Windows update is ON but I get no notification or updates

I have turned on Window Update, but I don't get any notices. If I
check manually there are new updates. What is wrong? What should I
check (what services need to be started, is there a way to "reset" the
automatic updates system, or any others settings I should check?)?
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Lars-Erik - http://home.chello.no/~larse/ - ICQ 7297605
WinXP, Asus P4PE, 2.53 GHz, Asus V8420 (Ti4200), SB-Live!

Windows version?

Sometimes it takes several days for Automatic Updates to bring in new
updates, Lars-Erik.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), AH-VSOP

Lars-Erik Østerud wrote:
> I have turned on Window Update, but I don't get any notices. If I
> check manually there are new updates. What is wrong? What should I
> check (what services need to be started, is there a way to "reset" the
> automatic updates system, or any others settings I should check?)?

> Windows version?

XP Pro SP2

> Sometimes it takes several days for Automatic Updates to bring in new
> updates, Lars-Erik.

Then, what is it worth :-/
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Lars-Erik - http://home.chello.no/~larse/ - ICQ 7297605

>> Then, what is it worth :-/

The price you paid for it Seems there is tremendous interest in folks
obtaining updates the second Tuesday of the month. That's a good thing.
The not so good thing is that it also appears that the servers can not
handle all of the traffic. You can obtain the updates for Win 2K/XP
manually if you can't wait for them to come down automatically :
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/current.aspx
Click on the link to the Bulletins and use the download links from the
Security Bulletins. This will take you to the Microsoft Download Center.

HTH,
MowGreen [MVP 2003-2006]
===============
*-343-* FDNY
Never Forgotten
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Lars-Erik Østerud wrote:

>>Windows version?
>
>
> XP Pro SP2
>
>
>>Sometimes it takes several days for Automatic Updates to bring in new
>>updates, Lars-Erik.
>
>
> Then, what is it worth :-/

MowGreen [MVP]:

> The price you paid for it Seems there is tremendous interest in folks
> obtaining updates the second Tuesday of the month. That's a good thing.
> The not so good thing is that it also appears that the servers can not

It's no problem getting them at http://update.microsoft.com

Then if that site handles it, why no automatic update tray icon?
--
Lars-Erik - http://home.chello.no/~larse/ - ICQ 7297605

I October, it took one of my computers about ten days to finally get all of
them, and I was concerned as well. There were many updates that month....

I now have mine set to notify that the updates are available, but not
download, and then I just manually download from the yellow icon.

Apparently, the manual downloads are getting priority over the automatic
downloads, so the auto downloads keep getting bumped back....

"Lars-Erik Xsterud" wrote:

> > Windows version?
>
> XP Pro SP2
>
> > Sometimes it takes several days for Automatic Updates to bring in new
> > updates, Lars-Erik.
>
> Then, what is it worth :-/
> --
> Lars-Erik - http://home.chello.no/~larse/ - ICQ 7297605
>

Lars-Erik Østerud wrote:
> > The price you paid for it Seems there is tremendous interest in folks
> > obtaining updates the second Tuesday of the month. That's a good thing.
> > The not so good thing is that it also appears that the servers can not
>
> It's no problem getting them at http://update.microsoft.com
>
> Then if that site handles it, why no automatic update tray icon?

Server demand, plain and simple. Millions of Windows users need to install
the updates and, as MowGreen said, it's physically impossible for everyone
to do so at once. Be patient: If Automatic Updates hasn't downloaded them
by say, 15 November, post back.

If you choose to install via Windows Update website, understand that by
doing so you're pushing all the Automatic Updates users further back in the
queue (which may explain, at least in part, why Automatic Updates hasn't
brought them in for you yet).
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), AH-VSOP

"PA Bear" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Lars-Erik Østerud wrote:
>> > The price you paid for it Seems there is tremendous interest in folks
>> > obtaining updates the second Tuesday of the month. That's a good thing.
>> > The not so good thing is that it also appears that the servers can not
>>
>> It's no problem getting them at http://update.microsoft.com
>>
>> Then if that site handles it, why no automatic update tray icon?
>
> Server demand, plain and simple. Millions of Windows users need to install
> the updates and, as MowGreen said, it's physically impossible for everyone
> to do so at once. Be patient: If Automatic Updates hasn't downloaded them
> by say, 15 November, post back.
>
> If you choose to install via Windows Update website, understand that by
> doing so you're pushing all the Automatic Updates users further back in the
> queue (which may explain, at least in part, why Automatic Updates hasn't
> brought them in for you yet).

It's even more than just server demand. It's the /technology/!

Users of Windows Update/Microsoft Update, or users of Automatic Updates who
chose to download updates interactively are downloading in foreground mode,
thus they get 100% of the use of their bandwidth.

Users of Automatic Updates who auto-download, just as users of SUS/WSUS,
download the updates with BITS technology, which uses only "available"
bandwidth, and therefore will take longer to download if the user is busy
doing other things. Also, AU auto-downloads are affected by whether the system
is actually connected. Dialup and PPPoE users will only be able to download
when they are actually -connected- to the Internet.

It's not that anything is being prioritized by Microsoft; it's merely a
function of the choice of technology being used by the end-user to obtain the
updates.