I have been having the same problem!!!

regards: raetired

"Excalibur" wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I regularly use the Windows Update site for updating my Windows 2000
> Professional PC and I do the "Custom" scan and install all the available
> updates without fail. However, since the last few days I am always being
> shown "Cumulative Security Update for Outlook Express 6 SP1 (KB823353)"
> update whenever I do a Windows Update. I always install it and again on the
> next scan it shows up.
>
> Does anyone else face the same problem? I know that it does not happen with
> every PC as I have another one which is fine. Does anyone have any solution
> for this? I would highly appreciate any help in this regard.
>
> Regards,
> Excalibur.

Hi,

If you have the security update KB897715 (MS05-030) installed,
it could be caused by that.

Temporarily uninstall KB897715 (from Add/Remove Programs), and see if
KB823353 (MS04-018) installs successfully. Then install KB897715 again.


More info/workarounds here as well:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555398


raetired wrote:

> I have been having the same problem!!!
>
> regards: raetired
>
> "Excalibur" wrote:
>
>
>>Hi all,
>>
>>I regularly use the Windows Update site for updating my Windows 2000
>>Professional PC and I do the "Custom" scan and install all the available
>>updates without fail. However, since the last few days I am always being
>>shown "Cumulative Security Update for Outlook Express 6 SP1 (KB823353)"
>>update whenever I do a Windows Update. I always install it and again on the
>>next scan it shows up.
>>
>>Does anyone else face the same problem? I know that it does not happen with
>>every PC as I have another one which is fine. Does anyone have any solution
>>for this? I would highly appreciate any help in this regard.
>>
>>Regards,
>>Excalibur.


--
torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting, Porsgrunn Norway
Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scr...r/default.mspx