KB972696 keeps installing over and over...

[XS11E]

Windows7 Home Premium 64 bit, WU is set to notify only. I keep getting

KB972696 and it appears to install w/o any problem but clicking on

"Show installed updates" shows it's installed multiple times and

add/remove shows it's NOT installed.



Hiding it doesn't help, it comes back again a day later.



I recall this occurring with Windows Vista Ultimate 64 bit on my

previous computer, I transferred nothing from the old to the new other

than my Xnews and T'bird settings and folder.



The update says it's related to MSFT Security Essentials.









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[Dennis Pack]

XS11E:

KB072696 is the MS Security Essentials update, refer to

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/972696. Have a great day.

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"XS11E" wrote in message

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> Windows7 Home Premium 64 bit, WU is set to notify only. I keep getting

> KB972696 and it appears to install w/o any problem but clicking on

> "Show installed updates" shows it's installed multiple times and

> add/remove shows it's NOT installed.

>

> Hiding it doesn't help, it comes back again a day later.

>

> I recall this occurring with Windows Vista Ultimate 64 bit on my

> previous computer, I transferred nothing from the old to the new other

> than my Xnews and T'bird settings and folder.

>

> The update says it's related to MSFT Security Essentials.

>

>

>

>

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[XS11E]

"Dennis Pack" wrote:



> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/972696



Thanks, Dennis, I've already been there, it's of absolutely no help of

any kind.



I'm wondering if I missed something, is there anything in that link

that relates in any way to the problem I'm having? If so, I missed it.



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[Dennis Pack]

XS11E:

The KB972696 listing is the same but the definition is different each

time. Looking at the update summary the definition is listed on the update

line and a couple times the same definition installed twice on the same day.

The last one listed on my other computer running Security Essentials is

KB972696 (Definition 1.79.1453.0)



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"XS11E" wrote in message

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> "Dennis Pack" wrote:

>

>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/972696

>

> Thanks, Dennis, I've already been there, it's of absolutely no help of

> any kind.

>

> I'm wondering if I missed something, is there anything in that link

> that relates in any way to the problem I'm having? If so, I missed it.

>

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[Dave \Crash\ Dummy]

XS11E wrote:

> "Dennis Pack" wrote:

>

>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/972696

>

> Thanks, Dennis, I've already been there, it's of absolutely no help

> of any kind.

>

> I'm wondering if I missed something, is there anything in that link

> that relates in any way to the problem I'm having? If so, I missed

> it.



You apparently didn't read the fine print on that page:



"Microsoft works to help make computing as secure as possible for our

customers. As part of this effort, Microsoft Security Essentials

regularly downloads updates to the definition files that are used to

identify virus, spyware, and other potentially unwanted software.

Microsoft Security Essentials also periodically downloads detection

engine updates. Microsoft delivers these updates by using Microsoft

Automatic Updates."



That definition file is updated frequently and those updates always bear

the same Knowledge Base identification number, 972696, but with a

different suffix. My latest update is:



Definition Update for Microsoft Security Essentials - KB972696

(Definition 1.79.1469.0)



KB972696 is SUPPOSED to install over and over!

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[XS11E]

"Dave \"Crash\" Dummy" wrote:



> XS11E wrote:

>> I'm wondering if I missed something, is there anything in that

>> link that relates in any way to the problem I'm having? If so, I

>> missed it.

>

> You apparently didn't read the fine print on that page:

>

> "Microsoft works to help make computing as secure as possible for

> our customers. As part of this effort, Microsoft Security

> Essentials regularly downloads updates to the definition files

> that are used to identify virus, spyware, and other potentially

> unwanted software. Microsoft Security Essentials also periodically

> downloads detection engine updates. Microsoft delivers these

> updates by using Microsoft Automatic Updates."

>

> That definition file is updated frequently and those updates

> always bear the same Knowledge Base identification number, 972696,

> but with a different suffix.



OK, that explains it but where on that page does it say what you said

above? There's nothing in the quoted material above or on the page

that would lead me to believe that they use the same KB number for each

definition.



I'll check it out next update and see if the definitions are different

as Dennis suggested.



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[bd]

XS11E wrote in

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> "Dave \"Crash\" Dummy" wrote:

>

>> XS11E wrote:

>>> I'm wondering if I missed something, is there anything in that

>>> link that relates in any way to the problem I'm having? If so, I

>>> missed it.

>>

>> You apparently didn't read the fine print on that page:

>>

>> "Microsoft works to help make computing as secure as possible for

>> our customers. As part of this effort, Microsoft Security

>> Essentials regularly downloads updates to the definition files

>> that are used to identify virus, spyware, and other potentially

>> unwanted software. Microsoft Security Essentials also periodically

>> downloads detection engine updates. Microsoft delivers these

>> updates by using Microsoft Automatic Updates."

>>

>> That definition file is updated frequently and those updates

>> always bear the same Knowledge Base identification number, 972696,

>> but with a different suffix.

>

> OK, that explains it but where on that page does it say what you said

> above? There's nothing in the quoted material above or on the page

> that would lead me to believe that they use the same KB number for each

> definition.

>

> I'll check it out next update and see if the definitions are different

> as Dennis suggested.

>



Just look at your update history.

 

[XS11E]

bd wrote:



> XS11E wrote in

> news:Xns9D553C6348DE2xs11eyahoocom@127.0.0.1:



>> I'll check it out next update and see if the definitions are

>> different as Dennis suggested.



> Just look at your update history.



I would if they were listed...



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[Gene E. Bloch]

On Fri, 09 Apr 2010 05:56:10 -0700, XS11E wrote:



> "Dave \"Crash\" Dummy" wrote:

>

>> XS11E wrote:

>>> I'm wondering if I missed something, is there anything in that

>>> link that relates in any way to the problem I'm having? If so, I

>>> missed it.

>>

>> You apparently didn't read the fine print on that page:

>>

>> "Microsoft works to help make computing as secure as possible for

>> our customers. As part of this effort, Microsoft Security

>> Essentials regularly downloads updates to the definition files

>> that are used to identify virus, spyware, and other potentially

>> unwanted software. Microsoft Security Essentials also periodically

>> downloads detection engine updates. Microsoft delivers these

>> updates by using Microsoft Automatic Updates."

>>

>> That definition file is updated frequently and those updates

>> always bear the same Knowledge Base identification number, 972696,

>> but with a different suffix.

>

> OK, that explains it but where on that page does it say what you said

> above? There's nothing in the quoted material above or on the page

> that would lead me to believe that they use the same KB number for each

> definition.

>

> I'll check it out next update and see if the definitions are different

> as Dennis suggested.



KB = Knowledge Base. Look at the paragraph just above your reply.



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