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KB972696 keeps installing over and over...

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XS11E

Flightless Bird
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

Flightless Bird
XS11E:
KB072696 is the MS Security Essentials update, refer to
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/972696. Have a great day.
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Win-7 Enterprise x64, Win-7 Professional x64.
"XS11E" <xs11eNO@SPAMyahoo.com> wrote in message
news:Xns9D54B67AD416Exs11eyahoocom@127.0.0.1...
> 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.
>
>
>
>
> --
> XS11E, Killing all posts from Google Groups
> The Usenet Improvement Project:
> http://twovoyagers.com/improve-usenet.org/
>
> __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus
> signature database 5011 (20100408) __________
>
> The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus.
>
> http://www.eset.com
>
>
>


__________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5011 (20100408) __________

The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus.

http://www.eset.com
 
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Dennis Pack

Flightless Bird
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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Dennis Pack
Win-7 Enterprise x64, Win-7 Professional x64.
"XS11E" <xs11eNO@SPAMyahoo.com> wrote in message
news:Xns9D54D682D3B70xs11eyahoocom@127.0.0.1...
> "Dennis Pack" <dennispack@hotmail.com> 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.
>
> --
> XS11E, Killing all posts from Google Groups
> The Usenet Improvement Project:
> http://twovoyagers.com/improve-usenet.org/
>
> __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus
> signature database 5011 (20100408) __________
>
> The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus.
>
> http://www.eset.com
>
>
>


__________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5011 (20100408) __________

The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus.

http://www.eset.com
 
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Dave \Crash\ Dummy

Flightless Bird
XS11E wrote:
> "Dennis Pack" <dennispack@hotmail.com> 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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Crash

One man's weed is another man's wildflower.
 
X

XS11E

Flightless Bird
"Dave \"Crash\" Dummy" <invalid@invalid.invalid> 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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The Usenet Improvement Project:
http://twovoyagers.com/improve-usenet.org/
 
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bd

Flightless Bird
XS11E <xs11eNO@SPAMyahoo.com> wrote in
news:Xns9D553C6348DE2xs11eyahoocom@127.0.0.1:

> "Dave \"Crash\" Dummy" <invalid@invalid.invalid> 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.
 
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XS11E

Flightless Bird
bd <bd@no.net> wrote:

> XS11E <xs11eNO@SPAMyahoo.com> 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

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

> "Dave \"Crash\" Dummy" <invalid@invalid.invalid> 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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