Updates

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Jo Anne

I have downloaded and installed Security Update MS03-026
(823980) several times. In fact I have automatic updates
turned on. Why does Microsoft want me to install the
same thing so many times? I install it, and then do a
scan and it wants me to install it again? I have never
had trouble with Windows Updates before, always has
worked very smoothly.

Any ideas?
 
There are variants of the MS03-026 worm that make it seem as if the update
is already installed. I would recommend that you look for any of those
revisions and make 100% sure you dont have them. Also check the versions
of the files for the update with what the security bulletin from us has for
your OS and make sure that they appear to be proper. Finally, the Windows
Update site uses the catroot2 folder to determine what updates may or may
not be installed. If that directory is corrupted it may prompt for the
same files several times. Renaming that in safe mode and rebooting would
recreate the file and should resolve further issues.

Joseph W. Conway, MCSE
Windows 9x/NT/2000/XP/2003 Server Group

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