0% and never moving...

Windows update is in the taskbar. When I mouseover it
always says "Downloading Updates: 0%" and it has been
like that for weeks. When I right click or double click
it, nothing happens.

Any suggestions? I ctrl+alt+del and close it, but it
just reappears.

Christa;
Follow the Service Pack installation checklist to install SP-2:
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spackins.htm

If it is not SP-2, what is it for?

--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/


"Christa Timbers" <> wrote in message
news:3c5701c49df9$592a2bd0$...
> Windows update is in the taskbar. When I mouseover it
> always says "Downloading Updates: 0%" and it has been
> like that for weeks. When I right click or double click
> it, nothing happens.
>
> Any suggestions? I ctrl+alt+del and close it, but it
> just reappears.

Microsoft will send SP-2 on CD for free.
See Step 1 on the link in my other post.

--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/


"just4www" <> wrote in message
news40EB587-0D06-47D9-A405-...
>I had the same problem so I turned off the Automatic Updates. I have
>to use
> dial-up and there is no way for me to download it. They should offer
> a disk
> for a small fee for people with dial-up. It requires about 1.8 gig.
> of space.
>
>> Christa;
>> Follow the Service Pack installation checklist to install SP-2:
>> http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spackins.htm
>>
>> If it is not SP-2, what is it for?
>>
>> --
>> Jupiter Jones [MVP]
>> http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/
>>
>>
>> "Christa Timbers" <> wrote in message
>> news:3c5701c49df9$592a2bd0$...
>> > Windows update is in the taskbar. When I mouseover it
>> > always says "Downloading Updates: 0%" and it has been
>> > like that for weeks. When I right click or double click
>> > it, nothing happens.
>> >
>> > Any suggestions? I ctrl+alt+del and close it, but it
>> > just reappears.
>>
>>
>>

They do offer a disk, for free I have one, all you have to do is write to
microsoft corp, 3357h southpark place, grove city OH 43123 or call
888-368-7561 they send it asap and I had no problems installing my sp2.

"just4www" wrote:

> I had the same problem so I turned off the Automatic Updates. I have to use
> dial-up and there is no way for me to download it. They should offer a disk
> for a small fee for people with dial-up. It requires about 1.8 gig. of space.
>
> > Christa;
> > Follow the Service Pack installation checklist to install SP-2:
> > http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spackins.htm
> >
> > If it is not SP-2, what is it for?
> >
> > --
> > Jupiter Jones [MVP]
> > http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/
> >
> >
> > "Christa Timbers" <> wrote in message
> > news:3c5701c49df9$592a2bd0$...
> > > Windows update is in the taskbar. When I mouseover it
> > > always says "Downloading Updates: 0%" and it has been
> > > like that for weeks. When I right click or double click
> > > it, nothing happens.
> > >
> > > Any suggestions? I ctrl+alt+del and close it, but it
> > > just reappears.
> >
> >
> >

Christa Timbers wrote:

> Windows update is in the taskbar. When I mouseover it
> always says "Downloading Updates: 0%" and it has been
> like that for weeks. When I right click or double click
> it, nothing happens.
>
> Any suggestions? I ctrl+alt+del and close it, but it
> just reappears.
Hi

In Control Panel/Automatic Updates, turn AU off if it is on, do a
reboot, and then turn AU on again and see if that helps.

If that doesn't help (or AU was off), try this:

Clean out the Download folder (WU5's temporary download folder)
located here:

%windir%\SoftwareDistribution\

(%windir% is typically C:\Windows)

You can use the procedure described here:

http://v5.windowsupdate.microsoft.co...cleid=11&ln=en

You might need to delete the DataStore folder mentioned in the link
above, as well as the EventCache folder.

Note that a side effect of deleting the DataStore folder is that you
lose your WU v5 History listing (not critical).


If the problem repeat itself later on, try the steps here as well:

http://groups.google.com/groups?selm...tngp13.phx.gbl



If it is SP2 you want to install, I suggest you use the full SP2
installer instead of Windows Update to install SP2.

SP2 is available at the Microsoft Download Center
(standalone "network" version, 266 MB):

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...5-9e368d3cdb5a

(disregard the "intended for IT professionals and developers" part,
it can be used on a single computer as well)


If you do not have broadband at home, but you have at work or you have
friends that have it, you can download it there and burn it to a CD.

If you think that the download is to large, you can get the same file
on a CD from Microsoft (a lot of computer magazines currently also
have the CD included).

The Windows XP SP2 CD order point:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/d...s/default.mspx


For folders you can consider deleting and other disk cleanup tips
after a successful SP2 installation, take a look here:

http://groups.google.com/groups?selm...TNGP15.phx.gbl



Before installing SP2, you should take a look at the
following sites:

What to Know Before You Download and Install Windows XP Service Pack 2
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/s...hattoknow.mspx

How to successfully install Windows XP Service Pack 2.
http://www.fixyourwindows.com/winxpsp2install.htm

Service Pack Installation Checklist
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spackins.htm


Please take a look at this Microsoft knowledge base article as well:

Windows XP Service Pack 2 is not available to install from Windows
Update and is not offered by Automatic Updates
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=885627

*Important* part from the link above:

If you have T.V. Media from Total Velocity Corporation installed, or
your processor is a Intel P4 Prescott with C-0 stepping, you should
not install SP2.

Intel P4 Prescott processors came out February 2004, so if your
computer is older than that, this is not an issue for you. Also, if
you have a Dell, IBM or HP, this is not an issue.

If you suspect/know you have an Intel P4 Prescott processor, take a
look at the two following Web sites for what you need to do/have to
be able to install SP2 on the computer:

http://forum.aumha.org/viewtopic.php?t=7447
http://cquirke.mvps.org/sp2intel.htm

Newsflash:

Microsoft have now released a fix for the problem where SP2 fails to
boot after installing it in a PC with the Prescott or a Celeron D CPU
(or fails to install in the case of slipstreamed cds). The problem is
described here:

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=34535

and the download for the fix is available here (install it before you
install SP2):

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en


Also, if you have a Dell Dell Inspiron 1150 or 2650, you might get a
slow running system after installing SP2, take a look at this thread
for more on this:
http://groups.google.com/groups?thre...ws.prodigy.com




--
torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scr...r/default.mspx