Unable to see updates list

Hi i recently formatted my computer and reinstalled my Windows XP Service
pack 1 version. Now when trying to update on the update web page it searches
endlessly and no results come up. I have tested my internet connection and it
seems to be fine. Any help would be much appreciated.

Aaron wrote:
> I recently formatted my computer and reinstalled my Windows XP
> Service pack 1 version. Now when trying to update on the update web
> page it searches endlessly and no results come up. I have tested my
> internet connection and it seems to be fine. Any help would be much
> appreciated.

Clean installation?

My suggestion is - being a completely clean installation - you have nothing
to risk in installing the latest service pack manually - now...

Download the IT version or the CD ISO and burn it to CD... Use one or the
other to install SP3 on your clean machine. Start out fully patched.

Direct download of Windows XP SP3 (Executable file):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en

Direct download of Windows XP SP3 (ISO image of CD):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en

Free Program you could utilize to burn the ISO file to an actual CD:
http://isorecorder.alexfeinman.com/d...orderV2RC1.msi

If - for some reason - you just 'feel the need' to go through Service Pack 2
before going to SP3 (no real need if you have SP1 already) - then:

Direct Download of Service Pack 2 (SP2) for Windows XP
http://snipurl.com/8bqy

If you want to just fix your updates - try this:

Updates are not installed successfully from Windows Update, from Microsoft
Update, or by using Automatic Updates after you repair a Windows XP
installation
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943144

(Ignore the title - it may fix your problem reguardless of how you got to
the situation you are now in...)

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

Examine Microsft KB 943144 for a fix

"Shenan Stanley" wrote:

> Aaron wrote:
> > I recently formatted my computer and reinstalled my Windows XP
> > Service pack 1 version. Now when trying to update on the update web
> > page it searches endlessly and no results come up. I have tested my
> > internet connection and it seems to be fine. Any help would be much
> > appreciated.
>
> Clean installation?
>
> My suggestion is - being a completely clean installation - you have nothing
> to risk in installing the latest service pack manually - now...
>
> Download the IT version or the CD ISO and burn it to CD... Use one or the
> other to install SP3 on your clean machine. Start out fully patched.
>
> Direct download of Windows XP SP3 (Executable file):
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en
>
> Direct download of Windows XP SP3 (ISO image of CD):
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en
>
> Free Program you could utilize to burn the ISO file to an actual CD:
> http://isorecorder.alexfeinman.com/d...orderV2RC1.msi
>
> If - for some reason - you just 'feel the need' to go through Service Pack 2
> before going to SP3 (no real need if you have SP1 already) - then:
>
> Direct Download of Service Pack 2 (SP2) for Windows XP
> http://snipurl.com/8bqy
>
> If you want to just fix your updates - try this:
>
> Updates are not installed successfully from Windows Update, from Microsoft
> Update, or by using Automatic Updates after you repair a Windows XP
> installation
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943144
>
> (Ignore the title - it may fix your problem reguardless of how you got to
> the situation you are now in...)
>
> --
> Shenan Stanley
> MS-MVP
> --
> How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
>
>