Re: Microsoft / Windows Update - Continuous

For those that have had the same problem, I'll let you know how it's worked
out for me.

1. Uninstalled IE7 with the control panel. Quite painless. The software
will automatically go back to IE6 (this is something I didn't realize
previously). I did create a system restore point and turned off automatic
updates as recommended in the link that PA Bear provided. Just in case, I
also deleted the Sofware Distribution folder and renamed the catroot2 folder.

2. After system restart I went to the update website. Success. With my lap
top and desk top I had 35/63 updates respectively. Thanks Microsoft for
making me think I was receiving auto updates.

3. Call it foolish or feeling lucky, but I thought I'd go ahead and
reinstall IE7. (Sorry PA Bear, I had to give it a go) Everything installed
fine, and I was able to verify operation of the update web page. Since luck
was in my favor, I left the toolbars (yahoo, google), with continued success.

4. After success was validated on both units, I set another system restore
point and turned on the automatic update feature. We'll see where it goes
from here.

Best of luck. Thanks PA Bear.

Cowboyden

"PA Bear" wrote:

As with the other threads this started when I updated to SP2 / Internet
Explorer 7.

You may have a horked install of IE7. I suggest that you...

1. Uninstall IE7 (which automatically returns you to IE6) per
http://www.ie-vista.com/kbase2.html

2. Uninstall all toolbars.

Any better now? (Do NOT reinstall IE7!)
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
AumHa VSOP & Admin; DTS-L.org



Cowboyden wrote:
After scanning the newsgroup for the last week and attempting all the
solutions, I'm at the end of my rope.
I'm running XP, SP-2, with Explorer 7. I do not receive any automatic
updates, nor can I get any results from the update webpage (continuous
green
bar movement). This is on both my lap top (XP - Prof) and my desk unit
(XP
- Home).

What I have tried -
- Re-registering all the .dll files as recommended in other threads.
- Cleaning out all history, cache, cookies, etc.
- Deleting the Software Distribution folder
- Adjusting the "trusted sites"
- Reinstalling the "update" software
- Disarming my Zone-Alarm software
- Doing a scan with the Kaspersky virus software (I get no mal-ware,
viruses
with the zone alarm software either)
- Disabling the Yahoo toolbar and Google toolbars
- Validatingthe BITS and Autoupdates functions are started and in
automatic.
Etc.

As with the other threads this started when I updated to SP2 / Internet
Explorer 7.

1) Does anyone have any further recommendations or found another solution?

2) Will it do any good to reinstall SP2 and/or Internet Explorer 7?

Please provide any assistance. Thanks!!


.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Cant Add/Remove Programs
    ... Andrea wrote: ... I installed IE7 as an update from the internet, ... ~Robear Dyer ... install some software; IE opening to unwanted webpages on its own)? ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
  • Re: Web pages cause IE 7 to crash
    ... "PA Bear" wrote: ... Enable the Windows Firewall. ... You may have a horked install of IE7. ... Apologies - I thought I had tried IE7 without add-ons. ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6.browser)
  • Re: Missing history in IE7
    ... PA Bear, I tried it with No Add-Ons, as well as with Reset settings, and no ... IE7 in No Add-ons mode: ... History was being recorded. ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6.browser)
  • Re: Web pages cause IE 7 to crash
    ... "PA Bear" wrote: ... Troubleshooting and Internet Explorer’s (No Add-ons) Mode: ... Uninstall all toolbars and third-party Windows Themes (including Window ... Does this behavior persist if you start IE7 in No Add-ons mode? ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6.browser)
  • Re: IE6 hanging on any site other than the home page
    ... "PA Bear" wrote: ... Add/Remove Programs and IE7 was not listed. ... it'd be listed in Add/Remove Programs ... described being a possible hijacking. ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6.browser)