AUTOMATIC UPDATES Does not work Why?

-- My computer is set to update and install auto matically but it does not
do so and on Wednesday 10 August 2005 I had to down load and install
manually.
Can anyone suggest reasons for this? I use firefox as my default browser. I
have XP windows home edition
Thank you

gel

Excessive demand and it just wasn't your turn yet? Give it 2-3 days,
minimum, Gel.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE) & Security

gel wrote:
> -- My computer is set to update and install auto matically but it does not
> do so and on Wednesday 10 August 2005 I had to down load and install
> manually.
> Can anyone suggest reasons for this? I use firefox as my default browser.
> I have XP windows home edition
> Thank you
>
> gel

perhaps you have a counterfeit copy of winXP?

"gel" wrote:

>
> -- My computer is set to update and install auto matically but it does not
> do so and on Wednesday 10 August 2005 I had to down load and install
> manually.
> Can anyone suggest reasons for this? I use firefox as my default browser. I
> have XP windows home edition
> Thank you
>
> gel

Also having problems with Automatic Update. Installed a fresh copy of XP
(Legit) and Auto Upate pops up for a second then disappers. Normally it
downloads all my critical updates for me.

"wil" wrote:

> perhaps you have a counterfeit copy of winXP?
>
> "gel" wrote:
>
> >
> > -- My computer is set to update and install auto matically but it does not
> > do so and on Wednesday 10 August 2005 I had to down load and install
> > manually.
> > Can anyone suggest reasons for this? I use firefox as my default browser. I
> > have XP windows home edition
> > Thank you
> >
> > gel

--

gel


"PA Bear" wrote:

> Excessive demand and it just wasn't your turn yet? Give it 2-3 days,
> minimum, Gel.
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE) & Security
>
> gel wrote:
> > -- My computer is set to update and install auto matically but it does not
> > do so and on Wednesday 10 August 2005 I had to down load and install
> > manually.
> > Can anyone suggest reasons for this? I use firefox as my default browser.
> > I have XP windows home edition
> > Thank you
> >
> > gel
>
> Thank you for your comments. My windows XP was installed in November 2001 into a new PC so I doubt it is a counterfeited copy.
There have been times when the automatic updates work OK so I think that the
suggestion from P A Bear regarding excessive demand and 'not my turn yet' is
probably the answer. Perhaps I am too eager to get down loads to protect my
greatest toy MY PC
Thank for your help
gel