Problem installing Security Update for Windows XP Service Pack 3 (KB952069)

Hi. Hopefully someone can help me. I have tried to install this update
several times and each time it says it was installed successfully but a
few minutes later it comes up again. I have tried turning off automatic
updates and installing manually from the Windows update site but the
same thing happens.


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:: Hi. Hopefully someone can help me. I have tried to install this
:: update several times and each time it says it was installed
:: successfully but a few minutes later it comes up again. I have tried
:: turning off automatic updates and installing manually from the
:: Windows update site but the same thing happens.
::
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Did you read the article -
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=952069

And in particular - How to obtain help and support for this security update
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kelandtrace wrote:
> Hi. Hopefully someone can help me. I have tried to install this update
> several times and each time it says it was installed successfully but a
> few minutes later it comes up again. I have tried turning off automatic
> updates and installing manually from the Windows update site but the
> same thing happens.

Thanks guys. I have submitted a support request with Microsoft. I'm just
waiting for a reply.


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[NancyZ]

MS doesn't have the answer. Better to look at the other thread on this same security update. I just wen thru 4 days with MS and I ended up getting the answer at the other thread. if you put KB 952069 in the vista head search field it will come up. A guy named Nathan and a kent_diego solved it.

I uninstalled Windows Media Player, reinstalled it and went to MS update and downloaded all WMP updates and then the KB 952069 installed. Only thing is, my SP3 was already removed by MS support. MS insists that this is for SP2 and won't install with SP3 on there. Don't know if that is true or not since my SP3 was already removed. But until I updated WMP this didn't work.

I had to email the MS Security Update Support Professional the answer on this forum. Kinda sad...
It stands to reason though, since this patches a security hole in WMP.
And I learned another thing. There's a dif between installing and executing. Originally they told me I could ignore the icon cause it installed successfully but I insisted that as long as the icon was insisting I didn't feel convinced that the security hole it was to patch, was really patched. After it was fixed I was then told "it installed successfully but it hadn't executed!" So I was right after all...I really didn't have whatever protection for which this was designed. If I had googled properly the first time (I forgot to put a space between the kb and the number 953069) I could have saved myself 4 days of MS support fiddling with my computer. Without the space I didn't find this forum. Thank God the customers figure things out! I've never really had a problem with MS till now after 15 years so I guess I'm lucky.

So go check out Nathan's suggestion on the other thread with the same KB number.

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Originally Posted by kelandtrace

Thanks guys. I have submitted a support request with Microsoft. I'm just
waiting for a reply.


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