W7 64 bit being offered the same windows update continually?

MissChief · 1 Jan 2012 at 03:13

I'm continually being offered the update:

Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 on XP, Server 2003, Vista, Windows 7, Server 2008, Server 2008 R2 for x64 (KB2656351)

Download size: 9.0 MB

You may need to restart your computer for this update to take effect.

Update type: Important

A security issue has been identified that could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to compromise your system and gain control over it. You can help protect your system by installing this update from Microsoft. After you install this update, you may have to restart your system.

It downloads, installs fine and then a few minutes later says the update needs to be downloaded again. I've restarted my PC and even tried using a direct download via the MS website but I'm still being told it's required to download. It showsi in my installed updates list once but still keeps offering it to me again and again.

Does anyone know how I can fix it?

Darkman · 1 Jan 2012 at 09:44

Had one of these a few months back. It was a known issue and Microsoft eventually fixed. In the mean time I just hid it to avoid the annoying prompts. When I unhid the hidden updates a month or two later it had disappeared.

stueng · 1 Jan 2012 at 18:31

Can you not blacklist the update in Update manager? right click it or something.. I may be confusing windows updates with WSUS but I thought you could..

Meridian · 1 Jan 2012 at 22:07

I'm getting the same thing - it has installed eight times so far. I tried downloading the file as a standalone and installing that, but that had no more effect. I'll wait for the M$ fix now.

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asim18 · 1 Jan 2012 at 23:30

Do you even have .NET Framework 4 installed?

I'm not having any problems here, installed fine for me.

cats_five · 2 Jan 2012 at 08:56

I had a similar problem with my old work XP laptop - one of the .net updates would simply not install. Was on the point of making a trip to Leeds (the office) to get the laptop reinstalled when they decided to replace it.

Suspect the inability to install that update points to something amiss in the OS. If it's the only thing that won't install and everything runs OK it's not a big issue IMHO, but in the case of my laptop not long after it failed to install a virus update, and then it got a root kit virus...

stueng · 2 Jan 2012 at 12:37

can you not just right click on the update and click "hide" ?

Makhaira · 2 Jan 2012 at 12:39

Bit of a sledgehammer approach, but you could try removing .net and reinstall it.

Jay794 · 2 Jan 2012 at 12:43

I've just hidden the 20+ language packs listed as updates for Windows 7 Ultimate lol

MissChief · 2 Jan 2012 at 12:47

In the end I did as suggested and hid it so it doesn't appear. I'll check in a few weeks to see if it is still there. Thanks everyone.

Django x2 · 2 Jan 2012 at 15:07

There's a KB fix. Another way is to stop Windows Update through the services.msc panel, then go to C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution and delete all the folders in there (everything).

Restart WU service and then check the updates again. Should work this time.