hello all! been gone awhile but it’s been a month since i’ve had a problem, and now my tr3 wont shutdown.  I turned off styleXP - for another troubleshooting - and noticed that the logoff screen is doing this:
[list]saving user settings - poof
installing software 1 of 3
do not turn off computer (or something like that)[/list:u]
this is scary - i have never seen windows do this before and i keep thinking virus. it just toggles between the last two messages forever till i finally get fed up and hit the BRS.  anyone have any ideas? if windows was trying to update itself it should have told me before i logged off - sheeesssshhhh

groovy! help me out here! what would cause windows to start installing an update AFTER shutdown?  just tell me this is not a virus (and perhaps what I have to do to the registry to fix this).  thanks!!!
jigs

maybe this has something to do with my prob, as i HAD automatic updates turned on for XP, and there are 3 updates that the update site thinks i need, which is the # of updates that my XP system is trying to install on shutdown.  maybe the updater got hosed.  i hate XP and the next PC i get is sure to be a MAC.  I’ve had it. anyway, till then, here are the updates that wont install from the update site:

Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer for Windows XP Service Pack 2 (KB834707)
Critical Update for Office XP on Windows XP Service Pack 2 (KB885884)
Microsoft GDI+ Detection Tool (KB873374)

they all report 0 bytes and the install fails. and i cant find the downloads anywhere except for the GDI detection, which is just a pointer to the Office site for updates.  MS is CRACKED! nuts.  whacko. i hate them, and i am a buddhist who hates little this lifetime.

[quote author=“jiggy”]maybe this has something to do with my prob, as i HAD automatic updates turned on for XP, and there are 3 updates that the update site thinks i need, which is the # of updates that my XP system is trying to install on shutdown.  maybe the updater got hosed.  i hate XP and the next PC i get is sure to be a MAC.  I’ve had it. anyway, till then, here are the updates that wont install from the update site:

Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer for Windows XP Service Pack 2 (KB834707)
Critical Update for Office XP on Windows XP Service Pack 2 (KB885884)
Microsoft GDI+ Detection Tool (KB873374)

they all report 0 bytes and the install fails. and i cant find the downloads anywhere except for the GDI detection, which is just a pointer to the Office site for updates.  MS is CRACKED! nuts.  whacko. i hate them, and i am a buddhist who hates little this lifetime.

I think I recall seeing an “updated” updater on the Sony support site.

Good to see you back, sorry you’ve got troubles.

thanks DBS, good to be back home but leaving for a trek monday - this time leaving the TR at home, as the porter is already overloaded with all my video equip. anyway, this site lists no updates that update the updater!   which is where i assume u were thinking about.

ive exhausted myself over this and i am thinking of going back to a backup image - really glad i have acronic trueimage.  i just bought it last month and really like it.

Sorry, I think the recovery wizzard update got stuck in the wrong place in my head.   I do seem to recall having WinXP updates download a new update utility after SP2.

Have you tried doing it manually?  Check in add/remove programs and see if they show up there…

I turned off automatic updates.. and the nag balloons. I’d rather do it manually, pick and choose, and keep an eye on them.

At least you’ve got a fallback disk image.

FIXED! it was a hosed ms update process that cleared itself finally. so danger - if using something like XPstyle that replaces the logoff screen, you may never see these messages on shutdown.  arg.