Automatic update will not download.

I have had auto update set to d/l but let me install for quite some time.
I think it worked ok when I got this machine in May. I waited for SP2 to
show, but it never did. A buddy of mine down the street and on cable
modem (like me) got his via auto update. I went to the update web site,
and saw it was there, so I installed it.

Today I see there are two new updates for XP Home. Still it didn't show
as a autoupdate. I switched it off in the Control Panel and turned it on
to notify but let me download. I got the autoupdate notification, and hit
downlaod. Nothing happens. I am logged on as a adminstartor, I disabled
my firewall and virus detector, but still nothing.

Any ideas why downoads won't work, but installs from the Windows Update
site seem to work fine??

You know what to do: shdb at slip dot net

See signature below wrote:

> I have had auto update set to d/l but let me install for quite some time.
> I think it worked ok when I got this machine in May. I waited for SP2 to
> show, but it never did. A buddy of mine down the street and on cable
> modem (like me) got his via auto update. I went to the update web site,
> and saw it was there, so I installed it.
>
> Today I see there are two new updates for XP Home. Still it didn't show
> as a autoupdate. I switched it off in the Control Panel and turned it on
> to notify but let me download. I got the autoupdate notification, and hit
> downlaod. Nothing happens. I am logged on as a adminstartor, I disabled
> my firewall and virus detector, but still nothing.
>
> Any ideas why downoads won't work, but installs from the Windows Update
> site seem to work fine??
>
> You know what to do: shdb at slip dot net
Hi

You could try the steps in this post to try to get WU to work:

http://groups.google.com/groups?selm...TNGP14.phx.gbl

If nothing of the above worked, try the steps in this post:

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


Here are some more steps you can try if the above was of no help:

"Software update incomplete" error message when you visit the
Windows Update Web site
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=319585

You cannot install some updates or programs
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=822798

Windows Update Is Not Installed
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=811269


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Thanks Torgeir. I will try to get those checked out this weekend.

Any chance it could be router (port blocking) causing this? I do have a
another basic XP installation on this hard drive with no other software
installed other than XP updates. I don't think it wants to d/l either.

I have to play some more.


"Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\)" <Torgeir.Bakken-> wrote:

>See signature below wrote:
>
>> I have had auto update set to d/l but let me install for quite some time.
>> I think it worked ok when I got this machine in May. I waited for SP2 to
>> show, but it never did. A buddy of mine down the street and on cable
>> modem (like me) got his via auto update. I went to the update web site,
>> and saw it was there, so I installed it.
>>
>> Today I see there are two new updates for XP Home. Still it didn't show
>> as a autoupdate. I switched it off in the Control Panel and turned it on
>> to notify but let me download. I got the autoupdate notification, and hit
>> downlaod. Nothing happens. I am logged on as a adminstartor, I disabled
>> my firewall and virus detector, but still nothing.
>>
>> Any ideas why downoads won't work, but installs from the Windows Update
>> site seem to work fine??
>>
>> You know what to do: shdb at slip dot net
>Hi
>
>You could try the steps in this post to try to get WU to work:
>
>http://groups.google.com/groups?selm...TNGP14.phx.gbl
>
>If nothing of the above worked, try the steps in this post:
>
>http://groups.google.com/groups?selm...tngp13.phx.gbl
>
>
>Here are some more steps you can try if the above was of no help:
>
>"Software update incomplete" error message when you visit the
>Windows Update Web site
>http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=319585
>
>You cannot install some updates or programs
>http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=822798
>
>Windows Update Is Not Installed
>http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=811269


You know what to do: shdb at slip dot net