Index: modules/node/node.module
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/modules/node/node.module,v
retrieving revision 1.890
diff -u -r1.890 node.module
--- modules/node/node.module	3 Oct 2007 17:35:22 -0000	1.890
+++ modules/node/node.module	4 Oct 2007 11:43:42 -0000
@@ -2557,6 +2557,9 @@
         array('_node_mass_update_batch_process', array($nodes, $updates))
       ),
       'finished' => '_node_mass_update_batch_finished',
+      // We use a single multi-pass operation, so the default
+      // 'Remaining x of y operations' message will be confusing here.
+      'progress_message' => t('Updating @count items.', array('@count' => count($nodes))),
       'title' => t('Processing'),
       'error_message' => t('The update has encountered an error.'),
     );