slow update check

hey all;
Since doing a repair intallation of windows xp home, windows
update/microsoft update runs extremely slow. Whether doing a express, or
custom check, the system seems to take forever before giving me the update
options. Has anyone else had this problem, and if so how to resolve this
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Thankx in advance...Jim

Is this the first time that you have repaired this particular computer? The
reason I ask is that oftentimes the repair function doesn't do a whole lot of
good, depending on what caused the need to repair the computer. I have had
similar issues with using the repair feature, and in numerous instances, the
only way to regain the old speed was to do a complete system reinstall. In
one case, the computer wouldn't operate fast with the SP1 or 2 installed.
That computer (768 MB RAM) would slow to a 64 MB RAM equivalent with either
SP installed, but would be fine without them. According to both Microsoft
and HP, it was a problem with that particular HP model, which HP continued to
promise me for over 18 months to fix. I finally donated the computer. In
some instances, the repair feature did great and I didn't have to reinstall
Windows, but those instances are outnumbered at least 4:1 by those instances
where only a clean install worked. Another thing that can affect
repair/reinstall is how long it has been since a clean reinstall has been
completed. Some people do them as often as never to anywhere from 1x or 2x
annually to as frequently as monthly.

"Jim Hood" wrote:

> hey all;
> Since doing a repair intallation of windows xp home, windows
> update/microsoft update runs extremely slow. Whether doing a express, or
> custom check, the system seems to take forever before giving me the update
> options. Has anyone else had this problem, and if so how to resolve this
> --
> Thankx in advance...Jim

Hey Jim,

I don't think there's anything you can do to speed up the process(es) at Windows Update, other than possibly trying your run at a very late hour of the night (your local time). IF your antivirus is "overly aggressive" (ie, scanning every bit of download), you consider doing a temporary shutdown of your AV.
But, even on my cable broadband connection, the process is s-l-o-w.
Lastly, I presume your system is not doing some other heavy processing job while you make your visit to Windows Update.
Very, very last: Check to see your system is at service pack 2. Run "WINVER". (Start > Run > type in WINVER ).

One small issue, given you did a repair-install, the Windows Update controls most likely have to be re-updated from MS.
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Maurice N
MVP Windows - Shell / User
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"Jim Hood" wrote in message news:18D6DA9F-7496-4C28-B12F-...
> hey all;
> Since doing a repair intallation of windows xp home, windows
> update/microsoft update runs extremely slow. Whether doing a express, or
> custom check, the system seems to take forever before giving me the update
> options. Has anyone else had this problem, and if so how to resolve this
> --
> Thankx in advance...Jim

Hey Paul;
Thankx for your reply. This was a clean install, but had problems
reactivating. Because I can't run the repair program, there is a hidden
administrator, and I can't seem to get the password from the retailor I
bought the computer from. So I did a format of the hard drive, then a clean
reinstall. Then I couldn't reactivate windows, and had to take the pc back to
the shop. They reactivated windows, and since then update been real slow.
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Thankx in advance...Jim


"Paul R Smith" wrote:

> Is this the first time that you have repaired this particular computer? The
> reason I ask is that oftentimes the repair function doesn't do a whole lot of
> good, depending on what caused the need to repair the computer. I have had
> similar issues with using the repair feature, and in numerous instances, the
> only way to regain the old speed was to do a complete system reinstall. In
> one case, the computer wouldn't operate fast with the SP1 or 2 installed.
> That computer (768 MB RAM) would slow to a 64 MB RAM equivalent with either
> SP installed, but would be fine without them. According to both Microsoft
> and HP, it was a problem with that particular HP model, which HP continued to
> promise me for over 18 months to fix. I finally donated the computer. In
> some instances, the repair feature did great and I didn't have to reinstall
> Windows, but those instances are outnumbered at least 4:1 by those instances
> where only a clean install worked. Another thing that can affect
> repair/reinstall is how long it has been since a clean reinstall has been
> completed. Some people do them as often as never to anywhere from 1x or 2x
> annually to as frequently as monthly.
>
> "Jim Hood" wrote:
>
> > hey all;
> > Since doing a repair intallation of windows xp home, windows
> > update/microsoft update runs extremely slow. Whether doing a express, or
> > custom check, the system seems to take forever before giving me the update
> > options. Has anyone else had this problem, and if so how to resolve this
> > --
> > Thankx in advance...Jim