same problem as everyone else

Why is Msoft not addressing this issue? I can't download updates, when I
tried my system froze completely. Had to switch off at the mains. Then
couldn't get back into my pc as it wouldn't allow me to enter my admin
password. Got in through another user's account, system incredibly slow and
kept crashing. Finally managed to restore to an earlier date, switched off
Windows Update, and everything is working fine now. But it means I no longer
have updates, and don't dare try to download them in case the same happens
again. Tried all advice given here. No difference. Discovered my Background
Intelligent Transfer is switched off, but can't get it back on. No
explanation. Windows just tells me to check Events Log, but I don't know how
to do that.
Obviously, many many people are having a similar issue. Yet not a word from
Microsoft. What the hell is going on?

philwil wrote:
> Why is Msoft not addressing this issue? I can't download updates,
> when I tried my system froze completely. Had to switch off at the
> mains. Then couldn't get back into my pc as it wouldn't allow me to
> enter my admin password. Got in through another user's account,
> system incredibly slow and kept crashing. Finally managed to
> restore to an earlier date, switched off Windows Update, and
> everything is working fine now. But it means I no longer have
> updates, and don't dare try to download them in case the same
> happens again. Tried all advice given here. No difference.
> Discovered my Background Intelligent Transfer is switched off, but
> can't get it back on. No explanation. Windows just tells me to
> check Events Log, but I don't know how to do that.
> Obviously, many many people are having a similar issue. Yet not a
> word from Microsoft. What the hell is going on?

Are you basing this off the reports here?
I am curious as to what you believe is "many many"?

I suppose you mean "Automatic Updates"?
What happens when you manually visit http://windowsupdates.microsoft.com/ ?
What happens if you visit said web site and get only one update - unchecking
all but one...? Reboot.. Everything fine? Do the next ONE... Repeat until
either you get them all or can report which one is causing the issue on your
PC.

How To View and Manage Event Logs in Event Viewer in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/308427

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philwil wrote:
> Why is Msoft not addressing this issue? I can't download updates,
> when I tried my system froze completely. Had to switch off at the
> mains. Then couldn't get back into my pc as it wouldn't allow me to
> enter my admin password. Got in through another user's account,
> system incredibly slow and kept crashing. Finally managed to
> restore to an earlier date, switched off Windows Update, and
> everything is working fine now. But it means I no longer have
> updates, and don't dare try to download them in case the same
> happens again. Tried all advice given here. No difference.
> Discovered my Background Intelligent Transfer is switched off, but
> can't get it back on. No explanation. Windows just tells me to
> check Events Log, but I don't know how to do that.
> Obviously, many many people are having a similar issue. Yet not a
> word from Microsoft. What the hell is going on?

Shenan Stanley wrote:
> Are you basing this off the reports here?
> I am curious as to what you believe is "many many"?
>
> I suppose you mean "Automatic Updates"?
> What happens when you manually visit
> http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/ ?
> What happens if you visit said web site and get only one
> update - unchecking all but one...? Reboot.. Everything fine? Do the next
> ONE... Repeat until either
> you get them all or can report which one is causing the issue on
> your PC.
> How To View and Manage Event Logs in Event Viewer in Windows XP
> http://support.microsoft.com/KB/308427

Apologies...

http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/

I somehow typed an extra "s" in there. ;-)

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MS-MVP
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