Checking for Updates never ends

Using Win XP Home SP2 & IE7 with KB928090 installed 3/19/2007 but KB931768
did not install. On 5/9/2007 KB93190906 (CAPICOM) & KB930916 (WinXP)
installed. Then I couldn't use Custom or Express on the Microsoft Update
page. The green progress train just runs until IE stops responding. I used
the MS Office update site to install the 3 Office 2003 updates.

I've spent the last 3 days reading every discussion post &c on the MS
support sites, but nothing helps. I see that some people have used the
"Windows Update" site instead of the "Microsoft Update" site. I tried
http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/ but it reroutes to the V6 "Microsoft
Update" site. I have "Automatic Updates" turned off.

How do I get Windows updates without using
http://update.microsoft.com/microsof....aspx?ln=en-us
--
Thanks - Ed

I have much the same problem, see my post above

"Ed G" wrote:

> Using Win XP Home SP2 & IE7 with KB928090 installed 3/19/2007 but KB931768
> did not install. On 5/9/2007 KB93190906 (CAPICOM) & KB930916 (WinXP)
> installed. Then I couldn't use Custom or Express on the Microsoft Update
> page. The green progress train just runs until IE stops responding. I used
> the MS Office update site to install the 3 Office 2003 updates.
>
> I've spent the last 3 days reading every discussion post &c on the MS
> support sites, but nothing helps. I see that some people have used the
> "Windows Update" site instead of the "Microsoft Update" site. I tried
> http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/ but it reroutes to the V6 "Microsoft
> Update" site. I have "Automatic Updates" turned off.
>
> How do I get Windows updates without using
> http://update.microsoft.com/microsof....aspx?ln=en-us
> --
> Thanks - Ed

Ed G <> wrote:

> Using Win XP Home SP2 & IE7 with KB928090 installed 3/19/2007 but
> KB931768 did not install. On 5/9/2007 KB93190906 (CAPICOM) &
> KB930916 (WinXP) installed. Then I couldn't use Custom or Express on
> the Microsoft Update page. The green progress train just runs until
> IE stops responding.

For a possible fix to this problem, please do BOTH of the following:

1. For 32-bit systems, download and save to hard disk, and then install:
<http://download.windowsupdate.com/v7/windowsupdate/redist/standalone/WindowsUpdateAgent30-x86.exe>

2. (not for Vista) Download and install update KB927891 version 3:
<http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927891>

If the first of these produces an error message about "Update agent already
installed", then execute the installer again manually, with parameter
/wuforce as in:

WindowsUpdateAgent30-x86.exe /wuforce

After the fixes have been installed, doing a Microsoft Update or Automatic
Update might still take some time (though not as much as before) and
processor and disk usage, but it should not lock out user-level interaction
with the system and applications, so it should not be an inconvenience.

> I used the MS Office update site to install the 3 Office 2003 updates.

Exactly the right thing to do in those circumstances.

> I've spent the last 3 days reading every discussion post &c on the MS
> support sites, but nothing helps. I see that some people have used
> the "Windows Update" site instead of the "Microsoft Update" site.
> How do I get Windows updates...

You might not need to do this if the earlier fixes worked, but for
completeness:

Go to the Microsoft Update site as usual. In the left-hand column click
"Change Settings", scroll down the right-hand pane and check "Disable
Microsoft Update software and let me use Windows Update only", then click
"Apply changes now".

--
Robin Walker [MVP Networking]

Jonathan Andrews <> wrote:

> I have much the same problem, see my post above

See my answer in this thread to Ed G

--
Robin Walker [MVP Networking]

Robin. The 2 steps solved the problem. I accessed the Microsoft Updates -
Custom, and downloaded/installed the only one I had missed, KB931768, and
everything seems fine.

One comment. During the loading of the Microsoft Updates site, it requested
permission to install Microsoft Update software, which I granted.

Mahalo nui loa
--
Thanks - Ed Grant
Kailua Hawai'i


"Robin Walker [MVP]" wrote:

> Ed G <> wrote:
>
> > Using Win XP Home SP2 & IE7 with KB928090 installed 3/19/2007 but
> > KB931768 did not install. On 5/9/2007 KB93190906 (CAPICOM) &
> > KB930916 (WinXP) installed. Then I couldn't use Custom or Express on
> > the Microsoft Update page. The green progress train just runs until
> > IE stops responding.
>
> For a possible fix to this problem, please do BOTH of the following:
>
> 1. For 32-bit systems, download and save to hard disk, and then install:
> <http://download.windowsupdate.com/v7/windowsupdate/redist/standalone/WindowsUpdateAgent30-x86.exe>
>
> 2. (not for Vista) Download and install update KB927891 version 3:
> <http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927891>
>
> If the first of these produces an error message about "Update agent already
> installed", then execute the installer again manually, with parameter
> /wuforce as in:
>
> WindowsUpdateAgent30-x86.exe /wuforce
>
> After the fixes have been installed, doing a Microsoft Update or Automatic
> Update might still take some time (though not as much as before) and
> processor and disk usage, but it should not lock out user-level interaction
> with the system and applications, so it should not be an inconvenience.
>
> > I used the MS Office update site to install the 3 Office 2003 updates.
>
> Exactly the right thing to do in those circumstances.
>
> > I've spent the last 3 days reading every discussion post &c on the MS
> > support sites, but nothing helps. I see that some people have used
> > the "Windows Update" site instead of the "Microsoft Update" site.
> > How do I get Windows updates...
>
> You might not need to do this if the earlier fixes worked, but for
> completeness:
>
> Go to the Microsoft Update site as usual. In the left-hand column click
> "Change Settings", scroll down the right-hand pane and check "Disable
> Microsoft Update software and let me use Windows Update only", then click
> "Apply changes now".
>
> --
> Robin Walker [MVP Networking]
>
>
>
>

Ed G <> wrote:

> Robin. The 2 steps solved the problem. I accessed the Microsoft
> Updates - Custom, and downloaded/installed the only one I had missed,
> KB931768, and everything seems fine.

Gret news!

> One comment. During the loading of the Microsoft Updates site, it
> requested permission to install Microsoft Update software, which I
> granted.

Yes, that is correct behaviour.

--
Robin Walker [MVP Networking]

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/927891

"Jonathan Andrews" wrote:

> I have much the same problem, see my post above
>
> "Ed G" wrote:
>
> > Using Win XP Home SP2 & IE7 with KB928090 installed 3/19/2007 but KB931768
> > did not install. On 5/9/2007 KB93190906 (CAPICOM) & KB930916 (WinXP)
> > installed. Then I couldn't use Custom or Express on the Microsoft Update
> > page. The green progress train just runs until IE stops responding. I used
> > the MS Office update site to install the 3 Office 2003 updates.
> >
> > I've spent the last 3 days reading every discussion post &c on the MS
> > support sites, but nothing helps. I see that some people have used the
> > "Windows Update" site instead of the "Microsoft Update" site. I tried
> > http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/ but it reroutes to the V6 "Microsoft
> > Update" site. I have "Automatic Updates" turned off.
> >
> > How do I get Windows updates without using
> > http://update.microsoft.com/microsof....aspx?ln=en-us
> > --
> > Thanks - Ed

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/927891

"Ed G" wrote:

> Using Win XP Home SP2 & IE7 with KB928090 installed 3/19/2007 but KB931768
> did not install. On 5/9/2007 KB93190906 (CAPICOM) & KB930916 (WinXP)
> installed. Then I couldn't use Custom or Express on the Microsoft Update
> page. The green progress train just runs until IE stops responding. I used
> the MS Office update site to install the 3 Office 2003 updates.
>
> I've spent the last 3 days reading every discussion post &c on the MS
> support sites, but nothing helps. I see that some people have used the
> "Windows Update" site instead of the "Microsoft Update" site. I tried
> http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/ but it reroutes to the V6 "Microsoft
> Update" site. I have "Automatic Updates" turned off.
>
> How do I get Windows updates without using
> http://update.microsoft.com/microsof....aspx?ln=en-us
> --
> Thanks - Ed

On May 12, 7:44 am, "Robin Walker [MVP]" <r...@cam.ac.uk> wrote:
> Ed G <E...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> > Using Win XP Home SP2 & IE7 with KB928090 installed 3/19/2007 but
> > KB931768 did not install. On 5/9/2007 KB93190906 (CAPICOM) &
> > KB930916 (WinXP) installed. Then I couldn't use Custom or Express on
> > the Microsoft Update page. The green progress train just runs until
> > IE stops responding.
>
> For a possible fix to this problem, please do BOTH of the following:
>
> 1. For 32-bit systems, download and save to hard disk, and then install:
> <http://download.windowsupdate.com/v7/windowsupdate/redist/standalone/...>
>
> 2. (not for Vista) Download and install update KB927891 version 3:
> <http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927891>
>
> If the first of these produces an error message about "Update agent already
> installed", then execute the installer again manually, with parameter
> /wuforce as in:
>
> WindowsUpdateAgent30-x86.exe /wuforce
>
> After the fixes have been installed, doing a Microsoft Update or Automatic
> Update might still take some time (though not as much as before) and
> processor and disk usage, but it should not lock out user-level interaction
> with the system and applications, so it should not be an inconvenience.
>
> > I used the MS Office update site to install the 3 Office 2003 updates.
>
> Exactly the right thing to do in those circumstances.
>
> > I've spent the last 3 days reading every discussion post &c on the MS
> > support sites, but nothing helps. I see that some people have used
> > the "Windows Update" site instead of the "Microsoft Update" site.
> > How do I get Windows updates...
>
> You might not need to do this if the earlier fixes worked, but for
> completeness:
>
> Go to the Microsoft Update site as usual. In the left-hand column click
> "Change Settings", scroll down the right-hand pane and check "Disable
> Microsoft Update software and let me use Windows Update only", then click
> "Apply changes now".
>
> --
> Robin Walker [MVP Networking]
> r...@cam.ac.uk

I just wanted to thank you since your solution resolved my issue of
windows update always failing to install updates and after I tried
countless solutions I found on the web.

The only thing left is unable to install .net 3.0 framework... all
other updates went fine.

thanks
Adi