RE: Updates were unable to be successfully installed

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Hi, my security paranoid ways in the past led to a similiar situation.
If your settings are to protective, the site will not function for you.
It took me a while to realize that my prompt for scripts pop-up
window was appearing BEHIND the page that seemed to still be
loading and I never saw it - so I was the cause of the freezing by
simply not clicking the yes. You can be TOO careful.
Hope your problem is that easy.

"Phil McNeill" wrote:

> I am getting this error message from automatic updates after it tells me how
> many updates my W2K Server requires and I tell it to go get them. This is
> before it even downloads them.
>
> I am also unable to update via the Windows Update site itself. When I click
> on the Windows Update shortcut under the start menu, it doesn't launch.
> When I go directly to the wupdmgr.exe executable and double-click, it still
> doesn't launch. If I manually go to the website
> (windowsupdate.microsoft.com) and choose the express install, it just sits
> at the "checking for latest updates..." screen forever with the green action
> bar rolling.
>
> I've manually download and installed the BITS update and Installer 3.1, but
> now I have 28 other updates I can't get.
>
> Help!
>
> W2K Server SP4
>
>
>
.



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