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Automatic Updates CameronW1973 04-17-2007
Posted by PA Bear on April 17, 2007, 3:05 pm
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Malke wrote:
> CameronW1973 wrote:
>> Windows XP Professional SP2, if I have the automatic updates turned on,
>> when the yellow shield is in the system tray it freezes up taskbar,
>> windows
>> desktop and can't get into task manager. Get same problem on a number of
>> PCs. Any help would be great.
>
> Svchost/Wuauserv high CPU use (from MVP PA Bear)
<snip>

Updated:

See http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/blogs/mowgreen/index.php?showentry=1071

Workaround: Change the default from Microsoft Update to Windows Update: Go
to Microsoft Update > Click on Change Settings in left pane > Scroll to
bottom of page > To Stop Using Microsoft Update > Disable Microsoft Update
software and let me use Windows Update only (check).

With Windows Update as your default, you will need to check in at Office
Update to keep your Office applications fully patched:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/downloads/maincatalog.aspx
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear), working offline
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
AumHa VSOP & Admin; DTS-L.org


Posted by =?Utf-8?B?Q2FtZXJvblcxOTcz?= on April 18, 2007, 7:38 am
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Deleting the contents of the C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\DataStore and
installing the hotfix from http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927891 has solved
the problem.

Cheers

"Malke" wrote:

> CameronW1973 wrote:
> > Windows XP Professional SP2, if I have the automatic updates turned on, when
> > the yellow shield is in the system tray it freezes up taskbar, windows
> > desktop and can't get into task manager. Get same problem on a number of
PCs.
> > Any help would be great.
>
> Svchost/Wuauserv high CPU use (from MVP PA Bear)
>
> Try deleting the contents of this folder (or the folder itself) & reboot:
>
> C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\DataStore
>
> If no joy, try deleting the contents of this folder (or the folder
> itself) & reboot:
>
> C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution
>
> Also see http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927891
>
> Workaround: Change the default from Microsoft Update to Windows Update:
> Go to Microsoft Update > Click on Change Settings in left pane > Scroll
> to bottom of page > To Stop Using Microsoft Update > Disable Microsoft
> Update software and let me use Windows Update only (check).
>
>
> Malke
> --
> Elephant Boy Computers
> www.elephantboycomputers.com
> "Don't Panic!"
> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
>

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