Try asking them here. x-posted to: public.windowsupdate
http://www.microsoft.com/communitie...d45-de9e-4fc5-9bc1-2d1d0de6daee&lang=en&cr=US
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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
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| I'm replying to my own message because I went ahead and allowed all of the
| Firewall questions abour "update.exe".
| Everything seemed to go okay, but as long as I have automatic updates
| enabled, I keep getting the same file ready for installation.
| I told it to go ahead and install about 40 or 50 times before I got wise
to
| the fact that it was the same update over and over.
| It didn't matter if I was connected to the internet or not.
| The file was/is KB832483...an MDAC security update.
| When I accessed the Windows Updates site, it showed in my history that I
had
| installed it more than a few times and that each time it was successful.
| ...and it STILL asks me if I want to install it.
| I disabled automatic updates and chose the "Custom" installs.
| The IE6 SP1 update was recommended.
| I allowed it.
| It said that it would be 9+ MB in size.
| I'm on dialup.
| It downloaded for a few minutes and then quit, with a message that said it
| could not continue.
| I clicked "Okay", and the message disappeared and I was taken to snother
| page which said that the installation was successful.
| It, also, said that I really needed the MDAC KB832483 update!
| I couldn't believe my eyes.
| Now, I'm getting splashes that say there is a script error on my ISP's
home
| page, and asking me if I want to continue running scripts on the page.
| AND
| Everytime I click on a video file, my computer locks up.
| I have to MANUALLY turn it off and back on.
| So far, I've only clicked .avi and .wmv files.
| I really would appreciate some advice on these problems.
| Thank you.
|
|
| "tigerbiter" wrote:
|
| > While downloading the Automatic Updates...first time...my Personal
Firewall
| > keeps poping up saying that the "update.exe" is "not the same program
you
| > allowed before, but it has the same name as the one you allowed. Do you
want
| > to allow it?"
| > Well, I'm doing updates, so I respond "YES".
| > This got me to thinking.
| > I looked up "update.exe" on a search engine, and that took me to a MS
site:
| >
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/deployment/winupdte.mspx
| > The site says "The Package Installer (Formerly Called Update.exe) for
| > Microsoft Windows Operating Systems and Windows Components".
| > Now, I'm concerned about spyware "piggybacking" on my updates.
| > How should I handle this?
