Sorry, not a solutions just a question.
What firewall are you using?
All the firewalls that I have used so far allow the automatic updates quite
happily, although some do ask for permission to allow the update software to
access The Internet.
Regards
Dave
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> Hi all,
>
> it seems my firewall is blocking Windows 2000 Pro's automatic update
> attempts.
> Can you tell me what programs (and ports) I have to unblock to make
> sure it works again?
>
> Thanks in advance. 
>
> Regards,
>
> Christian
>