SP2 Auto Updates

XP SP2 automatic updates is enabled and does not work. I am not running any
kind of proxy. I can see the updates at the windows update site... but
apparently auto update does not.

Thanks.. any help would be appreciated.

"Jill" wrote:

> XP SP2 automatic updates is enabled and does not work. I am not running any
> kind of proxy. I can see the updates at the windows update site... but
> apparently auto update does not.
>
> Thanks.. any help would be appreciated.
>
>
> I've had a similar problem for days now.. everything was set to "auto update" and updates were available but windows was not downloading them. After hours spent looking at posts/forums and "BITS" services and web active x controls and deciphering cryptic error messages about "forced sceduled timing errors" (unsuccessfully) and generally pulling my hair out and getting no where. To make matters worse I had a second PC that was working and nothing seemed different between the two. As a last ditch experimennt, I disabled updates so xp threw a wobbly....then re-booted....then went to update site and "set windows to update automatically with a default install time of 0300". On a re-boot, the pc immediately downloaded the updates and installed them. I think when sp2 installed it must have got confused (a bit like its operator ) somewhere down the line. Hope this may solve someones problems. As has been said on other posts, the time you set for automatic install is not related to
the actual time of the download.......hope this is of some use........%$^^&% computers!!!!

Thanks for the reply.... but I don't understand the default install time of
0300 -
all I see is AM and PM times and the days of the week... what am I
missing...

"gregster" <> wrote in message
news:C31A2E84-3741-4254-9C4D-...
>
>
> "Jill" wrote:
>
>> XP SP2 automatic updates is enabled and does not work. I am not running
>> any
>> kind of proxy. I can see the updates at the windows update site... but
>> apparently auto update does not.
>>
>> Thanks.. any help would be appreciated.
>>
>>
>> I've had a similar problem for days now.. everything was set to "auto
>> update" and updates were available but windows was not downloading them.
>> After hours spent looking at posts/forums and "BITS" services and web
>> active x controls and deciphering cryptic error messages about "forced
>> sceduled timing errors" (unsuccessfully) and generally pulling my hair
>> out and getting no where. To make matters worse I had a second PC that
>> was working and nothing seemed different between the two. As a last
>> ditch experimennt, I disabled updates so xp threw a wobbly....then
>> re-booted....then went to update site and "set windows to update
>> automatically with a default install time of 0300". On a re-boot, the pc
>> immediately downloaded the updates and installed them. I think when sp2
>> installed it must have got confused (a bit like its operator ) somewhere
>> down the line. Hope this may solve someones problems. As has been said on
>> other posts, the time you set for automatic install is not related to
> the actual time of the download.......hope this is of some
> use........%$^^&% computers!!!!

thats ok . for the moment "ok" whatever time it says. This is the time that
your pc will "install" whatever it has previously downloaded. If you get
it working you can change it to a more conveniant time when your pc will be
"on". 0300 is 3am. If your problem is the same as mine...enabling "updates"
from the web-site will clear out any corruption the pc has in its own
settings......well, it worked for me anyway...good luck!

"Jill" wrote:

> Thanks for the reply.... but I don't understand the default install time of
> 0300 -
> all I see is AM and PM times and the days of the week... what am I
> missing...
>
> "gregster" <> wrote in message
> news:C31A2E84-3741-4254-9C4D-...
> >
> >
> > "Jill" wrote:
> >
> >> XP SP2 automatic updates is enabled and does not work. I am not running
> >> any
> >> kind of proxy. I can see the updates at the windows update site... but
> >> apparently auto update does not.
> >>
> >> Thanks.. any help would be appreciated.
> >>
> >>
> >> I've had a similar problem for days now.. everything was set to "auto
> >> update" and updates were available but windows was not downloading them.
> >> After hours spent looking at posts/forums and "BITS" services and web
> >> active x controls and deciphering cryptic error messages about "forced
> >> sceduled timing errors" (unsuccessfully) and generally pulling my hair
> >> out and getting no where. To make matters worse I had a second PC that
> >> was working and nothing seemed different between the two. As a last
> >> ditch experimennt, I disabled updates so xp threw a wobbly....then
> >> re-booted....then went to update site and "set windows to update
> >> automatically with a default install time of 0300". On a re-boot, the pc
> >> immediately downloaded the updates and installed them. I think when sp2
> >> installed it must have got confused (a bit like its operator ) somewhere
> >> down the line. Hope this may solve someones problems. As has been said on
> >> other posts, the time you set for automatic install is not related to
> > the actual time of the download.......hope this is of some
> > use........%$^^&% computers!!!!
>
>
>
>

Thanks... I will give it a try...

"gregster" <> wrote in message
news:FF763BCB-B5FB-4DA3-981D-...
> thats ok . for the moment "ok" whatever time it says. This is the time
> that
> your pc will "install" whatever it has previously downloaded. If you
> get
> it working you can change it to a more conveniant time when your pc will
> be
> "on". 0300 is 3am. If your problem is the same as mine...enabling
> "updates"
> from the web-site will clear out any corruption the pc has in its own
> settings......well, it worked for me anyway...good luck!
>
> "Jill" wrote:
>
>> Thanks for the reply.... but I don't understand the default install time
>> of
>> 0300 -
>> all I see is AM and PM times and the days of the week... what am I
>> missing...
>>
>> "gregster" <> wrote in message
>> news:C31A2E84-3741-4254-9C4D-...
>> >
>> >
>> > "Jill" wrote:
>> >
>> >> XP SP2 automatic updates is enabled and does not work. I am not
>> >> running
>> >> any
>> >> kind of proxy. I can see the updates at the windows update site...
>> >> but
>> >> apparently auto update does not.
>> >>
>> >> Thanks.. any help would be appreciated.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> I've had a similar problem for days now.. everything was set to "auto
>> >> update" and updates were available but windows was not downloading
>> >> them.
>> >> After hours spent looking at posts/forums and "BITS" services and web
>> >> active x controls and deciphering cryptic error messages about
>> >> "forced
>> >> sceduled timing errors" (unsuccessfully) and generally pulling my
>> >> hair
>> >> out and getting no where. To make matters worse I had a second PC
>> >> that
>> >> was working and nothing seemed different between the two. As a last
>> >> ditch experimennt, I disabled updates so xp threw a wobbly....then
>> >> re-booted....then went to update site and "set windows to update
>> >> automatically with a default install time of 0300". On a re-boot, the
>> >> pc
>> >> immediately downloaded the updates and installed them. I think when
>> >> sp2
>> >> installed it must have got confused (a bit like its operator )
>> >> somewhere
>> >> down the line. Hope this may solve someones problems. As has been said
>> >> on
>> >> other posts, the time you set for automatic install is not related to
>> > the actual time of the download.......hope this is of some
>> > use........%$^^&% computers!!!!
>>
>>
>>
>>

.... thanks for the help gregster... it worked...

"gregster" <> wrote in message
news:FF763BCB-B5FB-4DA3-981D-...
> thats ok . for the moment "ok" whatever time it says. This is the time
> that
> your pc will "install" whatever it has previously downloaded. If you
> get
> it working you can change it to a more conveniant time when your pc will
> be
> "on". 0300 is 3am. If your problem is the same as mine...enabling
> "updates"
> from the web-site will clear out any corruption the pc has in its own
> settings......well, it worked for me anyway...good luck!
>
> "Jill" wrote:
>
>> Thanks for the reply.... but I don't understand the default install time
>> of
>> 0300 -
>> all I see is AM and PM times and the days of the week... what am I
>> missing...
>>
>> "gregster" <> wrote in message
>> news:C31A2E84-3741-4254-9C4D-...
>> >
>> >
>> > "Jill" wrote:
>> >
>> >> XP SP2 automatic updates is enabled and does not work. I am not
>> >> running
>> >> any
>> >> kind of proxy. I can see the updates at the windows update site...
>> >> but
>> >> apparently auto update does not.
>> >>
>> >> Thanks.. any help would be appreciated.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> I've had a similar problem for days now.. everything was set to "auto
>> >> update" and updates were available but windows was not downloading
>> >> them.
>> >> After hours spent looking at posts/forums and "BITS" services and web
>> >> active x controls and deciphering cryptic error messages about
>> >> "forced
>> >> sceduled timing errors" (unsuccessfully) and generally pulling my
>> >> hair
>> >> out and getting no where. To make matters worse I had a second PC
>> >> that
>> >> was working and nothing seemed different between the two. As a last
>> >> ditch experimennt, I disabled updates so xp threw a wobbly....then
>> >> re-booted....then went to update site and "set windows to update
>> >> automatically with a default install time of 0300". On a re-boot, the
>> >> pc
>> >> immediately downloaded the updates and installed them. I think when
>> >> sp2
>> >> installed it must have got confused (a bit like its operator )
>> >> somewhere
>> >> down the line. Hope this may solve someones problems. As has been said
>> >> on
>> >> other posts, the time you set for automatic install is not related to
>> > the actual time of the download.......hope this is of some
>> > use........%$^^&% computers!!!!
>>
>>
>>
>>