Windows Updates Are Installing Over and Over Again and Again

nafecar · ‎03-10-2010

For the last week or so when I click on the icon to install updates that windows says I need it does the same ones (6) then the icon comes on and says the same thing so I did it again this is crazy I do not know what happened I never had this problem before. I have windows vista 64 bit and have been very happy with it for some time until this last week or so .I have looked all over trying to get an answer but I can't . Hope there is someone who can clarify or help with this I am a dumb dumb with tech stuff so.....

ennui1 · ‎06-23-2013

Did you reboot between installations?

HULAGIRL · ‎03-10-2010

It happens to me, too. I give it a try or two (and I do the reboot), but they never install and eventually the "!" sign on the icon giving me notice they're available goes away.

nafecar · ‎03-10-2010

On 3/7/2014 ennui1 said:
Did you reboot between installations?

I do not think so I am not sure what that means ( I am 80 )

nafecar · ‎03-10-2010

On 3/7/2014 hulagirl said:
It happens to me, too. I give it a try or two (and I do the reboot), but they never install and eventually the "!" sign on the icon giving me notice they're available goes away.

I'm glad I am not alone in this Thanks

ennui1 · ‎06-23-2013

On 3/7/2014 nafecar said:
On 3/7/2014 ennui1 said:
Did you reboot between installations?

I do not think so I am not sure what that means ( I am 80 )

Shut down and restart ... Sometimes software needs the reboot to install.

Nuttmeg · ‎03-09-2010

On 3/7/2014 nafecar said:
On 3/7/2014 ennui1 said:
Did you reboot between installations?

I do not think so I am not sure what that means ( I am 80 )

Reboot means to shut down your computer and then restart it.

Jabberjaw · ‎03-10-2010

Did you recently uninstall a program? The updates may be looking for something that is no longer there.

hckynut · ‎03-10-2010

On 3/7/2014 nafecar said:
For the last week or so when I click on the icon to install updates that windows says I need it does the same ones (6) then the icon comes on and says the same thing so I did it again this is crazy I do not know what happened I never had this problem before. I have windows vista 64 bit and have been very happy with it for some time until this last week or so .I have looked all over trying to get an answer but I can't . Hope there is someone who can clarify or help with this I am a dumb dumb with tech stuff so.....

If you see this again and you "know it has updated" try to uninstall the update or do a "restore" back to before you installed the last update. Then, if you think it is an update that is critical to security, install it again.

I get many Window Updates and I only install the ones I think are necessary for security or something other that I know I need/want on my system. Sounds like it doesn't "install automatically", so that part and setting is a good thing. If you know you have it installed and it keeps coming up? Do what I do which is ignore it.

hckynut(john)

cabbi · ‎03-21-2010

I had Windows Vista and on New Years Day faced no security with Essentials. and no way to update. Took me hours to finally update security so I could go online. I knew that Vista was so outdated, but never got an out date like the XP folks got. So I hooked up the new computer with win. 7 that sat in a corner for a year as did not ever want Win. 8. So easily got the new computer set up and wish I did it sooner. Windows 7 is great. Would only like Win. 8 on a phone or tablet, not a desktop. Win 7 with IE 11 is pretty great.