Updates trying to install over and over again (KB2760411, KB2760588, and KB2760583)

Anonymous
2013-09-10T17:32:48+00:00

These three updates are trying to be reinstalled over and over again.  Replicable on both PCs

  • KB2760411
  • KB2760588
  • KB2760583

The updates are trying to be install over and over again.  Every time I click "check for updates," there it appears again.

The screenshots below illustrates this:

List of threads that have the same issue:

Media coverage:

Update 1: I have tried restarting the PC.  Nothing.  I have also tried FixIt when trying to troubleshoot Windows Update errors.  Still nothing.  The FixIt simply "runs" till the end and then says "finish."  It did not offer to fix anything.

Windows 7 X64 SP1 with Norton Internet Security 2013 (version 20).

Update: I found other users having the same problem http://www.computerbase.de/forum/showthread.php?t=1252121 (in Dutch I presume).  Translated page: http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.computerbase.de%2Fforum%2Fshowthread.php%3Ft%3D1252121&act=url

Update 2: Added media coverage of the issue.

Update 3: Add even more threads found via Google.

Update 4: Microsoft has now offered a statement regarding this bug:

“We’ve received reports of some customers experiencing issues when deploying some of September’s Office-related updates. We are investigating this issue and will act accordingly, to help ensure that our customers are protected." -- Dustin Childs, group manager, Microsoft Trustworthy Computing

Microsoft has acknowledge this: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2760583/en-us

Known issues with this security update

  • You may be repeatedly offered this update even though it is already installed. Microsoft is researching this problem and will post more information in this article when the information becomes available.

Update 5: I did not have to do anything on my part (like re-install updates), so it's probably a detection issue on Microsoft's part.

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  1. Anonymous
    2013-09-12T08:33:08+00:00

    Microsoft seems to be aware of the issue,

    in the details of the 3 updates, on the support web site :

    Know issues :

    You may be repeatedly offered this update even though it is already installed. Microsoft is researching this problem and will post more information in this article when the information becomes available.

    Wait and see !

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-09-12T08:14:11+00:00

    On the official patch pages for each of the 3 patches Microsoft has now included the following text under the heading "More information":

    Known issues with this security update

    • You may be repeatedly offered this update even though it is already installed. Microsoft is researching this problem and will post more information in this article when the information becomes available.

    See:

    1. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2760583/en-us (KB2760583)
    2. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2760411/en-us (KB2760411)
    3. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2760588/en-us (KB2760588)

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-09-12T07:04:21+00:00

    I hit KB2760411 looping on my Windows 8 system and worked around it myself by searching the registry and seeing what the update was being applied to.

    The application I found was called:

        "Microsoft Office Visual Web Developer 2007"

    Version:

        12.0.4518.1066

    I ran the uninstall command for this MSI package from an elevated CMD.EXE window, which was:

    MsiExec.exe /X{90120000-0021-0000-0000-0000000FF1CE}

    After doing this, I re-scanned with Windows Update, and it no longer detected KB2760411

    This is a workaround, not a "fix", since the application affected is now removed from the system, but since I didn't really use that program in the first place, it seemed fine for me. :-)

    It also may not solve your particular case, because that update could apply to other applications.

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  4. Anonymous
    2013-09-12T07:00:19+00:00

    We also have this issue on all our installations (about 700)

    I hope Microsoft will fix this Problem soon. Our Helpdesk gets overloaded :(

    Hiding update is not an option, also declining the updates in WSUS is not really the best solution.

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  5. Anonymous
    2013-09-12T05:04:15+00:00

    I have almost the same list, with the same problem:

    • KB2760411
    • KB2760588
    • KB2810048

    Win XP Pro SP3.  What to do?

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