Vista Updates

Did Windows Update install a new driver for you? If so, which?

Why don't you do a manual scan of Windows Update and see what it proposes.
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Your question may already be answered in Windows Vista Security:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/047...otectyourwi-20


"bruce59" wrote:

> On automatic updates today, my computer could not reboot and went into
> Startup Repair V2. It reported:
> Problem Signature 01 Auto Failover
> Problem Signature 05 Bad Driver
> Problem Signature 06 Bad Driver
>
> I ended up doing a system restore and got it to reboot. I turned off
> automatic updates as it immediately wanted to update probably the same that
> shut it down.
> I'm running Vista Ultimate in a Dell Latitude.
> Any suggestions?
>
> --
> Bruce59

Turned off automatic updates via the Windows Update Control Panel applet
or Disabling the Windows Update service via the Services console ?

If you've Disabled the WU service then there's no need to boot to Safe
Mode.
Otherwise, boot to Safe Mode and remove the contents of these subfolders

WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\Download
WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\EventCache

You may need to show hidden files, folders, and system files to view the
above locations:
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tuto...l62.html#vista

Restart to normal Windows mode. When the yellow icon [or whatever it is
in Vista] appears in the Notification area, click on it and see which
updates are being offered. Write them down and then click Cancel.

Head over to either the Microsoft Update Catalog :
http://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Home.aspx
or the MS Download Center:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/S...displaylang=en
and search for the updates by their KB numbers.
Download and SAVE them.
When you're done, install them with the browser and all programs closed.

From what I've been reading in the Windows Update newsgroup, there is
apparently an issue with some Vista systems not having all the updates
downloaded but the OS thinks it has and thus attempts to install the
phantom ones repeatedly. Some systems can not be stopped from rebooting
as if a bad driver had been installed.

MowGreen [MVP 2003-2008]
===============
*-343-* FDNY
Never Forgotten
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bruce59 wrote:

> On automatic updates today, my computer could not reboot and went into
> Startup Repair V2. It reported:
> Problem Signature 01 Auto Failover
> Problem Signature 05 Bad Driver
> Problem Signature 06 Bad Driver
>
> I ended up doing a system restore and got it to reboot. I turned off
> automatic updates as it immediately wanted to update probably the same that
> shut it down.
> I'm running Vista Ultimate in a Dell Latitude.
> Any suggestions?
>

Thanks for the suggestions.
The update that shuts things down is KB944533 which is the Cumulative
Security Update for IE7.
It looks like a lot of people are having trouble with this.
I'm obviously not installing it.
Thanks again for your help with this.
--
Bruce59


"MowGreen [MVP]" wrote:

> Turned off automatic updates via the Windows Update Control Panel applet
> or Disabling the Windows Update service via the Services console ?
>
> If you've Disabled the WU service then there's no need to boot to Safe
> Mode.
> Otherwise, boot to Safe Mode and remove the contents of these subfolders
>
> WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\Download
> WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\EventCache
>
> You may need to show hidden files, folders, and system files to view the
> above locations:
> http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tuto...l62.html#vista
>
> Restart to normal Windows mode. When the yellow icon [or whatever it is
> in Vista] appears in the Notification area, click on it and see which
> updates are being offered. Write them down and then click Cancel.
>
> Head over to either the Microsoft Update Catalog :
> http://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Home.aspx
> or the MS Download Center:
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/S...displaylang=en
> and search for the updates by their KB numbers.
> Download and SAVE them.
> When you're done, install them with the browser and all programs closed.
>
> From what I've been reading in the Windows Update newsgroup, there is
> apparently an issue with some Vista systems not having all the updates
> downloaded but the OS thinks it has and thus attempts to install the
> phantom ones repeatedly. Some systems can not be stopped from rebooting
> as if a bad driver had been installed.
>
> MowGreen [MVP 2003-2008]
> ===============
> *-343-* FDNY
> Never Forgotten
> ===============
>
>
>
>
> bruce59 wrote:
>

> > On automatic updates today, my computer could not reboot and went into
> > Startup Repair V2. It reported:
> > Problem Signature 01 Auto Failover
> > Problem Signature 05 Bad Driver
> > Problem Signature 06 Bad Driver
> >
> > I ended up doing a system restore and got it to reboot. I turned off
> > automatic updates as it immediately wanted to update probably the same that
> > shut it down.
> > I'm running Vista Ultimate in a Dell Latitude.
> > Any suggestions?
> >

>