Re: Windows update stops at preparing to download or on downloadin
From: Taurarian (Taurarian_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 10/12/04
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Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2004 18:03:02 -0700
Agreed, starting to get a little confused these days between WUv5 and WUv4
Two posts two different problems, same thread.
Kaylene
"Robert Aldwinckle" wrote:
> "Taurarian Constellation" <taurarianREMOVECAPS@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:uhZjqXcrEHA.2924@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > Unable to download updates or there is an error message
> > Start/Run and type in: regsvr32 wintrust.dll
> >
> > WINUP-Third-Party Products That Conflict with Windows Update
> > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;241234
> >
> > http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/wufix.htm
> > Windows Update Fixes
> > http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/updtcl.htm
> > Windows Update Checklist
> >
> > If you're using AOL to download updates - try IE instead.
>
>
> Taurarian,
>
> Except for this last comment I think that this answer may be more
> appropriate for the OP than for Joe. OP probably doesn't have WU v5.
> Joe does (becauses he has XPsp2). In fact, I suspect they are both
> looking at two significantly different symptoms but neither describing
> them well. (God only knows what made the third poster add to this
> thread.)
>
>
> Joe,
>
> Check your WindowsUpdate.log for clues. Your description so far
> doesn't indicate any particular problem, just your observations that
> AU isn't doing anything, which seems to be OK because it hasn't been
> given anything to do yet for XPsp2 users.
>
> If you like you can doublecheck what files it changes in the
> %windir%\SoftwareDistribution directory. Search for my posts
> which refer to both that directory and FileMon for more ideas
> on how to do this checking.
>
>
> HTH
>
> Robert Aldwinckle
> ---
>
>
> > "Joe" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:29a001c4ada7$62379510$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> >> I've had this same problem now for about a month. I've
> >> tried various things on this forum with no luck. I figure
> >> MS will figure out it's a real problem sooner or later
> >> and fix it. Until then I'm just going to use WU to locate
> >> what I need and then go to the MS Site and download and
> >> install the update manually. At this point it's all can
> >> do. If I keep "tweeking" things, I'll really hose things
> >> up!
> >> Just for comparison sake, what do you have on your
> >> machine?
> >> I have:
> >> AOL broadband 9.0 SE using cable internet
> >> Norton Inernet Security 2004
> >> XP SP2
> >>
> >> Good luck,
> >> Joe
> >>
> >
>
>
>
>
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