Software Update Runs Every Time I Boot Up

As soon as I updated OS X to 10.5.8, the Software Update runs every time I boot my MacBook. This occurs even though the "Check for Updates" option is NOT selected (in System Preferences|Software Update).
This indicates (to me) that, since Software Update is not working properly, I can no longer trust that my machine has the current updates.
Any ideas???

It's probably in your login items. Launch Software Update, right-click its Dock icon, and ensure +Open at login+ is unchecked.

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Welcome to Apple Discussions:
It might be a corrupted .plist.
First try this:
Uncheck the box for checking for updates.
Reboot
See if the problem still occurs.
If so, create a new temporary admin account and see if the problem occurs with the new user.
Report back

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System Prefs->Accounts->your account->login items and ensure that there's nothing there WRT software update. If nothing's there, then reset Software Update, go to ~/Library/Preferences/ and select the com.apple.SoftwareUpdate.plist file, CMD+I, and lock it. Restart and see if that fixes things. Finally, some Apple apps have a check for updates automatically option. If checked, that might be triggering SU.

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Welcome to the Apple Community.
If your problem persists get yourself a micro USB cable (sold separately), you can restore your Apple TV from iTunes:
Remove ALL cables from Apple TV. (if you don't you will not see Apple TV in the iTunes Source list)
Connect the micro USB cable to the Apple TV and to your computer.
Reconnect the power cable (only for Apple TV 3)
Open iTunes.
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Thanks. When I go into accounts and choose login items. There are two items and both have checks next to them indicating "hidden". One of them is Software Updates. Neither of them can be removed because there is no button for remove. Right clicking or control clicking just gives "reveal in finder".
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But on this try also it said the image failed to mount.
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I've deleted all files from the Library/Updates folder, still won't expand the package, either directly or via the Download only option. logfile below.
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15/07/2008 07:10:03 Software Update[537] Package Authoring Error: installation-check results requires a message
15/07/2008 07:10:03 Software Update[537] Package Authoring Error: installation-check results requires a message
15/07/2008 07:10:03 Software Update[537] Package Authoring Error: installation-check results requires a message
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15/07/2008 07:10:03 Software Update[537] Package Authoring Error: installation-check results requires a message
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15/07/2008 07:10:06 Software Update[537] _choice_suvisible returned error: Undefined value
15/07/2008 07:10:09 Software Update[537] JavaScript error "Undefined value" while running "_choice_suvisible"
15/07/2008 07:10:09 Software Update[537] _choice_suvisible returned error: Undefined value
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Can't download the latest iTunes. A window pops up... The update could not be verified. It may have been corrupted or tampered with during downloading. The update will be downloaded and checked again the next time that Software Update runs.
Now, iTunes won't launch and can't be updated. Please help.
If I have lost my music collection I will be switching platforms ASAP. It is insane that Apple has updates seemingly every day for their products.

I was in your same situation with 14 downloads and 14 attempts.
You have to make sure that your Mac is booting into 64 bit mode. You can make sure of this by going into System Preferences and scrolling down to 'Software' and making sure that you are booding with 64 bit Kexts.
If not, restart while holding the 6 and 4 keys down until you see the spinning gear wheel and try installng again.
BUT, what I also did was to go into Applications, click on the Lion installer, Get Info, and give yourself custom priviliges to Read And Write.
I did this simultaneously, and I don't know what function did it, but it worked for me, with no further downloads of the installer.
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Your library should be unaffected by these steps but there is backup and recovery advice elsewhere in the user tip.
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