On Tuesday, November 19, 2002, at 10:32 PM, zippy wrote: >> Not trying to be a smart a$$, but how have you determined that the >> updates >> have been installed? >> >> dave > ============================ > Thanks for your response, Dave. > > The Installer Log shows "Updated Successfully" and the date > accomplished for > the various functions - three and four times for some. Yet if I pull > up > Software Update, it will want to download the same updates again and > again. > > I know I have to option to ignore it, but still don't understand why > the > computer's OSX program doesn't "know" what it has already installed > and > would want to keep repeating these downloads. > > How can I educate it, if you will, to stop these repetitions?
OS X keeps receipts of installed updates. have a look in /Library/Receipts and see if these specific updates have files in there. if not, maybe there's a permissions issue and OS X can't write a receipt of the offending updates. if they're there, it may be that there's a permissions error that prevents OS X from reading the folder. this may be the case if OS X won't even let you open the receipts folder. if they're there, try deleting the offending update's receipts and installing them one last time. -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
