Windows Update Just Keeps Checking for Updates

Windows Update just keeps checking for updates and does not go any further.
Has anyone had the same problem? If so what did you do to resolve it?

Windows version?

Windows Update Troubleshooter
http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/troubleshoot/
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mhamburger wrote:
> Windows Update just keeps checking for updates and does not go any
> further. Has anyone had the same problem? If so what did you do to
> resolve it?

What did you do last time to resolve the problem?
Did you reinstall the WU files?

"mhamburger" wrote:

> I went through all of the steps, but still have the same problem. Had this
> problem a few months ago as well. The steps sound very familiar, but there
> must be some additional steps. Thanks.
>
> "TaurArian [MS-MVP]" wrote:
>
> > When searching for available updates on the Update site, you see the 0x8007043B
> > error
> > http://update.microsoft.com/windowsu...=en&IsMu=False
> >
> > or
> >
> >
> > "Checking for updates, depending on your speed this process may take several
> > minutes"
> > Try registering the following:
> >
> > Click Start, select Run and type (pressing enter after each one and wait for the
> > success message):
> >
> > net.exe stop wuauserv
> > Press Ok
> >
> > Repeat for the following:
> > regsvr32 wuapi.dll
> > regsvr32 wups.dll
> > regsvr32 wuaueng.dll
> > regsvr32 wuaueng1.dll
> > regsvr32 wuweb.dll
> > regsvr32 jscript.dll
> > regsvr32 wucltui.dll
> > regsvr32 msxml3.dll
> > regsvr32 softpub.dll
> > regsvr32 atl.dll
> >
> > net.exe start wuauserv
> >
> >
> > --
> >
> > ===========================
> > TaurArian [MS-MVP] 2005-2006
> > ===========================
> > http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> > "Need more help? http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=ph;en-us;6527
> > (Links to web pages and MSKB Articles are posted for the purposes of keeping the
> > information current)
> >
> >
> > "mhamburger" <> wrote in message
> > news:B826F200-3F09-4E61-9B5E-...
> > | Windows Update just keeps checking for updates and does not go any further.
> > | Has anyone had the same problem? If so what did you do to resolve it?
> >
> >
> >