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  1. #1
    Mikey Guest

    Malicious Software Removal Tool - Repeat Install

    Windows Update repeatedly asks to install the Malicious Software Removal Tool
    KB890830. It installs successfully, but soon tells me it is ready to install
    again. How do I stop this?

  2. #2
    Pegleg Guest

    Re: Malicious Software Removal Tool - Repeat Install

    On Wed, 7 Mar 2007 15:06:14 -0800, Mikey
    <Mikey@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

    >Windows Update repeatedly asks to install the Malicious Software Removal Tool
    >KB890830. It installs successfully, but soon tells me it is ready to install
    >again. How do I stop this?


    Lots of luck! My automatic updates has been doing that for months. I
    go to Microsoft's site and do updates and it shows it was successfully
    in stalled. Then a few hours later auto update wants to install it
    again.

    Microsoft has been no help in resolving this wide spread issue.

  3. #3
    MowGreen [MVP] Guest

    Re: Malicious Software Removal Tool - Repeat Install

    Pegleg wrote:

    > On Wed, 7 Mar 2007 15:06:14 -0800, Mikey
    > <Mikey@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
    >
    >
    >>Windows Update repeatedly asks to install the Malicious Software Removal Tool
    >>KB890830. It installs successfully, but soon tells me it is ready to install
    >>again. How do I stop this?

    >
    >
    > Lots of luck! My automatic updates has been doing that for months. I
    > go to Microsoft's site and do updates and it shows it was successfully
    > in stalled. Then a few hours later auto update wants to install it
    > again.
    >
    > Microsoft has been no help in resolving this wide spread issue.


    Can you cite some statistics that show just how widespread the issue is
    and where is the information available, please ?
    Thanks.

    MowGreen [MVP 2003-2007]
    ===============
    *-343-* FDNY
    Never Forgotten
    ===============

  4. #4
    Zilbandy Guest

    Re: Malicious Software Removal Tool - Repeat Install

    On Wed, 07 Mar 2007 18:28:31 -0800, Pegleg <Pegleg@usnavyret.mil>
    wrote:

    >>Windows Update repeatedly asks to install the Malicious Software Removal Tool
    >>KB890830. It installs successfully, but soon tells me it is ready to install
    >>again. How do I stop this?

    >
    >Lots of luck! My automatic updates has been doing that for months. I
    >go to Microsoft's site and do updates and it shows it was successfully
    >in stalled. Then a few hours later auto update wants to install it
    >again.
    >
    >Microsoft has been no help in resolving this wide spread issue.


    I thought each month had a new update. Malicious Software is always
    evolving so any detection tool is going to need frequent updates. I
    don't think this is a problem at all.

    --
    Zilbandy

  5. #5
    Timely1 Guest

    Re: Malicious Software Removal Tool - Repeat Install

    It appears this is enough of an issue that it requires some attention. I am
    having a similar problem with the update (KB92798). It has successfully
    installed but the Windows update notification icon constantly remains in the
    system tray. I am using Vista 32bit HmPr.

    "MowGreen [MVP]" wrote:

    > Pegleg wrote:
    >
    > > On Wed, 7 Mar 2007 15:06:14 -0800, Mikey
    > > <Mikey@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
    > >
    > >
    > >>Windows Update repeatedly asks to install the Malicious Software Removal Tool
    > >>KB890830. It installs successfully, but soon tells me it is ready to install
    > >>again. How do I stop this?

    > >
    > >
    > > Lots of luck! My automatic updates has been doing that for months. I
    > > go to Microsoft's site and do updates and it shows it was successfully
    > > in stalled. Then a few hours later auto update wants to install it
    > > again.
    > >
    > > Microsoft has been no help in resolving this wide spread issue.

    >
    > Can you cite some statistics that show just how widespread the issue is
    > and where is the information available, please ?
    > Thanks.
    >
    > MowGreen [MVP 2003-2007]
    > ===============
    > *-343-* FDNY
    > Never Forgotten
    > ===============
    >


  6. #6
    frozen Guest

    RE: Malicious Software Removal Tool - Repeat Install

    I have the same problem. What to do?

    "Mikey" wrote:

    > Windows Update repeatedly asks to install the Malicious Software Removal Tool
    > KB890830. It installs successfully, but soon tells me it is ready to install
    > again. How do I stop this?


  7. #7
    frozen Guest

    RE: Malicious Software Removal Tool - Repeat Install

    I have the same problem. What to do?

    "Mikey" wrote:

    > Windows Update repeatedly asks to install the Malicious Software Removal Tool
    > KB890830. It installs successfully, but soon tells me it is ready to install
    > again. How do I stop this?


  8. #8
    rich Guest

    RE: Malicious Software Removal Tool - Repeat Install

    Well add my name to the list. After turning off auto updates and manually
    updating (it hadn't updated since I installed Vista), I turned on auto
    updates again and this KB890830 problem started happening. A search on google
    shows a lot of the same thing happening. Hope someone can fix this
    (microsoft?)

    "Mikey" wrote:

    > Windows Update repeatedly asks to install the Malicious Software Removal Tool
    > KB890830. It installs successfully, but soon tells me it is ready to install
    > again. How do I stop this?


  9. #9
    rich Guest

    RE: Malicious Software Removal Tool - Repeat Install

    Well add my name to the list. After turning off auto updates and manually
    updating (it hadn't updated since I installed Vista), I turned on auto
    updates again and this KB890830 problem started happening. A search on google
    shows a lot of the same thing happening. Hope someone can fix this
    (microsoft?)

    "Mikey" wrote:

    > Windows Update repeatedly asks to install the Malicious Software Removal Tool
    > KB890830. It installs successfully, but soon tells me it is ready to install
    > again. How do I stop this?


  10. #10
    rich Guest

    RE: Malicious Software Removal Tool - Repeat Install

    Well add my name to the list. After turning off auto updates and manually
    updating (it hadn't updated since I installed Vista), I turned on auto
    updates again and this KB890830 problem started happening. A search on google
    shows a lot of the same thing happening. Hope someone can fix this
    (microsoft?)

    "Mikey" wrote:

    > Windows Update repeatedly asks to install the Malicious Software Removal Tool
    > KB890830. It installs successfully, but soon tells me it is ready to install
    > again. How do I stop this?


  11. #11
    rich Guest

    RE: Malicious Software Removal Tool - Repeat Install

    Here is one way:
    You might also have Windows set to automatically install updates, which is
    the recommended setting for your computer. If you don't want Windows to
    install an update, you need to hide it.

    Click to open Windows Update.

    In the left pane, click Check for updates and then, when Windows finds
    updates for your computer, click View available updates.

    Right-click the update you don't want to install, and then click Hide
    update. The next time you check for updates, the update won't be
    automatically selected or installed


    "Mikey" wrote:

    > Windows Update repeatedly asks to install the Malicious Software Removal Tool
    > KB890830. It installs successfully, but soon tells me it is ready to install
    > again. How do I stop this?


  12. #12
    rich Guest

    RE: Malicious Software Removal Tool - Repeat Install

    Here is one way:
    You might also have Windows set to automatically install updates, which is
    the recommended setting for your computer. If you don't want Windows to
    install an update, you need to hide it.

    Click to open Windows Update.

    In the left pane, click Check for updates and then, when Windows finds
    updates for your computer, click View available updates.

    Right-click the update you don't want to install, and then click Hide
    update. The next time you check for updates, the update won't be
    automatically selected or installed


    "Mikey" wrote:

    > Windows Update repeatedly asks to install the Malicious Software Removal Tool
    > KB890830. It installs successfully, but soon tells me it is ready to install
    > again. How do I stop this?


  13. #13
    rich Guest

    RE: Malicious Software Removal Tool - Repeat Install

    Here is one way:
    You might also have Windows set to automatically install updates, which is
    the recommended setting for your computer. If you don't want Windows to
    install an update, you need to hide it.

    Click to open Windows Update.

    In the left pane, click Check for updates and then, when Windows finds
    updates for your computer, click View available updates.

    Right-click the update you don't want to install, and then click Hide
    update. The next time you check for updates, the update won't be
    automatically selected or installed


    "Mikey" wrote:

    > Windows Update repeatedly asks to install the Malicious Software Removal Tool
    > KB890830. It installs successfully, but soon tells me it is ready to install
    > again. How do I stop this?


  14. #14
    rich Guest

    RE: Malicious Software Removal Tool - Repeat Install

    this worked:
    with the update hidden go to http://support.microsoft.com/kb/890830.
    download the most recient kb890830
    go back and unhide the entry in windows update.
    when it checks for current downloads it says you are all up to date.

    "rich" wrote:

    > Here is one way:
    > You might also have Windows set to automatically install updates, which is
    > the recommended setting for your computer. If you don't want Windows to
    > install an update, you need to hide it.
    >
    > Click to open Windows Update.
    >
    > In the left pane, click Check for updates and then, when Windows finds
    > updates for your computer, click View available updates.
    >
    > Right-click the update you don't want to install, and then click Hide
    > update. The next time you check for updates, the update won't be
    > automatically selected or installed
    >
    >
    > "Mikey" wrote:
    >
    > > Windows Update repeatedly asks to install the Malicious Software Removal Tool
    > > KB890830. It installs successfully, but soon tells me it is ready to install
    > > again. How do I stop this?


  15. #15
    rich Guest

    RE: Malicious Software Removal Tool - Repeat Install

    this worked:
    with the update hidden go to http://support.microsoft.com/kb/890830.
    download the most recient kb890830
    go back and unhide the entry in windows update.
    when it checks for current downloads it says you are all up to date.

    "rich" wrote:

    > Here is one way:
    > You might also have Windows set to automatically install updates, which is
    > the recommended setting for your computer. If you don't want Windows to
    > install an update, you need to hide it.
    >
    > Click to open Windows Update.
    >
    > In the left pane, click Check for updates and then, when Windows finds
    > updates for your computer, click View available updates.
    >
    > Right-click the update you don't want to install, and then click Hide
    > update. The next time you check for updates, the update won't be
    > automatically selected or installed
    >
    >
    > "Mikey" wrote:
    >
    > > Windows Update repeatedly asks to install the Malicious Software Removal Tool
    > > KB890830. It installs successfully, but soon tells me it is ready to install
    > > again. How do I stop this?


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