I've just reformatted my computer and I was running Windows Update, but after installing the updates and restarting, I have more updates again, and even after those updates, I have more updates yet again..
I was wondering shouldn't there be like a way for us to apply the "final update", let the computer run and install all the updates (instead of update restart update restart update restart..)
Windows Vista Home Premium (currently SP1)
Answer
Some updates can only be detected if previous updates have been installed. For example, you will only receive updates for IE9 after you have installed IE9 and rebooted.
There are custom built system images that incorporate all the updates, but they're not for the general public. If you work for a company that is big enough, it is possible they run their own windows update service (WSUS) which can speed up the delivery. However, you'll still have to reboot that many times.
Another way to speed this up is to set Windows Update to automatically install all updates and set a script to run wuauclt /detectnow after system boot. Then leave the computer on for a couple of nights and you should have all the updates.
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