Microsoft's Fix For Automatic Updates:

[Guest Reimar]

Microsoft still has problems with the Fix for Automatic Updates.

Read the article:

Even after users deployed a fix suggested by Microsoft Corporation, Windows systems are still locking up. Symptoms of the long-running problem, which the Windows Server Update Services team dubbed the "svchost/msi issue", include 100% CPU usage by svchost.exe and its multiple processes when Automatic Updates is in use or simply enabled on a machine. A hotfix for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 systems is available on the Microsoft support site and will be pushed out via Microsoft's usual update services, including Windows Update and Microsoft Update, late this month or in early June.

Users will also need to download and install the new stand-alone WSUS 3.0 client, even those who don't rely on the enterprise-centric WSUS for updates, to completely patch the problem. "It's important to keep in mind that the new WSUS client is only a partial solution and clients must have both KB927891 and the new 3.0 client installed for a full solution," according to the WSUS team blog. The new client and the WSUS update to Version 3.0 will be available on May 22 but is also already available on MSDN. Angered users poured out their frustration on the WSUS blog after installing the hotfix and updating the WSUS client; the issue was still present. The only temporary fix is to disable AU - obviously not the best solution.

Source: http://www.neowin.net/index.php?act=view&id=40254

and: http://www.computerworld.com/action/articl...;intsrc=hm_list

The download of the suggested Update from MS is here: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=927891

[sjaak327]

I sure hope this will solve it once and for all. I have the svchost 100% cpu usage on a laptop, it only happens when MS office is installed, without office, the update process runs without problems. There was a fix previously (you had to call support to get the update) but that fix was useless. I have to say that it seems the problem was smaller when office 2007 was installed instead of Office 2003, but I eventually had to disable auto update alltogether (I had reinstalled the machine several times).

I see there is a new WSUS client as well, maybe this will solve a problem I'm having with an old computer which since last month cannot get updates from either Microsoft or my internal WSUS 3.0 server.

[Noodles]

Thanks alot for posting this article. I have not been able to use microsoft update site for

along time. Now I know why!!