Re: windowxp update problem

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From: Kelly Cotter (kelly.cotter_at_*deletethis*blueyonder.co.uk)
Date: 06/09/04 

Date: Wed, 09 Jun 2004 17:50:24 GMT

"Unknown" <Unknown@Somewhere.Kom> wrote in message
news:N9Hxc.360$Pt.272@newssvr19.news.prodigy.com
> I don't know what you mean by dialog window. Are you staying on line?
> Are you using AOL?
> <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:19f3b01c44e32$81a71a80$a601280a@phx.gbl...
>> yes that is how I got to that update page. Everything
>> works fine until I get the update dialog window up and
>> then it doesn't do anything.
>>
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> Did you click on 'scan for updates'?
>>> "markpec" <markpec@tampabay.rr.com> wrote in message
>>> news:1a02901c44e1f$6a1350e0$a301280a@phx.gbl...
>>>> I have a problem with the win xp update. when the
>> update
>>>> window dialog comes up it doesn't do anything it just
>>>> hangs. it can do this all day and when I "X" it out,
>> it
>>>> says if I leave this page my update won't be complete.
>>>> but the status bar on the update dialog shows no
>> download.
>>>>
>>>> I need some critical updates, but can't get them on my
>>>> PC. Anyone know how to Solve?
>>>>
>>>> This may or may not be related, but when on Internet
>>>> Explorer. I open another window within a window and
>> the
>>>> Second window that pops up just shows the outline and
>> no
>>>> new webpage is brought up
>>>>
>>>
>>> .
i am testing the sp2
One problem I found afterwards was getting the Windows updates site to work.
In order to resolve the problem, I had to have the following 3 services set
to "automatic":

Automatic Updates

Background Intelligence Transfer Service

Error Reporting Service

hope this helps

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