Laptop freezing up when running Microsoft Update

On 04/10 I ran Microsoft Update to get the latest security updates.
Microsoft Update kept on checking and checking... and after several minutes
IE 7 freezes up by itself with full hourglass.
The only way to get off the hook is using Task Manager and close down or
reboot. Upon this, iexplorer and explorer have to be forced to close down.
No changes or specific software has been installed since the patch released
on tuesday, the 3rd of April.
It's a mystery to me - has anybody experienced a similar problem and can
anybody help?
Anders

Hi,

Microsoft update is the problem, it locks your comuter up with the file
svchost.exe. See the thread below. You need to disable your automatic
updates by going into control panel, administrative tools, services, find
automatic updates, doble click and disable, then reboot. Problem I find then
is updates won't work even manually but at least it frees up your PC. Hope
this helps

Juan aka Zub

Subject: Automatic Updates freezing PC (svchost.exe -k netsvcs wuauclt.exe)
4/11/2007 7:56 PM PST

"Anders strand-Holm" wrote:

> On 04/10 I ran Microsoft Update to get the latest security updates.
> Microsoft Update kept on checking and checking... and after several minutes
> IE 7 freezes up by itself with full hourglass.
> The only way to get off the hook is using Task Manager and close down or
> reboot. Upon this, iexplorer and explorer have to be forced to close down.
> No changes or specific software has been installed since the patch released
> on tuesday, the 3rd of April.
> It's a mystery to me - has anybody experienced a similar problem and can
> anybody help?
> Anders
>