Windows Update Blank solved, sort of

Hi,

Here's an odd thing:

If I try to go to Windows Update using the Tools menu, I get a blank page
(Done, but with errors on page); ditto if I use the Windows Update Start
Menu icon. Both try to take me to the URL
HTTP://WINDOWSUPDATE.MICROSOFT.COM. But if I manually enter the URL
(HTTP://V4.WINDOWSUPDATE.MICROSOFT.COM/EN/DEFAULT.ASP, the Windows Update
page opens and operates without trouble.

Anybody have any idea what's up with this?

GaryK

"Gary Karasik" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Hi,
>
> Here's an odd thing:
>
> If I try to go to Windows Update using the Tools menu, I get a blank page
> (Done, but with errors on page); ditto if I use the Windows Update Start
> Menu icon.


One possibility is that you have a Security option set which
causes that. Try using Default Level for your security settings
to avoid that. If you don't want to change your security settings
use View Source to see if there is code which is being prevented
to action because of your security settings. (Examples would be
redirects implemented with Javascript or META HTTP-Equiv Refresh)
You could simulate the redirect by typing the appropriate next URL
(as determined by your inspection of the source) into your Address bar.


HTH

Robert Aldwinckle
---


Both try to take me to the URL
> HTTP://WINDOWSUPDATE.MICROSOFT.COM. But if I manually enter the URL
> (HTTP://V4.WINDOWSUPDATE.MICROSOFT.COM/EN/DEFAULT.ASP, the Windows Update
> page opens and operates without trouble.
>
> Anybody have any idea what's up with this?
>
> GaryK
>
>

Thanks, Robert.

GaryK

"Robert Aldwinckle" <> wrote in message
news:%23DLt$K$...
> "Gary Karasik" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> Hi,
>>
>> Here's an odd thing:
>>
>> If I try to go to Windows Update using the Tools menu, I get a blank page
>> (Done, but with errors on page); ditto if I use the Windows Update Start
>> Menu icon.
>
>
> One possibility is that you have a Security option set which
> causes that. Try using Default Level for your security settings
> to avoid that. If you don't want to change your security settings
> use View Source to see if there is code which is being prevented
> to action because of your security settings. (Examples would be
> redirects implemented with Javascript or META HTTP-Equiv Refresh)
> You could simulate the redirect by typing the appropriate next URL
> (as determined by your inspection of the source) into your Address bar.
>
>
> HTH
>
> Robert Aldwinckle
> ---
>
>
> Both try to take me to the URL
>> HTTP://WINDOWSUPDATE.MICROSOFT.COM. But if I manually enter the URL
>> (HTTP://V4.WINDOWSUPDATE.MICROSOFT.COM/EN/DEFAULT.ASP, the Windows Update
>> page opens and operates without trouble.
>>
>> Anybody have any idea what's up with this?
>>
>> GaryK
>>
>>
>
>
>