Windows will not connect to update at all??? HELP PLZ

After formatting my computer it will not connect to windows update at all it
just keeps searching for the latest ones to download. I also tried microsoft
help but to find out I have to pay £70 + VAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So no help from
Microsoft there then; so hey BILLY BOY no wonder your so well off. Would
appreciate any help off people who arn't money orientated like BILLY BOY to
resolve this problem
Thanks

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thanks

EXACTLY the same thing has happened to me. Re-formatted and re-installed XP.
It now spends 1/2 hour searching for updates,then just logs off with useless
information without finding the updates.



"Gromit" wrote:

> After formatting my computer it will not connect to windows update at all it
> just keeps searching for the latest ones to download. I also tried microsoft
> help but to find out I have to pay £70 + VAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So no help from
> Microsoft there then; so hey BILLY BOY no wonder your so well off. Would
> appreciate any help off people who arn't money orientated like BILLY BOY to
> resolve this problem
> Thanks
>
> mail
>
> thanks

Typically this is caused by a firewall issue... what software do you
have installed?

Terry in Sunderland wrote:
> EXACTLY the same thing has happened to me. Re-formatted and re-installed XP.
> It now spends 1/2 hour searching for updates,then just logs off with useless
> information without finding the updates.
>
>
>
> "Gromit" wrote:
>
>
>> After formatting my computer it will not connect to windows update at all it
>> just keeps searching for the latest ones to download. I also tried microsoft
>> help but to find out I have to pay £70 + VAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So no help from
>> Microsoft there then; so hey BILLY BOY no wonder your so well off. Would
>> appreciate any help off people who arn't money orientated like BILLY BOY to
>> resolve this problem
>> Thanks
>>
>> mail
>>
>> thanks
>>

"Gromit" wrote:

> After formatting my computer it will not connect to windows update at all it
> just keeps searching for the latest ones to download. I also tried microsoft
> help but to find out I have to pay £70 + VAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So no help from
> Microsoft there then; so hey BILLY BOY no wonder your so well off. Would
> appreciate any help off people who arn't money orientated like BILLY BOY to
> resolve this problem
> Thanks
>
> mail
>
> thanks

I have seen this occur if any proxy settings change within Internet Explorer.

Try the following:

1 - Goto Start-> run, type services.msc
2 - Disable and Stop Automatic Updates, and BackGround Intelligent Transfer
Servive
3 - Goto C:\WINDOWS and delete the SoftwareDistribution Folder (we stopped
the above services, because you will be denied access to delete this folder
while they are in active use by those services, if you have any problems,
boot into Safe Mode and delete the folder)
4 - Run services.msc once again, and set both services to Automatic and
Start them.

Attempt to run Windows Update now, it should work, possibly with a longer
than usual delay the first run.

"Gromit" wrote:

> After formatting my computer it will not connect to windows update at all it
> just keeps searching for the latest ones to download. I also tried microsoft
> help but to find out I have to pay £70 + VAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So no help from
> Microsoft there then; so hey BILLY BOY no wonder your so well off. Would
> appreciate any help off people who arn't money orientated like BILLY BOY to
> resolve this problem
> Thanks
>
> mail
>
> thanks