lookfing for updates never finishes

From: Steve-B (Steve-B_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 02/02/05 

Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2005 06:53:02 -0800

I have several questions really...

I fresh install my PC and go to updates site, and v5 client gets installed.
Now when it tries to scan for updates, it just keeps going forever. I can't
close the IE window either. What causes this?

Also, If I then set this PC to use my SUS server for updates, the client
claims to have nothing to download. But then when I point MBSA at the same
machine (telling MBSA to compair to my SUS server approved items list) it
tells me there are 19 to download. Can I trust SUS and MBSA?
I have been trying various solutions I have found on the 'net but with no
luck. Has anyone actually got Auto Updates to work reliably? I am losing
all confidence in these products really quickly

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