1. Goto "Automatic Updates" tab and here click on "Install Updates from the
Windows Update Web-site" link.

See if this one can help you. Meanwhile, you can also check:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555615
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/s...snewforwu.mspx

for further support. Let us know, if any of above helps you.

"Nasser Abbasi" wrote:

>
> > "Nasser Abbasi" wrote:
> >
> >> hello;
> >>
> >> I went to shut down my PC. I get the message that I have update ready to
> >> install. So ok, I shut down system ok.
> >>
> >> reboot. then later I went to shut down PC again few hours later, and saw
> >> same message. so, OK, I click on shutdown.
> >>
> >> Now it happened again, I went to shut down my pc and I see that updates
> >> are
> >> ready to install.
> >>
> >> what is going on? looking at my update history in IE/windows update, I
> >> see
> >> this:
> >>
> >> Windows XP Security Update for Windows XP (KB923980) Saturday,
> >> November 18, 2006 Automatic Updates
> >> Windows XP Security Update for Windows XP (KB923980) Saturday,
> >> November 18, 2006 Automatic Updates
> >> Windows XP Security Update for Windows XP (KB923980) Saturday,
> >> November 18, 2006 Microsoft Update
> >>
> >>
> >> But this should be already installed? how many times will the same
> >> security
> >> update want to install?
> >>
> >> any idea what can cause this? virus may be? I have auto update on. this
> >> is
> >> XP SP2 ofcourse.
> >>
> >> thanks,
> >> Nasser
>
>
>
> "RajKohli" <RajKohli@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:3361CA50-B77A-44E3-8EFD-A74B6A935E8C@microsoft.com...
> > Try changing the Automatic Updates behavior so they don't bother you
> > anymore.
> > To do this:
> >
> > 1. Right-click on My Computer - choose Properties
> > 2. Click Automatic Updates tab.
> > 3. Change the behavior from "Automatic (Recommended)" to like "Dowload
> > Updates for me, but let me choose when to install them" or as you
> > required.
> >
> > Let us know, if this information may useful to you.
> >
>
> Thanks. I did that.
>
> Funny thing, I just booted the PC, and right away I went to shut it down,
> and the message saying update are ready to install is again there. Even
> though I did shut down my PC few minutes ago.
>
> All what I can think of is that it is not installing the update for some
> reason when I shut down the PC. I also go to windows Update and click
> install and it tells me it is installed ok, then I shut down the PC and
> reboot, and go to shut it again, and the message telling me updates are
> ready to install is there.
>
> I think MS needs to fix its update system.
>
> Nasser
>
>
>