Re: Auto Update hangs after installing SP2.

From: Rick \ (rick_at_mvps.org)
Date: 01/02/05 

Date: Sun, 2 Jan 2005 16:53:40 -0500

Hi Richard,

Disable the autodownloading, then reboot and restart it. Also, while it is
disabled, delete the WUTemp folder on the root of the system drive, or at
least the contents of it. 

-- 
Best of Luck,
Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
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Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
"Richard Quartararo" <RQuartararo@nospamnetzero.com> wrote in message 
news:294B24F0-FC00-486C-8F23-6F144052F5EA@microsoft.com...
>I installed Windows XP SP2 yesterday. Under the Auto-Update optins, I
> selected updates to be downloaded and then notified they are ready to be
> installed. The update website states the same; so I know both sides are in
> check.
>
> My problem is as follows: the yellow security shield icon comes up in the
> taskbar stating that it is downloading updates. The problem is that the
> downloading is constantly freezing at different points while I am online. 
> It
> is currently stuck at 67% complete and has been so for the past hour. It 
> was
> stuck at 56% complete before I shut down last night and went to bed.  Any
> assistance would be greatly appreciated and thank you in advance.
>
> FYI... Did not have this problem before SP2.
> -- 
> Richard Quartararo

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