software updates

Hi,
Can anyone help please?. I have Windows XP home edition and have automatic
updates enabled, but visit the update centre for optional software & hardware
updates. I have the activeX installed which allows the centre to see which
updates are available. This time (15/12/05) there are 2 software and 1
hardware updates available. When I try to install them the activeX starts to
re-check my computer and just comes up with the previous screen of express
and custom options.
--
justcruising

WinXP SP2?
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org

roki wrote:
> Hi,
> Can anyone help please?. I have Windows XP home edition and have automatic
> updates enabled, but visit the update centre for optional software &
> hardware updates. I have the activeX installed which allows the centre to
> see which updates are available. This time (15/12/05) there are 2
> software and 1 hardware updates available. When I try to install them the
> activeX starts to re-check my computer and just comes up with the
> previous screen of express and custom options.

Yes I have sp2 installed. I have not had this problem previously i.e. last
month I installed some optional updates
--
justcruising


"PA Bear" wrote:

> WinXP SP2?
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org
>
> roki wrote:
> > Hi,
> > Can anyone help please?. I have Windows XP home edition and have automatic
> > updates enabled, but visit the update centre for optional software &
> > hardware updates. I have the activeX installed which allows the centre to
> > see which updates are available. This time (15/12/05) there are 2
> > software and 1 hardware updates available. When I try to install them the
> > activeX starts to re-check my computer and just comes up with the
> > previous screen of express and custom options.
>
>

I had the same problem on w2000 pro with complete reinstall, only way I could
solve it was to go to manual downloads and bring 2000 up to sp4 and IE up to
SP1 latest revision and then it started to work correctly.

GTS

"roki" wrote:

> Hi,
> Can anyone help please?. I have Windows XP home edition and have automatic
> updates enabled, but visit the update centre for optional software & hardware
> updates. I have the activeX installed which allows the centre to see which
> updates are available. This time (15/12/05) there are 2 software and 1
> hardware updates available. When I try to install them the activeX starts to
> re-check my computer and just comes up with the previous screen of express
> and custom options.
> --
> justcruising

I appreciate your reply but i am green in these matters. Could you give me
more detailed instructions? Sorry to be a bother!

justcruising


"GTS" wrote:

> I had the same problem on w2000 pro with complete reinstall, only way I could
> solve it was to go to manual downloads and bring 2000 up to sp4 and IE up to
> SP1 latest revision and then it started to work correctly.
>
> GTS
>
> "roki" wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> > Can anyone help please?. I have Windows XP home edition and have automatic
> > updates enabled, but visit the update centre for optional software & hardware
> > updates. I have the activeX installed which allows the centre to see which
> > updates are available. This time (15/12/05) there are 2 software and 1
> > hardware updates available. When I try to install them the activeX starts to
> > re-check my computer and just comes up with the previous screen of express
> > and custom options.
> > --
> > justcruising

ActiveX controls may not load as expected in Internet Explorer due to
defense in depth changes introduced in cumulative security update 896688
(MS05-052): http://support.microsoft.com/Default.aspx?kbid=909889

A Web page that contains a custom ActiveX control may not load as expected
in Internet Explorer due to defense in depth changes introduced in
cumulative security update 896688 (MS05-052):
http://support.microsoft.com/Default.aspx?kbid=909738

=> The fix detailed in 909889 involving the Registry and OLE32.DLL is
available at

- http://patch-info.de/IE/Downloads/OLEfix.zip or

- http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/kb896688_fix.zip (a small VB app that
checks the 4 values and offers a repair option if any of them are
incorrect).
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org


roki wrote:
> Yes I have sp2 installed. I have not had this problem previously i.e. last
> month I installed some optional updates
>
> > WinXP SP2?
> > --
> > ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> > MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org
> >
> > roki wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > > Can anyone help please?. I have Windows XP home edition and have
> > > automatic updates enabled, but visit the update centre for optional
> > > software & hardware updates. I have the activeX installed which
> > > allows the centre to see which updates are available. This time
> > > (15/12/05) there are 2 software and 1 hardware updates available.
> > > When I try to install them the activeX starts to re-check my computer
> > > and just comes up with the previous screen of express and custom
> > > options.

"roki" wrote:

> Hi,
> Can anyone help please?. I have Windows XP home edition and have automatic
> updates enabled, but visit the update centre for optional software & hardware
> updates. I have the activeX installed which allows the centre to see which
> updates are available. This time (15/12/05) there are 2 software and 1
> hardware updates available. When I try to install them the activeX starts to
> re-check my computer and just comes up with the previous screen of express
> and custom options.
> --
> justcruising

Hi again,
I downloaded the zip file from dougknox.com & it said the 4 registry values
were correct. What now please?
--
justcruising


"PA Bear" wrote:

> ActiveX controls may not load as expected in Internet Explorer due to
> defense in depth changes introduced in cumulative security update 896688
> (MS05-052): http://support.microsoft.com/Default.aspx?kbid=909889
>
> A Web page that contains a custom ActiveX control may not load as expected
> in Internet Explorer due to defense in depth changes introduced in
> cumulative security update 896688 (MS05-052):
> http://support.microsoft.com/Default.aspx?kbid=909738
>
> => The fix detailed in 909889 involving the Registry and OLE32.DLL is
> available at
>
> - http://patch-info.de/IE/Downloads/OLEfix.zip or
>
> - http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/kb896688_fix.zip (a small VB app that
> checks the 4 values and offers a repair option if any of them are
> incorrect).
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org
>
>
> roki wrote:
> > Yes I have sp2 installed. I have not had this problem previously i.e. last
> > month I installed some optional updates
> >
> > > WinXP SP2?
> > > --
> > > ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> > > MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org
> > >
> > > roki wrote:
> > > > Hi,
> > > > Can anyone help please?. I have Windows XP home edition and have
> > > > automatic updates enabled, but visit the update centre for optional
> > > > software & hardware updates. I have the activeX installed which
> > > > allows the centre to see which updates are available. This time
> > > > (15/12/05) there are 2 software and 1 hardware updates available.
> > > > When I try to install them the activeX starts to re-check my computer
> > > > and just comes up with the previous screen of express and custom
> > > > options.
>
>

Hi PA Bear,

Have just tried to download optional updates and SUCCEEDED!! Was it to do
with the dougknox thingy? I don't know.

Thanks anyway
--
justcruising


"PA Bear" wrote:

> ActiveX controls may not load as expected in Internet Explorer due to
> defense in depth changes introduced in cumulative security update 896688
> (MS05-052): http://support.microsoft.com/Default.aspx?kbid=909889
>
> A Web page that contains a custom ActiveX control may not load as expected
> in Internet Explorer due to defense in depth changes introduced in
> cumulative security update 896688 (MS05-052):
> http://support.microsoft.com/Default.aspx?kbid=909738
>
> => The fix detailed in 909889 involving the Registry and OLE32.DLL is
> available at
>
> - http://patch-info.de/IE/Downloads/OLEfix.zip or
>
> - http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/kb896688_fix.zip (a small VB app that
> checks the 4 values and offers a repair option if any of them are
> incorrect).
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org
>
>
> roki wrote:
> > Yes I have sp2 installed. I have not had this problem previously i.e. last
> > month I installed some optional updates
> >
> > > WinXP SP2?
> > > --
> > > ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> > > MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org
> > >
> > > roki wrote:
> > > > Hi,
> > > > Can anyone help please?. I have Windows XP home edition and have
> > > > automatic updates enabled, but visit the update centre for optional
> > > > software & hardware updates. I have the activeX installed which
> > > > allows the centre to see which updates are available. This time
> > > > (15/12/05) there are 2 software and 1 hardware updates available.
> > > > When I try to install them the activeX starts to re-check my computer
> > > > and just comes up with the previous screen of express and custom
> > > > options.
>
>

Window magic, I presume.

YW & thanks for posting back.
--
~PA Bear

roki wrote:
> Hi PA Bear,
>
> Have just tried to download optional updates and SUCCEEDED!! Was it to do
> with the dougknox thingy? I don't know.
>
> Thanks anyway
>
> > ActiveX controls may not load as expected in Internet Explorer due to
> > defense in depth changes introduced in cumulative security update 896688
> > (MS05-052): http://support.microsoft.com/Default.aspx?kbid=909889
> >
> > A Web page that contains a custom ActiveX control may not load as
> > expected in Internet Explorer due to defense in depth changes
> > introduced in cumulative security update 896688 (MS05-052):
> > http://support.microsoft.com/Default.aspx?kbid=909738
> >
> > => The fix detailed in 909889 involving the Registry and OLE32.DLL is
> > available at
> >
> > - http://patch-info.de/IE/Downloads/OLEfix.zip or
> >
> > - http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/kb896688_fix.zip (a small VB app that
> > checks the 4 values and offers a repair option if any of them are
> > incorrect).
> > --
> > ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> > MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org
> >
> >
> > roki wrote:
> > > Yes I have sp2 installed. I have not had this problem previously i.e.
> > > last month I installed some optional updates
> > >
> > > > WinXP SP2?
> > > > --
> > > > ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> > > > MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP,
> > > > DTS-L.org
> > > >
> > > > roki wrote:
> > > > > Hi,
> > > > > Can anyone help please?. I have Windows XP home edition and have
> > > > > automatic updates enabled, but visit the update centre for
> > > > > optional software & hardware updates. I have the activeX
> > > > > installed which allows the centre to see which updates are
> > > > > available. This time (15/12/05) there are 2 software and 1
> > > > > hardware updates available. When I try to install them the
> > > > > activeX starts to re-check my computer and just comes up with the
> > > > > previous screen of express and custom options.