automatic update does not install or download updates of this week

When automatic update appears telling that there are updates to install
(currently 7 ) I press download (my settings are: notify for download and
notify for install).

very quickly the icon of automatic update disappears and nothing is
downloaded and also no install notification appears. By disabling automatic
update and reenabling it (in properties of my computer) i can get this
process repeated but with the same result.

This happens on several PC's since this week. (XP PRO SP2 as wel as XP HOME
SP1)

Accept the download and just sit back and wait. It may take a while.

Alternately, visit Windows Update to install them. (The yellow exclamation
point will return to taskbar but don't use it to install the updates, use
the Install button on the webpage.)
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE) & Security

john4141 wrote:
> When automatic update appears telling that there are updates to install
> (currently 7 ) I press download (my settings are: notify for download and
> notify for install).
>
> very quickly the icon of automatic update disappears and nothing is
> downloaded and also no install notification appears. By disabling
> automatic update and reenabling it (in properties of my computer) i can
> get this process repeated but with the same result.
>
> This happens on several PC's since this week. (XP PRO SP2 as wel as XP
> HOME SP1)

Any ideas why its doing this? Cheers.

"PA Bear" wrote:

> Accept the download and just sit back and wait. It may take a while.
>
> Alternately, visit Windows Update to install them. (The yellow exclamation
> point will return to taskbar but don't use it to install the updates, use
> the Install button on the webpage.)
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE) & Security
>
> john4141 wrote:
> > When automatic update appears telling that there are updates to install
> > (currently 7 ) I press download (my settings are: notify for download and
> > notify for install).
> >
> > very quickly the icon of automatic update disappears and nothing is
> > downloaded and also no install notification appears. By disabling
> > automatic update and reenabling it (in properties of my computer) i can
> > get this process repeated but with the same result.
> >
> > This happens on several PC's since this week. (XP PRO SP2 as wel as XP
> > HOME SP1)
>
>

Server demand is currently exceeding capacity, I'd say. This isn't unusual
when so many critical updates are released at once. Add to that the new WGA
validation requirement and the fact that every supported OS is being offered
the IE Cumulative Patch and you've got one helluva lotta demand.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE) & Security

alectric wrote:
> Any ideas why its doing this? Cheers.
>
> "PA Bear" wrote:
>
> > Accept the download and just sit back and wait. It may take a while.
> >
> > Alternately, visit Windows Update to install them. (The yellow
> > exclamation point will return to taskbar but don't use it to install
> > the updates, use the Install button on the webpage.)
> > --
> > ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> > MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE) & Security
> >
> > john4141 wrote:
> > > When automatic update appears telling that there are updates to
> > > install (currently 7 ) I press download (my settings are: notify for
> > > download and notify for install).
> > >
> > > very quickly the icon of automatic update disappears and nothing is
> > > downloaded and also no install notification appears. By disabling
> > > automatic update and reenabling it (in properties of my computer) i
> > > can get this process repeated but with the same result.
> > >
> > > This happens on several PC's since this week. (XP PRO SP2 as wel as XP
> > > HOME SP1)