4.1.18 and Windows Update

[Bobio]

I am running Virtualbox on a Windows Vista Host with several Windows XP guests.

I noticed on one guest that right after updating the Virtualbox Guest Additions Windows Update seems to want to update the Windows Update Active X controls. I tested this on another Guest by running Windows update before updating the Virtualbox Guest Additions and then after. Windows Update only seem to want to update the Windows Update Active X controls AFTER updating Virtualbox Guest Additions to 4.1.18...

Anyone else see this? Seems very odd and makes me a bit suspicious...

Bob

[mpack]

Suspicious of what? VirtualBox is a hardware simulator. You think the simulation never changes?

[Bobio]

Probably paranoia but what in the world in a Guest Additions Update could trigger an update to the Windows Update Active X controls.

This is Windows Update itself being updated on the machine, not other software. I can't imagine a change on the Guest machine that would trigger that...

[mpack]

You would have to ask Microsoft for the lowdown on what their software looks for. It obviously saw what it thought was a significant change.