auto update freezes computer

Win XP SP2 512 ram celeron2k
Every attempt to use any function of this new update system
freezes computer. Even befor I installed SP2.
The older update system always worked good! Is there any way
to get the old update system back?

Systems with Windows XP now use V5 of Windows Update website --- just fyi.
Be very clear if it is only Automatic Updates, or if it is the W U website.
Use Notepad or Wordpad and open & look at the log file
C:\Windows\WindowsUpdate.log

Scroll down all the way. Get / copy / paste back here the set of lines for
the last session.
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Maurice N
MVP Windows - Shell / User
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"d1940z" wrote
> Win XP SP2 512 ram celeron2k
> Every attempt to use any function of this new update system
> freezes computer. Even befor I installed SP2.
> The older update system always worked good! Is there any way
> to get the old update system back?

For the second time today--here is the info you asked for. I don't know what
happened to it the first time?
2004-10-09 15:05:22 20:05:22 Success IUCTL Downloaded
iuident.cab from http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/v4/ to C:\Program
Files\WindowsUpdate\V4
2004-10-09 15:05:23 20:05:23 Success IUCTL Current
iuengine.dll version: 5.4.3790.2182
2004-10-09 15:05:23 20:05:23 Success IUCTL Current iuctl.dll
version: 5.4.3790.14
2004-10-09 15:05:23 20:05:23 Success IUENGINE Starting
2004-10-09 15:05:24 20:05:24 Success IUENGINE Determining machine
configuration
2004-10-09 15:05:24 20:05:24 Success IUENGINE Determining machine
configuration
2004-10-09 15:59:12 20:59:12 Success IUENGINE Shutting down
2004-10-09 15:59:18 20:59:18 Success IUCTL Shutting down
It no longer seems to freeze the computer but, when accessed, I just get a
blank window and it can't be shut down for many minutes. It does finally go
away and the computer can finally be shut down.

"Maurice N ~ MVP" wrote:

> Systems with Windows XP now use V5 of Windows Update website --- just fyi.
> Be very clear if it is only Automatic Updates, or if it is the W U website.
> Use Notepad or Wordpad and open & look at the log file
> C:\Windows\WindowsUpdate.log
>
> Scroll down all the way. Get / copy / paste back here the set of lines for
> the last session.
> --
> Maurice N
> MVP Windows - Shell / User
> --
> "d1940z" wrote
> > Win XP SP2 512 ram celeron2k
> > Every attempt to use any function of this new update system
> > freezes computer. Even befor I installed SP2.
> > The older update system always worked good! Is there any way
> > to get the old update system back?
>
>
>

Your versions of the Windows Update controls appear to be one issue.
Hopefully by going to the v5 site with the HTTPS protocol will result in a refresh of these controls.
Type in or click this web address (first save / close your open user apps)
https://v5.windowsupdate.microsoft.com
--
Maurice N
MVP Windows - Shell / User
-----

Thank you Maurice, I appreciate you trying to help me but, it still
won't work right. It is very likely that I did something wrong on the
first download of it. I'm just going to leave it disabled and continue
to use MBSA. Again, thank you.

"Maurice N ~ MVP" wrote:

> Your versions of the Windows Update controls appear to be one issue.
> Hopefully by going to the v5 site with the HTTPS protocol will result in a refresh of these controls.
> Type in or click this web address (first save / close your open user apps)
> https://v5.windowsupdate.microsoft.com
> --
> Maurice N
> MVP Windows - Shell / User
> -----
>
>