Resolved Where has Trusted Installer come from?

PeteC, Thanks for the tip. I have looked at the log file, not all 1.54MB of it, and it contains a lot of jargon I do not understand and am reluctant to post. It does however refer to a lot of CBS_E_MANIFEST_INVALID ITEM file entries and lots of 0x800f080d error codes that I believe are associated with failure to incorporate updates. These entries all have today's date, and recent time of scan just completed.

I have checked Windows Update and Update History, and apart from BING, IE 11 and Silverlight optional updates (not installed), there are no others that need installing. All other updates seem to have been installed correctly, including Security essentials def. 1.169.1937.0 done just today(7 April). I am not sure whether my system is corrupted, or what to do next. Your advice would be gratefully accepted.

 

Thanks a lot for your help, Evan Omo, I have restored the shortcut to Accessories, System Tools.

 

Well Pete, If staff are bamboozled, think how us normal mortals feel.

Okay, just one last question. This file, after running Disk Cleanup, is now 19.55MB. If it contains just log information, do you think it can be safely deleted? Not that I need the space, but it does seem to be rather pointless keeping it. The file also contains reports of failure to upload the log file to Microsoft. I gues they have a filter that says 'if its very big, reject!'

 

Where has trusted installer come from

Soory, I thought we were still on the same topic - the CBS.log file. I have been able to open it as you suggested and it contains a huge amount of information about being unable to upload error reports, invalid entires in the manifest file and lots more.

The system is still operating well and is fully up to date with all Windows updates, except Bing, IE 11 and Silverlight. Even has today's Security update.

So can the CBS.log file be safely deleted?

 

Thanks PeteC. I think we can put this one to bed now.