I am having the same issue. I know that the update trying to install is the
..NET SP1 update, which had been installed months ago, but had been subverted
by an installation of another application using it's own version of this same
program. The application in question for me was the Comrade IM used in
GameSpy Arcade. I don't know how to get around it either.
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If U always do what you always did...
you'll always get what you always got!


"foobar5@home.com" wrote:

> I have XP SP3.
>
> When I went to shut my computer down tonight, instead of the normal
> standby, turn off, restart popup, I had that, but there was a Windows
> security shield superimposed on the turn off icon, and a message at
> the bottom of the popup saying "Click Turn Off to install important
> updates and turn off your computer. Click here to turn off without
> installing updates."
>
> This scares and weirds me out.
>
> I have Windows set up to download updates automatically, but only
> install after I review/approve the updates. But the little yellow
> Updates shield isn't showing in my system tray area.
>
> I went to Windows update and the last activity was September 9, when
> these updates were installed:
>
> * Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool - September 2008 (KB890830)
> * Windows XP Security Update for Windows XP (KB938464)
> * Windows XP Security Update for Windows XP (KB954154)
>
> There was no notation for anything being pushed to my computer since.
>
> So what's being pushed to my machine and is this normal? My daily AVG
> scan detected no viruses today. I opted to shut my computer down
> without installing the unspecified updates, but upon restarting, I'm
> still getting that alert when I try to shut down.
>
> My questions:
>
> 1. What's Windows asking me to install?
>
> 2. Why am I only being told that it wants to install something,
> without it telling me specifically what?
>
> 3. How do I review the proffered software and either approve it for
> installation or permanently reject it?
>
> 4. Anything else I should be aware of or looking for here?
>
>