Explorer freezes.

I am running Windows 2000 professional and have been trying to get numerous
critical updates. I can get past the system scan to the list of updates
needed only on a freshly booted computer only to have explorer freeze when I
click to download them. I have to end the task which closes the explorer.
At this point, explorer freezes if I try to go back to the update site before
it can scan for necassary updates. I have reloaded the Windows Update
program with no change.
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Much thank you''s for helping.

I would start by checking if your system is clean of parasites. Information
below.

The below links assist you in checking your system for parasites:-
http://aumha.org/a/noads.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/tshoot.html
Please note that some malware may kill the internet connection when it is
removed, the program on the link below will enable you to regain the internet
connection.
http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm

Unexplained computer behavior may be caused by third-party software
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;827315

http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...e/default.mspx
Fight Spyware - articles by Microsoft

Spyware Programs links:-
www.lavasoftusa.com Ad-Aware
www.security.kolla.de Spybot
http://www.intermute.com/products/cwshredder.html - CWShredder

SpywareBlaster
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html

Dealing with Unwanted Spyware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

Downloadable McAfee AVERT Stinger:
Stinger: http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/
stand-alone utility used to detect and remove specific viruses. It is not a
substitute for full anti-virus protection, but rather a tool to assist
administrators and users when dealing with an infected system. Stinger utilizes
next generation scan engine technology, including process scanning, digitally
signed DAT files, and scan performance optimizations.


Perhaps an online security/virus check
Symantec
http://security.norton.com/sscv6/def...d=ie&venid=sym
Trend Micro House Call:
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/
Panda ActiveScan;
http://www.pandasoftware.com/actives..._principal.htm
McAfee FreeScan:
http://us.mcafee.com/root/mfs/default.asp
Kaspersky Labs On-line Virus Checker:
http://www.kaspersky.com/remoteviruschk.html
BitDefender Online Scan:
http://www.bitdefender.com/scan/licence.php

Free anti virus programs
http://www.grisoft.com/us/us_dwnl7.php
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html



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"Brew-ha-ha" <> wrote in message
news:C3D97DE8-E402-4848-B9A2-...
>I am running Windows 2000 professional and have been trying to get numerous
> critical updates. I can get past the system scan to the list of updates
> needed only on a freshly booted computer only to have explorer freeze when I
> click to download them. I have to end the task which closes the explorer.
> At this point, explorer freezes if I try to go back to the update site before
> it can scan for necassary updates. I have reloaded the Windows Update
> program with no change.
> --
> Much thank you''s for helping.

Thank you, for your response, perhaps I should have mentioned I have McAfee
anti-virus and I clean up temp files regularly (windows and internet). I
have downloaded and run both Ad-Aware and Spyware Blaster. Although it seems
to have cleaned up numerous missed items I still have the same problem with
explorer freezing up in the Microsoft Update site. I don't believe it's a
parasite... unless it's getting by all these programs mentioned. Any other
suggestions?
--
Much thank you's for helping.

Do you have the latest script file installed?
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

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"Brew-ha-ha" <> wrote in message
news:FF77DF4C-976B-4D89-A546-...
> Thank you, for your response, perhaps I should have mentioned I have McAfee
> anti-virus and I clean up temp files regularly (windows and internet). I
> have downloaded and run both Ad-Aware and Spyware Blaster. Although it seems
> to have cleaned up numerous missed items I still have the same problem with
> explorer freezing up in the Microsoft Update site. I don't believe it's a
> parasite... unless it's getting by all these programs mentioned. Any other
> suggestions?
> --
> Much thank you's for helping.

Brew-ha-ha wrote:

> [Windows 2000 professional]
> [...]
> have explorer freeze when I click to download them. I have to end
> the task which closes the explorer. At this point, explorer freezes
> if I try to go back to the update site before it can scan for
> necassary updates.

Hi,
sounds similar to:
news:<Og1D#c$>
and / or
news:<2991DE00-4B7E-43D7-87CB->
news:<272F0408-4DAB-4F4E-9B11->

Perhaps WIN2000 is affected by this malfunction like XP pro has been in
the citations here.

Good luck!

"Joachim Horn" <> wrote in message
news:OE%
....
> sounds similar to:
> news:<Og1D#c$>
> and / or
> news:<2991DE00-4B7E-43D7-87CB->
> news:<272F0408-4DAB-4F4E-9B11->
>
> Perhaps WIN2000 is affected by this malfunction like XP pro has been in
> the citations here.
>
> Good luck!


Joachim,


These Message-ID have all been aged off the msnews server
so I tried using Google Groups Advanced search for Message-ID
with them.
http://groups-beta.google.com/advanced_search

(BTW here's a tip about using Message-ID.
Don't include their angle brackets when using the news: protocol prefix
and then Google Groups will generate links to the equivalent messages
in its archive. Also Outlook Express users will be able to use them
more succesfully--so long as they aren't deleted from their server's archive. Etc.)


Two of them can be found that way. The second message you cite appears
not to be archived by Google Groups. In fact, I think it is missing from the
thread there completely.


I assume this is the one you meant? (Testimony from Marc Cornelius.)

http://www.microsoft.com/communities...b-fc0e6f1badd0

(Taking one message to this newsgroup as a pattern and then replacing
the &mid= value with the first part of your Message-ID.)


Compare two versions of that thread:

http://groups.google.com/group/micro...a9f039e89c3c66

http://www.microsoft.com/communities...ate&sloc=en-us


Sometimes posters on the web interface may find that their messages
are assigned another external Message-ID different from the one suggested
by its copyURL pattern. However, in this case I think I was able to derive
the copyURL pattern from the Message-ID.


FYI

Robert Aldwinckle
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