Update Restart Is In An Endless Loop

[Keith Russell]

Hi, everyone.

I hope someone can help me. I searched the newsgroup and found a
couple of reports of this problem, but no solutions.

I am running Windows XP Pro SP2. Since downloading the most
recent update, I continue to get the "Updating your computer is
almost complete. You must restart your computer...." dialog over
and over and over. It makes it almost impossible to do anything
on my PC, and if I reboot, it makes no difference; it tells me to
do it again.

Does anyone know how I can fix this?

Thanks in advance!
--
Keith

[thecreator]

Hi Keith,

Don't reboot, yet. Go to, unless you have it, being the Belarc Advisor. (Latest is version 7.2a)

http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html It is a Free Download. Either Save it or Run it. If Saved, then click on it to install it. Once installed, it creates a Snapshot of everyithing installed. (If you already have it installed, run it.) Click on Microsoft Security Updates which takes you to Microsoft Installed Hotfixes. Scroll down and see if all Hotfixes are properly installed. If not, reinstall the Hotfix by clicking on details first. Then use the link for IT Professionals. Click the version for your operating system. Click Download the Update. When downloading, click Run instead of Save.


--
thecreator


"Keith Russell" <5hub-y765@xemaps.com> wrote in message news:plcvf2p7l33pei4nn6fgbf0m3h3vdsq3pj@4ax.com...
> Hi, everyone.
>
> I hope someone can help me. I searched the newsgroup and found a
> couple of reports of this problem, but no solutions.
>
> I am running Windows XP Pro SP2. Since downloading the most
> recent update, I continue to get the "Updating your computer is
> almost complete. You must restart your computer...." dialog over
> and over and over. It makes it almost impossible to do anything
> on my PC, and if I reboot, it makes no difference; it tells me to
> do it again.
>
> Does anyone know how I can fix this?
>
> Thanks in advance!
> --
> Keith

[MowGreen [MVP]]

Keith,

Reboot to Safe Mode. If any drivers were installed during the updating,
suggest using the Roll Back driver function :
Right click My Computer on the Desktop or Start Menu, choose Properties.
Click the Hardware tab.

1. Start Device Manager.
2. Double-click the device for which you want to restore the driver.
3. Click the Driver tab, and then click the Roll Back Driver button.

MowGreen [MVP 2003-2006]
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*-343-* FDNY
Never Forgotten
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Keith Russell wrote:

> Hi, everyone.
>
> I hope someone can help me. I searched the newsgroup and found a
> couple of reports of this problem, but no solutions.
>
> I am running Windows XP Pro SP2. Since downloading the most
> recent update, I continue to get the "Updating your computer is
> almost complete. You must restart your computer...." dialog over
> and over and over. It makes it almost impossible to do anything
> on my PC, and if I reboot, it makes no difference; it tells me to
> do it again.
>
> Does anyone know how I can fix this?
>
> Thanks in advance!

[Keith Russell]

On Fri, 8 Sep 2006 05:17:45 -0400, "thecreator"
<thecreator@comcast.net> wrote:

>Hi Keith,
>
> Don't reboot, yet. Go to, unless you have it, being the Belarc Advisor. (Latest is version 7.2a)

Thanks very much to you and to MowGreen for your replies.

I have used Belarc in the past, but didn't have it installed and
wasn't aware that it tracked security patches. It informed me
that I needed to install one update, and when I clicked on the
link, I was informed that I needed to reboot before I could
install it.

To Microsoft's credit, they included a link that told me how to
remove the entry from the registry that was forcing my constant
reboots! I did so, ran the update, and everything is copasetic.

Thanks a lot!
--
Keith

[MowGreen [MVP]]

You're welcome, Keith. Glad to hear the issue is resolved.

> To Microsoft's credit, they included a link that told me how to
> remove the entry from the registry that was forcing my constant
> reboots!

Which update was causing the issue ?

MowGreen [MVP 2003-2006]
===============
*-343-* FDNY
Never Forgotten
===============



Keith Russell wrote:

> On Fri, 8 Sep 2006 05:17:45 -0400, "thecreator"
> <thecreator@comcast.net> wrote:
>
>
>>Hi Keith,
>>
>> Don't reboot, yet. Go to, unless you have it, being the Belarc Advisor. (Latest is version 7.2a)
>
>
> Thanks very much to you and to MowGreen for your replies.
>
> I have used Belarc in the past, but didn't have it installed and
> wasn't aware that it tracked security patches. It informed me
> that I needed to install one update, and when I clicked on the
> link, I was informed that I needed to reboot before I could
> install it.
>
> To Microsoft's credit, they included a link that told me how to
> remove the entry from the registry that was forcing my constant
> reboots! I did so, ran the update, and everything is copasetic.
>
> Thanks a lot!

[the-hw-guy]

Hi - anyone having this problem should try re-installing the Windows update agent...

I spent ages googling for info about this - eventually found the answer....

More info and a direct download link here:

http://www.infoanytime.co.uk/pc-info...date-loops.htm