Windows 7: The same Windows update keep reinstalling

Hi,



Every time I shut down my laptop, it tries to install the same updates for Windows. If I check, they are shown to already be installed. It is always the same four. Newer updates install just once and are fine. It is driving me crazy. Please help.

Chauncey

Hello Chauncey and welcome to Seven Forums.

These Microsoft KB articles may help:

Windows Update or Microsoft Update repeatedly offers the same update

How do I reset Windows Update components?

Thank you for the suggestions. Neither worked and the computer still tries to apply the same updates everytime it is shutoff.

Hello chauncey
Can you tell us what the four KB's ( Updates ) are in question?

Hanna,


Below are the updates. Thank you for your help.

Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 on XP, Server 2003, Vista, Windows 7, Server 2008, Server 2008 R2 for x64 (KB2604121)

Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 on XP, Server 2003, Vista, Windows 7, Server 2008, Server 2008 R2 for x64 (KB2656351)

Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 on XP, Server 2003, Vista, Windows 7, Server 2008, Server 2008 R2 for x64 (KB2656405)

Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 on XP, Server 2003, Vista, Windows 7, Server 2008, Server 2008 R2 for x64 (KB2600217)

Go to control panel-->programs and features--> in the left pane select view installed updates then go to .NET section and see if those updates are really there. Updates for 8/May/2012 are 12 updates and then on 29/MAY are 3. I have faced this problem with KB2656405 three times and then i deleted it, shut down the computer, reboot it and finally did a check for windows updates and all was fine.

Thanks. It did not work for me. This computer is driving me crazy, and it is less than six months old.

Did you try to download these updates and install them in safe mode?

Hanna,

I will have to try that. It has gotten worse with the big batch of updates this week.

Hi,

I have exactly the same problems with 5 repeated updates and its doing my fruit in!

All updates show successfully installed, recommended etc etc... the offending items are..

KB 2487367
KB 25656351
KB 2468871
KB 2533523
KB 2600217

can any wonderful person suggest a cure apart from blasted formatting!! ??

The updates again are sat in my tray waiting for me to shut down..... then do it all again groundhog day style!

many thanks

Steve