Windows update keeps downloading same update

Posted: 07-21-2008, 04:23 AM
I keep getting the notice "New updates are available", and I have sucessfully
downloading Security Update for Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0 Service Pack
2 (KB936181) 8 times in the past 6 days.
I have restarted Windows several times, but the updates keep coming! What
can I do to satisfy Microsoft that I have sucessfully installed this update?
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Michael D. Ober
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Re: Windows update keeps downloading same update
Posted: 07-21-2008, 04:49 AM
"David-in-NH" <DavidinNH@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:48B848AA-F976-48BA-ADF7-205EA4CC45F6@microsoft.com...
>I keep getting the notice "New updates are available", and I have
>sucessfully
> downloading Security Update for Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0 Service
> Pack
> 2 (KB936181) 8 times in the past 6 days.
> I have restarted Windows several times, but the updates keep coming! What
> can I do to satisfy Microsoft that I have sucessfully installed this
> update?
>

Uninstall the update. Then find the update on MS's web-site and download
the manual installation package and install it from there. I have a couple
of installation packages that I had to do this for. It appears the Vista
updates are not as rock solid as the XP updates.

Mike Ober.


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MowGreen [MVP]
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Re: Windows update keeps downloading same update
Posted: 07-21-2008, 10:56 PM
David, Here's the MS Download Center link:

Security Update for Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0 Service Pack 2
(KB936181)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...8-185639ba2807

You are correct about KB936181 Mike, except the issue is not limited to
Vista : Security Update for Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0 Service
Pack 2 (KB936181) may repeatedly appear in the update list on Microsoft
Update or on Windows Update
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/941729

Applies to Automatic Updates as well even if the KB doesn't mention it.

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Michael D. Ober wrote:
> "David-in-NH" <DavidinNH@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:48B848AA-F976-48BA-ADF7-205EA4CC45F6@microsoft.com...
>
>> I keep getting the notice "New updates are available", and I have
>> sucessfully
>> downloading Security Update for Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0
>> Service Pack
>> 2 (KB936181) 8 times in the past 6 days.
>> I have restarted Windows several times, but the updates keep coming! What
>> can I do to satisfy Microsoft that I have sucessfully installed this
>> update?
>>
>
>
> Uninstall the update. Then find the update on MS's web-site and
> download the manual installation package and install it from there. I
> have a couple of installation packages that I had to do this for. It
> appears the Vista updates are not as rock solid as the XP updates.
>
> Mike Ober.
>
>
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David-in-NH
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Re: Windows update keeps downloading same update
Posted: 07-22-2008, 06:47 AM
Thanks for the response. However, when I go to programs & features/installed
updates, KB936181 is not listed. But in my update history, I see that it was
"sucessfully installed" 11 times BEGINNING 7/14.
Following MOWGREEN's input, I went to
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...8-185639ba2807
and saved the download. But when I try to open it, I get the
message..."Error opening log file. Verify that the specific log file location
exists + is writable." Now I've gone from 8 to 11 updates "sucessfully
installed". I'm reluctant to instruct UPDATE to disregard this update since
it ts marked "important". If this update is truly imortant, why hasn't
Microsoft fixed this download problem??? Is this somehow related to the auto
update to SP1 I received on 7/13?
David-in-NH
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"Michael D. Ober" wrote:
> "David-in-NH" <DavidinNH@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:48B848AA-F976-48BA-ADF7-205EA4CC45F6@microsoft.com...
> >I keep getting the notice "New updates are available", and I have
> >sucessfully
> > downloading Security Update for Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0 Service
> > Pack
> > 2 (KB936181) 8 times in the past 6 days.
> > I have restarted Windows several times, but the updates keep coming! What
> > can I do to satisfy Microsoft that I have sucessfully installed this
> > update?
> >
>
>
> Uninstall the update. Then find the update on MS's web-site and download
> the manual installation package and install it from there. I have a couple
> of installation packages that I had to do this for. It appears the Vista
> updates are not as rock solid as the XP updates.
>
> Mike Ober.
>
>
>
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MowGreen [MVP]
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Re: Windows update keeps downloading same update
Posted: 07-23-2008, 05:51 PM
David ... see this KB:

Security Update for Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0 Service Pack 2
(KB936181) may repeatedly appear in the update list on Microsoft Update
or on Windows Update
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/941729

In Vista you'll need to open an Elevated Command Prompt for the
resolution to work.
command.com [cmd] is located in WINDOWS\system32 and can be found from
Start Search by entering cmd
*Right* click it and choose 'Run as administrator'
Follow the prompts and then follow the KB article to rename
msxml4.dll

* Is HP software installed ? * If the answer is yes, than that is what's
keeping msxml4.dll in use and preventing it from being updated properly.


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David-in-NH wrote:
> Thanks for the response. However, when I go to programs & features/installed
> updates, KB936181 is not listed. But in my update history, I see that it was
> "sucessfully installed" 11 times BEGINNING 7/14.
> Following MOWGREEN's input, I went to
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...8-185639ba2807
> and saved the download. But when I try to open it, I get the
> message..."Error opening log file. Verify that the specific log file location
> exists + is writable." Now I've gone from 8 to 11 updates "sucessfully
> installed". I'm reluctant to instruct UPDATE to disregard this update since
> it ts marked "important". If this update is truly imortant, why hasn't
> Microsoft fixed this download problem??? Is this somehow related to the auto
> update to SP1 I received on 7/13?
> David-in-NH
> -----------
>
> "Michael D. Ober" wrote:
>
>
>>"David-in-NH" <DavidinNH@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>news:48B848AA-F976-48BA-ADF7-205EA4CC45F6@microsoft.com...
>>
>>>I keep getting the notice "New updates are available", and I have
>>>sucessfully
>>>downloading Security Update for Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0 Service
>>>Pack
>>>2 (KB936181) 8 times in the past 6 days.
>>>I have restarted Windows several times, but the updates keep coming! What
>>>can I do to satisfy Microsoft that I have sucessfully installed this
>>>update?
>>>
>>
>>
>>Uninstall the update. Then find the update on MS's web-site and download
>>the manual installation package and install it from there. I have a couple
>>of installation packages that I had to do this for. It appears the Vista
>>updates are not as rock solid as the XP updates.
>>
>>Mike Ober.
>>
>>
>>
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Re: Windows update keeps downloading same update
Posted: 07-24-2008, 01:38 PM
On Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:51:16 -0700, MowGreen [MVP] wrote:
> In Vista you'll need to open an Elevated Command Prompt for the
> resolution to work.
> command.com [cmd] is located in WINDOWS\system32 and can be found from
> Start Search by entering cmd
Not command.com but cmd.exe.

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MowGreen [MVP]
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Re: Windows update keeps downloading same update
Posted: 07-24-2008, 07:40 PM
Paul Adare - MVP wrote:
> On Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:51:16 -0700, MowGreen [MVP] wrote:
>
>
>>In Vista you'll need to open an Elevated Command Prompt for the
>>resolution to work.
>>command.com [cmd] is located in WINDOWS\system32 and can be found from
>>Start Search by entering cmd
>
>
> Not command.com but cmd.exe.
>
Grazi, Paul.


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Mr. Arnold
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Re: Windows update keeps downloading same update
Posted: 07-21-2008, 04:55 AM

"David-in-NH" <DavidinNH@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:48B848AA-F976-48BA-ADF7-205EA4CC45F6@microsoft.com...
>I keep getting the notice "New updates are available", and I have
>sucessfully
> downloading Security Update for Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0 Service
> Pack
> 2 (KB936181) 8 times in the past 6 days.
> I have restarted Windows several times, but the updates keep coming! What
> can I do to satisfy Microsoft that I have sucessfully installed this
> update?
You tell Windows Update to not include the update. That would require that
you put Windows Update in manual mode, you view the list of updates, you
select the update you don't want, you right-click it, and you tell it to
hide the update. You do that, and it's not coming to the machine in the
updates.

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Jay
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Re: Windows update keeps downloading same update
Posted: 07-22-2008, 08:44 AM

Hi Sorry to interrupt but i have almost same problem.Yesterday
installed Security Update for Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0 Servic
Pack 2 (KB936181) but today and it sows again new update availabl
KB9361833(I think i dont remmember properly maybe wrong coz i search fo
this and no results ) coz i was stressed and clicked Hide this so it
gone.when I go to programs & features/installed
updates, KB936181 is not listed thr . But update history, I see tha
it was
installed.So now what should i do ???Im using Visat ultimate servic
pack

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Re: Windows update keeps downloading same update
Posted: 07-22-2008, 09:16 AM
On Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:14:22 +0530, Jay <Jay.3cxx3t@winvistaclub.com>
wrote:
>
>Hi Sorry to interrupt
You're not only interrupting, you're hijacking the thread.

Start a new thread rather than jump into someone else's when you have
a problem that is "almost same"..

> but i have almost same problem.Yesterday i
>installed Security Update for Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0 Service
>Pack 2 (KB936181) but today and it sows again new update available
>KB9361833(I think i dont remmember properly maybe wrong coz i search for
>this and no results ) coz i was stressed and clicked Hide this so its
>gone.when I go to programs & features/installed
>updates, KB936181 is not listed thr . But update history, I see that
>it was
>installed.So now what should i do ???Im using Visat ultimate service
>pack 1
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