Windows update stops

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From: Eoin O'Beara (eoin_at_compudoc.ie)
Date: 04/06/04 

Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2004 16:23:20 +0100

Hi all,
    I have used Windows Update on XP SP1a and Win2k SP4 machines, and one
Win2k3 server, and on each OS I get the page loading, click on the "Scan for
updates" link, and then it gets as far as 0% and hangs. I even left it
overnight on a few machines, but to no avail. This is on machines where I am
logged on as the local administrator and the page has successfully loaded
before.

    I have tried the two fixes as suggested on the troubleshooting section:
the registry fix and the "uninstall" (which doesn't actually uninstall, just
removes shortcuts), to no avail.

Any ideas??

Thanks, 

-- 
Eoin.

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