Question: Every time I boot my system I get software update notifications for Java, Adobe Reader and my Creative Soundblaster card.

I then install the updates, but every time I reboot, it says that there are updates for them again. This has been happening for a couple months. It's annoying. 

Anyone know any way to resolve this?

Answer: 
Perhaps try running the updaters with explicit Administrator permission (right-click the app and select 'Run As Administrator')?

Another option is to uninstall and reinstall the applications themselves.
Look into the [Task Scheduler](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa383614%28v=vs.85%29.aspx) as well as the options of the updaters, you can change the event that decides when to check for updates to something on a weekly basis rather than on boot.