odd behaviour at WindowsUpdate

Hi

just visited Windows Update, said I needed two critical updates (presumably new batch out as this machine needed none yesterday)

so, on to the screen "Review and Install your Selected Updates ", Total: 2 = 3.7 MB, 11 minutes, and a button "Install Now "...

but - they are not listed below the line with brief descriptions and the options buttons to remove individual updates??

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the last time I visited WU with this PC (Mum's) everything went normally...

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anyone else finding the same pls?

TIA, and best wishes, HJ

 

Hi Christer

thanks for reply (speedy again nice one)

I've tried revisiting WU and now all's working smoothly ?? what gives?

...only thing I did between the visits was clear out cookies and TIFs just in case... but then I'd cleared them out only a couple of days ago. Odd. I hope it's nothing wrong with this PC, I have to travel back home tomorrow and want to leave this computer as OK as possible...

very best wishes, HJ

 

I just checked and I see

KB890923-3.5 meg
KB891711-149kb


BillyBob

 

many thanks for looking, BB...

those are the same two I see now. No idea at all what happened the first time round... very strange.

this computer already had 891711 applied - but ?guessing that showing 891711 again means that it's a rework of the original (from what's been said in other threads)

best wishes, HJ

 

Over a period of time and several occurences such as ( or similiar to ) yours with Windows Updates I have found it best to restart the machine just before actually getting the updates. And I do not mean just restart Windows. I mean actually power down.

The restart may well get rid of things that may be running in the background.

And a power down restart will also shut down any programs that MAY NOT have shut down properly. Just restarting Windows may not do that. I have learned that the hard way too. I THOUGHT it would but it didn't.

And a powere down WILL clear RAM out better too.

I do this with Windows XP also.

BillyBob