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MS/Windows Update today?

Microsoft releases security updates on the second Tuesday of every month and Windows Update releases non-security updates on the fourth Tuesday of every month
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reply to antdude
antdude, it would be nice to know what updates you got, if you can tell us..

reply to chachazz

I did not get that today, but I already had the update for Windows Update Agent, so that is probably why I did not get that. I checked Windows Update using IE8 in XP SP3 and got no updates, either critical or optional.
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»Windows Update Agent Version 7.6.7600.256

reply to antdude
Interesting you would mention this, antdude.
I run Microsoft/Windows update manually (on 'patch Tues', and also just for the heck of it sometimes when I'm bored).
At any rate, yes, my Microsoft Update updated to a new version of Microsoft Update. (Weird, eh? Updating yourself so you can continue updating?) lol.
Today was the first time I ran it at all since June 'patch Tues' (yeah, one of those 'bored' times), and both my XP and Win7 machines decided it was time for an update. (Haven't played around with the Vista Laptop since Patch Tues, but if I run it, I expect the same thing to happen.
Sorry for the long winded post....just an update for your benefit.
Oops...update! I just read the other thread, which I should have done to begin with. Oh well. Now we're all updated on the threads, as well as the updates on the updated updater, as far as I can tell.
Aw...never mind.
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reply to antdude
I just ran mine and got no updates. XP Pro, SP3, IE 8. I check every Wednesday, just in case I miss something on a Tuesday. I won't check tomorrow as I am sure that there won't be one tomorrow.

reply to jabarnut

reply to antdude
As I recall, the rollout of the Windows Update Agent update was supposed to be staggered so that everyone did not get it at the same time. Other than that, I know only that on the three Win 7 Pro 64-bit systems I check regularly, none needed any update today. All have the Windows Update Agent update installed, already.
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That is weird. It sounds like something unique to your system. Did it finally get installed successfully? Was there anything in the event logs that would give a clue as to what happened? That's sort of rhetorical, because I find lots of things that fail and the event logs don't show any reason and often not even an entry.
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