Re: Windows Update Won't Update (Green Bar Keeps Scrolling)

If no updates have installed (via Windows Update or Automatic Updates) since January 2007, backup your personal data, then do a format & clean install of Windows. Please note that a Repair Install (AKA in-place upgrade) will NOT fix this!

After the clean install, you'll have the equivalent of a "new computer" so take care of everything on the following page before otherwise connecting the machine to the internet or a network and before using a USB key that isn't brand-new or hasn't been freshly formatted:

5 steps to help protect your new computer before you go online
http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/advanced/xppc.mspx

Also see:

Steps To Help Prevent Spyware
http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/spyware/prevent.mspx

Rogue Security Software - Microsoft Security:
http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/viruses/rogue.mspx
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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002


Paula wrote:
The green scroll bar just keeps scrolling and scrolling and scrolling.
Nothing's happening! I've even left it for hours a few times!

My last update was in Jun 2007! I had to download service pack 3 'manually'!
I've had no probs updating Office though!

What's going on?

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