Re: update never does anything

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From: d d (dd_at_nospamplease.com)
Date: 02/15/05 

Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 21:23:21 +0100

Thanks Carey but I came here because I had no luck with the
troubleshooter. It lists lots of errors and the reason for them. I
don't get any errors, I just get nothingness. As for not being
able to install some updates or programs, I don't get a list so I
never get that far.

~dd

"Carey Frisch [MVP]" <cnfrisch@nospamgmail.com> wrote in message
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> Windows Update Troubleshooter
> http://v5.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/v5consumer/troubleshoot.aspx?ln=en
>
> You cannot install some updates or programs
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/822798
>
> --
> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows XP - Shell/User
> Microsoft Newsgroups
>
> Be Smart! Protect Your PC!
> http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.mspx
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> "dd" wrote:
>
> | Hi,
> |
> | Config: XPHome with SP2 and a lot of security updates and
> | Norton Antivirus 2005 and XP firewall enabled.
> |
> | I used to do windows updates without problems but recently
> | in the last month or two it's stopped. The web page loads and
> | there are what look like frames at the top and left but nothing
> | appears in the main part of the browser window. There's no
> | activex warning, no errors, no blocked popups, just nothing
> | at all.
> |
> | I did install the MS anti-spyware utility around the same time
> | but I uninstalled that a week ago (because I have my start
> | menu at the right side so of course it was no use to me) but
> | it made no difference.
> |
> | I've also noticed that I get JS errors on pages that I never used
> | to get them on, including lots of microsoft pages. I don't know
> | what I've done but my IE is almost unusable. I've tried restoring
> | everything (security/privacy) back to default/medium settings
> | and that doesn't help. Whenever I try and debug the JS errors
> | (using Visual Studio .NET) there's never any code to see so
> | I'm getting no useful into there.
> |
> | ~dd
>

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