edalfrey <> wrote:
> I have (or had) my computer set for auto-updates. I was getting
> downloads just about everytime I went online each day. Computer
> started to go crazy. Screens locking up, errors, tabs not loading
> unless I was open on that page, and would not turn off with clicking
> for it to shut down. Only thing different is downloads. I went back
> to an earlier date, about 3 weeks ago, and reset computer. Worked
> okay. Get a bunch more updates and computer crazy again. Changed
> settings for it to ask me to update downloads. Just now I have 3
> wanting okay to update (security Updates for Windows XP KB930178,
> KB931261, KB932168). I have been canceling updates and am scared to
> tell it okay to do it. Computer is still acting wacky.
For a fix to this problem, please do BOTH of the following:
1. (not for Vista) Download and install update KB927891 version 3:
<http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927891>
and then restart Windows.
2. For 32-bit systems, download and save to hard disk, and then install:
<http://download.windowsupdate.com/v7/windowsupdate/redist/standalone/WindowsUpdateAgent30-x86.exe>
If this produces an error message about "Update agent already
installed", then execute the installer again manually, with parameter
/wuforce as in (at a comand prompt window):
WindowsUpdateAgent30-x86.exe /wuforce
After the fixes have been installed, doing a Microsoft Update or Automatic
Update might still take some time (though not as much as before) and
processor and disk usage, but it should not lock out user-level interaction
with the system and applications, so it should not be such an inconvenience.
--
Robin Walker [MVP Networking]
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