RE: Automatic Update Stalled

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I have just found a solution that has solved my problem! If you go to this
page:
http://v5.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/v5consumer/showarticle.aspx?articleid=11&ln=en
and follow the instructions on deleting the datastore directory contents, it
fixes the problem!

"goldeneye" wrote:

> I have exactly the same problem, I think my problem started when I tried to
> download SP2. It got interrupted half way through, and has not been able to
> work since.
>
> "efassett" wrote:
>
> > It appears that the Automatic Update Service has stalled at 6% and hasn't
> > been able to recover. I am able to connect to the Windows Update website,
> > and "Express Install" indicates that there are several updates to install.
> > But If I attempt to install them manually, they fail. I've re-started the
> > computer several times, but this doesn't seem to affect the automatic
> > update's progress. Any thoughts on this?
.

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