Help! Nothing seems to be downloading

Help. I have been having computer problems for 4 days now. It was so bad i
had to uninstall things and ended up having to recover my computer back to
orignal. But my windows updated doesn't appear to be working. It says this
......
Checking if your computer has the latest version of Windows updating
software for use with the website…

The website uses ActiveX controls to determine which version of the software
your computer is running. If you see an ActiveX warning, make sure the
control is digitally signed by Microsoft before installing it or allowing it
to run.

But nothing appears at the top for be to allow, but nothing tells me it is
doing anything but keeping this message for along time. What am i doing wrong?
I have Windows XP.
Thanks for any help.

CrystalBall© sez...

Updates are not installed successfully from Windows Update, from Microsoft
Update, or by using Automatic Updates after you repair a Windows XP
installation:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943144

NB: Also applies to clean installs, upgrade installs, and Recovery installs.

[Why do folks always reinstall Windows on Fridays?]
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/


Update wrote:
> Help. I have been having computer problems for 4 days now. It was so bad i
> had to uninstall things and ended up having to recover my computer back to
> orignal. But my windows updated doesn't appear to be working. It says this
> .....
> Checking if your computer has the latest version of Windows updating
> software for use with the website…
>
> The website uses ActiveX controls to determine which version of the
> software
> your computer is running. If you see an ActiveX warning, make sure the
> control is digitally signed by Microsoft before installing it or allowing
> it
> to run.
>
> But nothing appears at the top for be to allow, but nothing tells me it is
> doing anything but keeping this message for along time. What am i doing
> wrong? I have Windows XP.
> Thanks for any help.

Seeing as you've restored - try Method 2 in this article
Updates are not installed successfully from Windows Update, from Microsoft Update, or by
using Automatic Updates after you repair a Windows XP installation
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943144

Post back with results and/or if you need further assistance.

Also what verson of WinXP, SP1 or SP2?
--

TaurArian [MVP] 2005-2008 - Update Services
http://taurarian.mvps.org
======================================
How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
Computer Maintenance: Acronis / Diskeeper / Paragon / Raxco


"Update" <> wrote in message
news:3CA874A9-8C6D-4F3E-AA02-...
| Help. I have been having computer problems for 4 days now. It was so bad i
| had to uninstall things and ended up having to recover my computer back to
| orignal. But my windows updated doesn't appear to be working. It says this
| .....
| Checking if your computer has the latest version of Windows updating
| software for use with the website.
|
| The website uses ActiveX controls to determine which version of the software
| your computer is running. If you see an ActiveX warning, make sure the
| control is digitally signed by Microsoft before installing it or allowing it
| to run.
|
| But nothing appears at the top for be to allow, but nothing tells me it is
| doing anything but keeping this message for along time. What am i doing wrong?
| I have Windows XP.
| Thanks for any help.
|

> [Why do folks always reinstall Windows on Fridays?]

'cause you have the weekend to fix it of course !

--


====================================
TaurArian [MS-MVP] 2005-2008

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" <> wrote in message
news:%...
> CrystalBall© sez...
>
> Updates are not installed successfully from Windows Update, from Microsoft
> Update, or by using Automatic Updates after you repair a Windows XP
> installation:
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943144
>
> NB: Also applies to clean installs, upgrade installs, and Recovery
> installs.
>
> [Why do folks always reinstall Windows on Fridays?]
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/
>
>
> Update wrote:
>> Help. I have been having computer problems for 4 days now. It was so bad
>> i
>> had to uninstall things and ended up having to recover my computer back
>> to
>> orignal. But my windows updated doesn't appear to be working. It says
>> this
>> .....
>> Checking if your computer has the latest version of Windows updating
>> software for use with the website…
>>
>> The website uses ActiveX controls to determine which version of the
>> software
>> your computer is running. If you see an ActiveX warning, make sure the
>> control is digitally signed by Microsoft before installing it or allowing
>> it
>> to run.
>>
>> But nothing appears at the top for be to allow, but nothing tells me it
>> is
>> doing anything but keeping this message for along time. What am i doing
>> wrong? I have Windows XP.
>> Thanks for any help.
>