can't stop an update download, please help

sorry, if i seem a little needy.
i only have a 56k dial up, so i can only update when i'm online with a lot
of free time and it suits me.
well my net connection crashed during my last download, and i think its
trying to carry on everytime i'm online, well at least my laptops trying to
D/L something anyway and i dont know what.

i've tried stopping all auto-updates and everything i can think of, but its
sucking up my connection speed, as i'm sure you can imagine, its taken me
about 20 minutes to get this newsgroup site up.

anyway to stop the downloads?

You don't say what OS you're using or what Update is downloading

a.. Windows 2000
a.. Windows XP
a.. Windows Server 2003


To stop the Automatic Updates service, clear the contents of the DataStore and
Download folders, (if appropriate EventCache) and restart the Automatic Updates
service

1. Stop the Automatic Updates Service.
Click Start, Choose Run.
In the Run box, type services.msc.
Click OK.
Right-click the Automatic Updates service. Select Properties.
Under Service status, click Stop.
Click OK

2. Now you’ll need to clean out the Download folder for WU5 by deleting the Contents
of the DataStore and Download folders.
Click Start, Choose Run.
In the Run box, type %windir%\SoftwareDistribution.
Click OK.
Delete the contents of both the DataStore, (and perhaps the EventCache) and Download
folders.

You will lose your WUv5 History – not important

When you’re ready:
Start the Automatic Updates Service
Click Start, Choose Run.
In the Run box, type services.msc.
Click OK.
Right-click the Automatic Updates service. Select Properties.
Under Service status, click Start.
Click OK.

See this link for further information regarding resetting the pending download
http://v5.windowsupdate.microsoft.co...cleid=11&ln=en



"M-J" <M-> wrote in message
news:F80C8184-D9B5-4070-8298-...
> sorry, if i seem a little needy.
> i only have a 56k dial up, so i can only update when i'm online with a lot
> of free time and it suits me.
> well my net connection crashed during my last download, and i think its
> trying to carry on everytime i'm online, well at least my laptops trying to
> D/L something anyway and i dont know what.
>
> i've tried stopping all auto-updates and everything i can think of, but its
> sucking up my connection speed, as i'm sure you can imagine, its taken me
> about 20 minutes to get this newsgroup site up.
>
> anyway to stop the downloads?