Windows updates every night?

Hello,
I have been checked and am clean from spyware Here

but every night when i shut down the system i am prompted to install 3 updates. I have checked and the only update to install is IE8 and the .net framework 3.5 service pack 1 and family.

How can i stop the updates?

 

What version of windows are you running?

 

IE 8 will not automatically install. Here's a link from Microsoft what you can do from preventing to install it. http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2009/04/10/prepare-for-automatic-update-distribution-of-ie8.aspx Just "don't install". After that it will just show up in Windows Update as an optional update.

Another method is to download/use the IE 8 Blocker Toolkit. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...28-5806-4ba6-9e4e-8e224ec6dd8c&displaylang=en Read this MG link in how to use that toolkit. http://forums.majorgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=188537&page=2

I really don't know if you would need .NET Framework 3.5. It depends on what programs you use. If you don't want it, just hide it in the Windows Update.

 

Sorry, time ran out to add to my previous post. Here's a link on how to hide updates from Windows. Try each suggestion and see if one of them helps. http://forums.techguy.org/windows-nt-2000-xp/514829-solved-how-do-you-hide.html

 

Hi sorry, Running Windows XP SP3, with MS office 2003
I have all updates except the Windows Search and the ones mentioned previously
I do not know which updates the system is trying to install. There are always 3 updates.

I do not get the yellow sheild in the taskbar either?
If i choose not to install and shutdown normally they appear next time i shutdown.
This is not major but highly annoying.

 

Did you go to Windows Update site and let it scan for critical updates?

When the items come up, untick (deselect), right click the item and click on "hide. Do so for every item. Reboot and try to see if that works.

PS: I've got no idea why you're not getting the yellow updates icon from Microsoft. Check the settings on your machine in Windows Update.

 

Halo,
Can i see the WU log on the PC? if so would it be possible to edit it?

 

You see the log of what installed by going to the Windows Update site and selecting log in the left column. It will show the date and number of update and whether it was successful or failed.

 

the framework updates tend to take a while to install. I would just manually install it if you need it opposed to getting it through automatic updates.

 

trying the full instalation now

 

I have tried to install the updates but get the following message
"None of the products that are addressed by this software update are installed on this computer. Click Cancel to exit setup."
The Full .ner 3.5SP1 has an error and fails to install.
From my WU log
Update for Microsoft Silverlight (KB960353) Failed
Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 and .NET Framework 3.5 Family Update (KB951847) x86 Failed
Security Update for the 2007 Microsoft Office System (KB951944) Failed
Security Update for the 2007 Microsoft Office System (KB954326) Failed
I dont even have Office 2007 installed ?

 

To stop those updates from appearing, go to the windows update site, look where the updates for .NET 3.5 and SP1 are listed, click for more information and you will have a button to select, do not show these updates again. You will get some sort of dire warning about needing them but it they keep appearing and you can't install them, then the next best thing is to stop the notice of new updates for them appearing.

As far as Office updates appearing, Office updates do not appear on the windows update site, they appear on the Microsoft update site. Go into MS update and see what sort of settings you have there.

 

Thank you plodr,
Will check, I have hiden and ticke, do not inform me of updates, eith all the one i dont want, its imporved,but there are still some updates.
The silverlight update is resolved.
I removed silverlight!

 

I have now found the msi packages needed for the update were missing,
Ran revo uninstaller and re-downloaded from fresh and working fine