Issue with Automatic Updates

[Kashim]

Hi, I have a strange problem with the Automatic Updates on Windows XP. I have it configured to "Download updates for me, but let me choose when to install them." Then I see the yellow shield appear in my tray and when I pass my mouse over it, it says 50% complete and so on. However, when it's finished downloading the updates, the icon disappears from my tray. When I go to restart my computer, there's a warning on the log off screen telling me that important updates will be installed if I shut down my computer. The same thing happens if I change my Automatic Updates setting to "Notify me but don't automatically download or install them." Does anyone know a solution to this problem? It used to do this to me once in a while, but it does it every time now. I have the problem on three different computers. One computer just had a fresh install of Windows XP and it's trying to install about 50 updates without letting me review them first!

Any help on this would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

[LLXX]

Just disable automatic updates and do it manually...

[Kashim]

I was looking for an actual solution, not a way to just sidestep the problem. I don't want to keep checking manually to see if there are updates, I want to be notified.

[cluberti]

Are you an administrator on the machine in question?

[Kashim]

Yes, I am. Actually, it's happening on three different computers and I have full access on all of them.

[Tarun]

Kashim, download Dial-a-fix v0.60.0.13 (2006-06-27).

Select option 3, WU/WUAU (Option 4, SSL/HTTPS/Cryptography will auto-select along with Programming cores/runtimes) and click GO.