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I did at one point run a Windows fix tool that seemed to have been suggested for a number of others and that wouldn't harm anything even if it wasn't effective, however neither that nor a couple of other recommendations to stop, rebuild, and restart certain Processes via CMD have never had any effect.įollowing certain pointers on other people's reports has taken me in to some unfamiliar parts of Windows including a report of update installations and their results etc, and from that I have established that the problem is most likely related to update KB2538243, described as a security update for Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Service Pack 1 Redistributable. I have seen various references to fixes that others have used on what seems to be not an uncommon problem after all, though have not tried them all because I have no way to tell if the underlying cause was the same or different, in which case a fix might do more harm than good I think. I am not at all knowledgeable about how computers/Windows operate, perhaps partly because I won't see my 60th birthday again, but I have tried to research this fault because it seemed reasonable to me that a user should be able to fix an update operation, which is an everyday function of Windows. It is completely pointless starting anything or trying to continue with something that was interrupted, if all there is is a reducing 15 minute countdown before having to stop/interrupt again! Very frustrating!! I generally save/close everything and do it manually just to get it done, and hope for a 4-hour option on restart however there can be up to 8 or 9 more greyed-out restarts before that is offered. Whenever I can, I take the postpone 4 hours option, though 75% of the time the postpone option is greyed out and there is simply a 15 minute countdown to an auto-restart that I can either await or restart manually. Since then however I have had to restart between 10 and 20 times a day just to be able to carry on, so sequence-updating is not the cause. Initially I had thought that an overnight update which had been reported ("do not switch off, installing updates, 1 of 25") simply included a number of updates that needed to be completed individually before the system was able to continue with the rest in sequence. When I restart, the same thing then happens again, and then that next-time also, and every time thereafter!
Kb2538242 repeated installs install#
Whenever I start the computer, the Windows Update window opens requesting a restart in order to install important updates. I need assistance to resolve a very frustrating problem that began around 3 weeks ago but is now beyond my ability to explore further. smile At least now, I will understand what is meant when someone says go to Programs and Features.Win 7 Home Premium, private sole user, no significant new soft/hardware installation in the subject timeframe, no other issues, system generally runs problem-free.
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I don't know how I can explain this any more clearly but if you're still having problems, post back.Thanks so much for being patient with me! I actually thought that Windows 10 had gotten rid of the Control Panel. If you are familiar with Control Panel, you can also go there and click on Programs and Features. Right click the Windows Start Icon at the lower left of your screen in the taskbar and click on Programs and Features at the top of the list there. I meant exactly what I said-"Programs and Features". I don't know how I can explain this any more clearly but if you're still having problems, post back. You will probably have a (X64) entry and a (X86) entry. Also, if there is more than one C++2012 entry, you need to repair both. However, since I wrote that and had the problem again with Insider Build 11102, I did discover that you can left click the C++2012 entry(s) and get a repair option directly.
Kb2538242 repeated installs how to#
I also meant exactly what I said about how to repair. Or is something else I should be doing? Please don't skip any steps since I am not an expert at this.No, I did not mean "Apps and Features". Click on Change and then Repair." Do you really mean "Left click on Microsoft Visual C++ 2012 Redistributable (圆4) - 0 and then click on Modify. Then you say " right click on the MS C++ 2012 listing there.