Whats up with this Security Update for MDAC?

[Jisha]

What's up with this latest Security Update for MDAC (KB832483)?

Windows update is telling me I need to install it... but it's already been
installed twice before, successfully.

Is this a bug with windows update? ...or is something _else_ wrong with my
computer now? !

TIA,
Chris

 

[David H. Lipman]

Some Critical Updates get into update loops. You keep installing them. They keep showing
up.

Dave



| What's up with this latest Security Update for MDAC (KB832483)?
|
| Windows update is telling me I need to install it... but it's already been
| installed twice before, successfully.
|
| Is this a bug with windows update? ...or is something _else_ wrong with my
| computer now? !
|
| TIA,
| Chris
|
|

 

[Jisha]

yeah... I've noticed... "Mommy! Mommy! Make it Stop!!!"
....hope it's not a permanent loop ;-)

Chris

 

[David H. Lipman]

I "don't" know if the below will work but give it a try...
Copy the text between the dashes "---" (not including the dashes) and paste it into a text
file with the extension REG.

Double-click on the file and allow the OS to merge the contents.

If it works - It will turn off that update looping.

---
REGEDIT4

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Updates\DataAccess\KB832483-21]
"IsInstalled"=dword:00000000
"InstalledDate"="01/19/2004"
"InstalledBy"="system"
"Description"="KB832483: MDAC Security Update"
---

Dave



| yeah... I've noticed... "Mommy! Mommy! Make it Stop!!!"
| ...hope it's not a permanent loop ;-)
|
| Chris
|
|
|
| | > Some Critical Updates get into update loops. You keep installing them.
| They keep showing
| > up.
| >
| > Dave
| >
| >
| >
| | > | What's up with this latest Security Update for MDAC (KB832483)?
| > |
| > | Windows update is telling me I need to install it... but it's already
| been
| > | installed twice before, successfully.
| > |
| > | Is this a bug with windows update? ...or is something _else_ wrong
| with my
| > | computer now? !
| > |
| > | TIA,
| > | Chris
| > |
| > |
| >
| >
|
|

 

[William W. Plummer]

Microsoft Support (free) sent me an EXE file to run that fixed this exact
problem. My understanding is that an earlier version of MDAC is confusing
the situation by preventing the new version from getting installed.

 

[Jisha]

Hi David,

I waited a while to see if installing the update with NAV off would work...
Then I tried your suggestion...

Nothing...

Still getting the loop.

Thanks just the same,
Chris

 

[Jisha]

Hi William,

2 questions...

1) How do I verify what version MDAC is installed &
2) How did you contact MS Support... e-mail?

TIA,
Chris

 

[Jisha]

Updating to MDAC 2.8 did the trick...
After that, the security update applied properly.

Here's the download link:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...e3-c795-4b7d-b037-185d0506396c&DisplayLang=en

Chris

Hi David,

I waited a while to see if installing the update with NAV off would work...
Then I tried your suggestion...

Nothing...

Still getting the loop.

Thanks just the same,
Chris

I "don't" know if the below will work but give it a try...
Copy the text between the dashes "---" (not including the dashes) and paste it into a text
file with the extension REG.

Double-click on the file and allow the OS to merge the contents.

If it works - It will turn off that update looping.

---
REGEDIT4

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Updates\DataAccess\KB832483-21]
"IsInstalled"=dword:00000000
"InstalledDate"="01/19/2004"
"InstalledBy"="system"
"Description"="KB832483: MDAC Security Update"
---

Dave



| yeah... I've noticed... "Mommy! Mommy! Make it Stop!!!"
| ...hope it's not a permanent loop ;-)
|
| Chris
|
|
|
| | > Some Critical Updates get into update loops. You keep installing them.
| They keep showing
| > up.
| >
| > Dave
| >
| >
| >
| | > | What's up with this latest Security Update for MDAC (KB832483)?
| > |
| > | Windows update is telling me I need to install it... but it's already
| been
| > | installed twice before, successfully.
| > |
| > | Is this a bug with windows update? ...or is something _else_ wrong
| with my
| > | computer now? !
| > |
| > | TIA,
| > | Chris
| > |
| > |
| >
| >
|
|

 

[Jisha]

Updating to MDAC 2.8 did the trick...
After that, the security update applied properly.

Here's the download link:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...e3-c795-4b7d-b037-185d0506396c&DisplayLang=en

Chris