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Windows update keeps installing the same update over and over 
  Windows update keeps installing the same update over and over.It always says the update was successfully installed yet within 2 minutes windows update wants to install the same update again. I have gone directly to Microsoft to check for updates and it shows me needing the same update yet in the update history it shows the update successfully installed at... more »
By sharonf  - May 22 - 5 new of 5 messages    

Windows Updates is offering MS Office 2007 updates -> but I have Office 2000 installed (?) 
  I've got an XP machine that I rarely run the MS updates on. I'm running the automatic updates right now and it's offering me about a dozen Office 2007 patches / fixes. Thing is, I've got Office 2000 SR1 premium installed on this thing. The updates are generically described as: "Security Update for Microsoft Office 2007 System"... more »
By XP Guy  - May 16 - 27 new of 27 messages    

Sticky Update 
  As part of this week's batch of updates, I got Security Update for Windows XP (KB2676562) and it SEEMED to install properly, in that it asked me to restart my computer (running XP) after apparently normally downloading and installing, which I did. It shows up in my Add/Remove programs List as I would expect if it had... more »
By Brian Watson  - May 10 - 4 new of 4 messages    

latest updates caused lost wireless connection 
  Today I installed the Patch Tuesday updates on my Windows XP netbook--and on restarting I had no wireless network connection. I restarted again just to make sure, and it was still gone. I did a System Restore to before the installation, and the connection is back. I've had this problem with Windows Updates before, always caused by .NET... more »
By Jo-Anne  - May 9 - 5 new of 5 messages    

Test 
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By Peter Foldes  - May 3 - 1 new of 1 message    

updates on unsecure network? 
  I know better than to use my password or give out my credit card number on an unsecured network, but what about doing Windows Updates on one? Is it unsafe? Thank you! Jo-Anne
By Jo-Anne  - Apr 16 - 7 new of 7 messages    

Is anyone else having problems getting the latest MS Updates from 2/14/2012 (Valentine's Day) through Automatic Updates? 
  Hello! I use Automatic Updates to notify me of new Automatic Updates in a rarely used Windows XP Pro. SP3 (IE6) machine to get the latest updates manually (download when ready). I still haven't gotten the latest updates from 2/14/2012 though. I tried rebooting and shutting down too, but they did not help.... more »
By Ant  - Feb 19 - 1 new of 1 message    

Windows Security Update for Windows 7 for x64-based Systems (KB2491683) error 8024200D 
  I have Windows 7 x64 on my desktop computer and every time that I try to do the Windows update for the KB2491683 security update, it keeps giving me the error code 8024200D when it is halfway done installing. I have tried the solutions microsoft provides on their tech help webpage (doing the cmd prompt scannow, doing the msconfig disabling all non-microsoft programs thing and trying the update again), but nothing is working. This particular security update has failed to instal since 4/16/11. Any help would be greatly appreciated.... more »
By Matt Tucker  - Feb 16 - 2 new of 2 messages    

If not update activity, what is it? 
  I'm new to Win 7 (2 weeks). Initially there were dozens of updates to the OS and to MS applications that were installed on the PC. It stopped after a few days. In the past 2 days I've noticed a lot of downloading from 65.54.81.xxx. This AM, over 170 MB of data was downloaded from 1 IP address. This... more »
By Peter  - Feb 3 - 3 new of 3 messages    

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By Tony Lance  - Feb 1 - 1 new of 1 message    

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