kevan said:
a message came informing me of a new security update so i installed it an
then restarted the computer then 10 mins later it popped up again so i
pressed install when i looked i realised it was the same update as before
so
i thought well leave it but now its popped up about forty times an if you
install its the same security update does anyone have a clue why this is
happening please
It sounds as if the update database has got a little damaged, you could try
this:-
Logon to the Administrator account
go to Start > Run > type in: cmd
In the Command window keyin
net stop wuauserv
Click OK
With explorer,
Navigate to the WINDOWS\Software Distribution\DataStore\Logs folder
Delete ALL contents of it. (not the directory itself)
Now Delete the contents of WINDOWS\Software Distribution\Download folder
(not the directory itself)
Now Delete the contents of WINDOWS\Software Distribution\EventCache (not the
directory itself)
go back to the previous command window, type in
net start wuauserv
Click OK
keyin exit (to close this window)
If the system automatically performs a Windows Update, then empty the
Recycle Bin.
If no auto update is run try going to the windows update site
http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com that should do a check for any required
updates. It will also rebuild info in the above cleaned up folders.
This sounds like a dangerous thing to do, but these 3 folder are created
dynamically when an update is run and should not cause you any problems.
PS This should have been posted in microsoft.public.windowsupdate ( for
future reference )
(Scalped from a Mow Green answer in windowsupdate forum)
