, and the same updates are there. Or, I shut down with "Install
>> Updates and Shut Down". Takes five minutes. I get no errors, although
>> on one reboot after logging in I think I got a flash of a balloon
>> saying the updates weren't able to be installed, but I haven't
>> reproduced that (nor catch it if it did reproduce). Event Viewer
>> doesn't show anything interesting since the end of my last session
>> after applying updates and beginning of this session where the updates
>> are still there.
>>
>> The list of updates that keep looping has grown as more updates have
>> become available. I have listed them below. I should mention I do have
>> a RAID-0 array on which the Windows directory is installed, plus a
>> third hard drive for Program Files and bulk storage. Occasionaly with
>> this RAID config I get a SATA lock-up log in Event Viewer, but it's
>> not often (the computer stalls up when it does). I don't see how any
>> of that could relate to this problem of Windows Update not updating,
>> though.
>>
>> Any ideas?
>>
>> Jon
>>
>> ----------------------------
>> Updates currently looping:
>> ----------------------------
>> Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 7 in Windows Vista
>> (KB933566)
>> Cumulative Security Update for Windows Mail for Windows Vista
>> (KB929123)
>> Security Update for Windows Vista (KB931213)
>> Update for Windows Mail Junk E-mail Filter [June 2007] (KB905866)
>> Update for Windows Vista (KB936824)
>> Update for Windows Vista (KB936825)
>
>

Oh, wow, might've found the problem. I decided to try updating just one at a
time, and after rebooting I *did* reproduce the "Update Failed" error, and
got an error code. Tracked it down here:

http://groups.google.com/group/micro...0ce92?lnk=raot

The cause, I suspect, is that my Program Files directory isn't on my 2-drive
RAID array on which Windows is installed (striping RAID for fast boot +
quick-load data + games) but rather on my third drive (big D: drive for
slower or aynchronous miscellaneous stuff), which once detected to be on
another drive causes the updater to bomb out. That's so STUPID that
Microsoft would be limiting on this, arrgh.

Jon

"Jon Davis" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Every time I reboot, the same updates are available from Windows Update. I
> install them, it asks me to restart, I restart, and log back in, and the
> same updates are there. Or, I shut down with "Install Updates and Shut
> Down". Takes five minutes. I get no errors, although on one reboot after
> logging in I think I got a flash of a balloon saying the updates weren't
> able to be installed, but I haven't reproduced that (nor catch it if it
> did reproduce). Event Viewer doesn't show anything interesting since the
> end of my last session after applying updates and beginning of this
> session where the updates are still there.
>
> The list of updates that keep looping has grown as more updates have
> become available. I have listed them below. I should mention I do have a
> RAID-0 array on which the Windows directory is installed, plus a third
> hard drive for Program Files and bulk storage. Occasionaly with this RAID
> config I get a SATA lock-up log in Event Viewer, but it's not often (the
> computer stalls up when it does). I don't see how any of that could relate
> to this problem of Windows Update not updating, though.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Jon
>
> ----------------------------
> Updates currently looping:
> ----------------------------
> Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 7 in Windows Vista
> (KB933566)
> Cumulative Security Update for Windows Mail for Windows Vista (KB929123)
> Security Update for Windows Vista (KB931213)
> Update for Windows Mail Junk E-mail Filter [June 2007] (KB905866)
> Update for Windows Vista (KB936824)
> Update for Windows Vista (KB936825)
>

Didn't work. After reboot (and seeing the Failed message again), WU said No
Updates Available, but after clicking Check for updates all the same updates
returned.


Jon

"Myweb" <> wrote in message
news: .com...
> Hello Jon,
>
> Try this one, stop AU service, rename softwaredistribution folder to
> whatever, start AU service and try again. After it, delete the renamed
> folder.
>
> Best regards
>
> Myweb
> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
> confers no rights.
>
>> Every time I reboot, the same updates are available from Windows
>> Update. I install them, it asks me to restart, I restart, and log back
>> in, and the same updates are there. Or, I shut down with "Install
>> Updates and Shut Down". Takes five minutes. I get no errors, although
>> on one reboot after logging in I think I got a flash of a balloon
>> saying the updates weren't able to be installed, but I haven't
>> reproduced that (nor catch it if it did reproduce). Event Viewer
>> doesn't show anything interesting since the end of my last session
>> after applying updates and beginning of this session where the updates
>> are still there.
>>
>> The list of updates that keep looping has grown as more updates have
>> become available. I have listed them below. I should mention I do have
>> a RAID-0 array on which the Windows directory is installed, plus a
>> third hard drive for Program Files and bulk storage. Occasionaly with
>> this RAID config I get a SATA lock-up log in Event Viewer, but it's
>> not often (the computer stalls up when it does). I don't see how any
>> of that could relate to this problem of Windows Update not updating,
>> though.
>>
>> Any ideas?
>>
>> Jon
>>
>> ----------------------------
>> Updates currently looping:
>> ----------------------------
>> Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 7 in Windows Vista
>> (KB933566)
>> Cumulative Security Update for Windows Mail for Windows Vista
>> (KB929123)
>> Security Update for Windows Vista (KB931213)
>> Update for Windows Mail Junk E-mail Filter [June 2007] (KB905866)
>> Update for Windows Vista (KB936824)
>> Update for Windows Vista (KB936825)
>
>