MBSA doesn't show that Rollup 1 is missing; WSUS and
the PCs do.

MBSA shows MSXML and MDAC as Okay.

What does Windows Update look at specifically to flag Rollup 1
as "Needed"? I know there's a lot of stuff that's updated
by it, but it seems some reg entry or file version check
is the key to all this. If it's installed prior to rollup 1,
all is well. If it isn't, you're in the "Needed" loop. Installing
it afterward doesn't repair the damage.

In the end, the question is: are our systems secure or not?

Jim Van Sickler

"Robert Aldwinckle" wrote:

> "Tom Bean" <tbean@newsgroup.nospam> wrote in message
> news:uLAlHA%234FHA.1148@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> >I am being told by Windows Update that updates are ready for my computer and
> > when I click on the icon it tells me that I need to install "Update Rollup 1
> > for Windows 2000 SP4". As soon as the installation completes, the Windows
> > Update icon reappears telling me I need to install "Update Rollup 1 for
> > Windows 2000 SP4".
> >
> > This has been going on for at least two weeks. I have read the messages
> > about updating MDAC & XML and have done so but continue to get hounded by
> > Windows Update.
> >
> > Does anyone have any idea how I can get this cycle to stop?
>
>
> Have you tried seeing what MBSA 1.2.1 thinks?
> That is what gave Dave Hawley the clue that he had some prerequisites
> missing. Perhaps you have a different set of missing prerequisites?
> Etc.
>
> In general the symptom you are getting means that you have an inconsistency
> in the state of your module versions and the state of your registry
> which you are either going to have to identify and fix or attempt
> to repair blindly by using such tricks as uninstalling already installed
> updates or components or (less advisedly) trying to use a force option.
> Etc.
>
>
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Tom
>
>
> Good luck
>
> Robert Aldwinckle
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