Re: Windows update site does not load, blank page only

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Hi PA

At the moment the page isn't even loading. When it did load at one stage, it
got so far and then IE said it couldn't load the page etc etc.
This is on two computers, one at home and one at work, one is WinXP SP3 IE8
and the other is out of date WinXP SP2 - IE6 (work of course).

I allowed the updates to auto download on the first computer, lost the icon
at somewhere at 23%. Shut down without installing the updates that had
downloaded.

At this stage, I haven't even tried the Vista laptop.

I think there's a problem with the site/servers rather than the computers
involved, perhaps they're just a little overwhelmed at the moment. It'll
happen, I'm not worried about it.

Kaylene

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"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

[It took me the better part of an hour to reach WU, do a Custom scan,
select, download & install 10 updates here.]


TaurArian wrote:
I'm also having problems on two computers (one at work and one at home) -
I'm putting it down to the servers (at MS' end) being
overloaded/overwhelmed or something.

Try later or tomorrow.


When I try to check for updates, (going to http://update.microsoft.com
who then resolves to
http://update.microsoft.com/windowsupdate/v6/default.aspx?ln=en-us), the
page is blank and never complete loading, (in IE8 the circle just turns
for a good 2-3 minutes).
Then I get an error "Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage"

And that's all. I have Win XP pro SP3 and I am admin on the machine.
I can go to http://www.microsoft.com and other sites without any
problems.

How can I run my updates?

Simon


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