A no Windows Update has shown as successful

I tried to install:

KB 890830 (Windows malicious removal tool) and
Ko 905866 (Windows spam filter)

Today, by using Windows Update.  After having waited 20 minutes and seeing always 0% complete on the installation process on the first KB, I clicked on 'Stop install', and then Windows Update immediately proceeded to the second update (KB 905866) and completed.  No error occurred.

When I open Windows Update again and went to "update history", I see that both of these KB have been applied, but when I opened the "installed updates", I've seen the other installed.  I clicked on search for updates, but the first KB (890830) don't always appear as available updates.

I don't know if it has something to with a recent system restore I did.  Yesterday I restored my system to 11 July, the restore completed successfully, but I realized my MSE definitions are completely returned to 28 June (date where I applied a number of Windows updates), and when I tried to shut down windows, it took considerably more time to close.

Looks like my Windows Update history I messed up.  What should I do?

I am running Vista SP2.  Thank you very much.

Very general, do not think that the restoration of the system as a utility 'Save my ass', please. It's more a utility "well, I tried everything, then...". ».

When you reinstalled Windows, the free McAfee trial has been reinstalled, too. You should have uninstalled then downloaded and free trial / run theMcAfee Consumer products removal tool before installing MSE. (No, it does not matter that you don't use or activate it.)

The fact that you have so would explain well MSE freezing and the eccentric behavior Windows Mail & Windows Update. Follow these steps:

1. Uninstall (McAfee) Site Advisor and whatever it is named "McAfee" listed in programs and features (seehttp://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-vista/Uninstall-or-change-a-program).

2. download the Tool McAfee Consumer Product Removal, save it to your desktop.

3. close all open applications (that is, anything with an icon on the taskbar).

4. click right on the file you saved in #2 above and select run as administrator to run the utility. DO TAP not your keyboard until the race ends, then restart.

5. for good bass, open the following in IE & run the difficulty: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923737

6. also, for good measure, open this article in Internet Explorer & run it in DEFAULT and AGGRESSIVE mode difficulty: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971058

7. restart & test.

PS: The MRT downloaded & ran end. no need to do anything else.

~ Robear Dyer (PA Bear) ~ MS MVP (that is to say, mail, security, Windows & Update Services) since 2002 ~ WARNING: MS MVPs represent or work for Microsoft

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