Security Update d/l for xp every day?

[yak]

Everytime I'm connected to internet, I get hit with automatic updates and it's always this;

Security Update for WindowsXP
Multiple security issues have been identified that could allow an attacker to....

So faithfully I d/led. But lately I have a nagging feeling something's not right. Should I just turn the auto update off? Is everyone with xp get this type of update alot? Since it's from MS with MS update, this can't be a virus... is it?

[Red]

I am not sure if you just have your machine set to automatically d/l and install updates.

If you do, you can look at Help & Support > Windows Update. There you can check for new updates and actually monitor whether or not they were actually downloaded and installed correctly.

[doctorgonzo]

I've had problems with that too. What I have done is acutally gone to the Windows Update site to download the updates. For some reason, using the automatic download feature doesn't always work.

[Lobos]

ive had troubles with auto updating too. it's just bet too disable that feature or annoyance and got to Windows Update and down load them manually

[yak]

It seemed to me I'm downloading the same thing over and over. Usually when d/l is completed, pc is prompted to reboot itself to complete the process, right? Mine never does.

[wjperry]

The fully automatic feature simply doesn't work in a lot of instances. You should get better results and eliminate the problem doing it manually. If that doesn't work, you may need to update the Windows Update engine itself.

[RayH]

I don't automatic nothin'. They seem to cause more problems than fix. I'll just do it manually.