Windows Update no longer working

I have a Windows 2000 Server, running II6 for the intranet.

If I click the WU icon in the start menu - nothing happens.

If I go to the Windows Update website manually, when it scans my computer to
see what it needs - it just scans forever - the progressbar never stops.

After several reboots - I was able to get through a scan, and see what it
needed. But after it downloaded the updates, it said update failed when it
tried to install them.

I downloaded them all manually, and installed manually - no problem.

But I still can't get WU to work...

Any clues?

I've noticed the same thing today..
Whassup with that?

Kris

"JoJoBinkus" wrote:

> I have a Windows 2000 Server, running II6 for the intranet.
>
> If I click the WU icon in the start menu - nothing happens.
>
> If I go to the Windows Update website manually, when it scans my computer to
> see what it needs - it just scans forever - the progressbar never stops.
>
> After several reboots - I was able to get through a scan, and see what it
> needed. But after it downloaded the updates, it said update failed when it
> tried to install them.
>
> I downloaded them all manually, and installed manually - no problem.
>
> But I still can't get WU to work...
>
> Any clues?

I found the problem.
I just had to Remove KB896688.

"Kris Bethea" wrote:

> I've noticed the same thing today..
> Whassup with that?
>
> Kris
>
> "JoJoBinkus" wrote:
>
> > I have a Windows 2000 Server, running II6 for the intranet.
> >
> > If I click the WU icon in the start menu - nothing happens.
> >
> > If I go to the Windows Update website manually, when it scans my computer to
> > see what it needs - it just scans forever - the progressbar never stops.
> >
> > After several reboots - I was able to get through a scan, and see what it
> > needed. But after it downloaded the updates, it said update failed when it
> > tried to install them.
> >
> > I downloaded them all manually, and installed manually - no problem.
> >
> > But I still can't get WU to work...
> >
> > Any clues?

I noticed that as of today (the 19th) I do not get Windows Update anymore but
I now have Microsoft Update instead. But it's history of updates includes
those I had previously got off of Windows update just a few dasy ago.

Did MS shut down Windows Update and send us all to their "new" Microsoft
Updates??
--
Dan in Milwaukee, Wisconsin


"JoJoBinkus" wrote:

> I have a Windows 2000 Server, running II6 for the intranet.
>
> If I click the WU icon in the start menu - nothing happens.
>
> If I go to the Windows Update website manually, when it scans my computer to
> see what it needs - it just scans forever - the progressbar never stops.
>
> After several reboots - I was able to get through a scan, and see what it
> needed. But after it downloaded the updates, it said update failed when it
> tried to install them.
>
> I downloaded them all manually, and installed manually - no problem.
>
> But I still can't get WU to work...
>
> Any clues?

When I tried to remove KB896688, it complained that the following updates
would no longer work properly:

KB896423
KB904706
KB905495

So I removed them all...

It didn't work....the windows update icon still does nothing, and if I go to
the update website, the progress bar continues to scan forever....

ARRRRRGGGGGG!!!!

"Kris Bethea" wrote:

> I found the problem.
> I just had to Remove KB896688.
>
> "Kris Bethea" wrote:
>
> > I've noticed the same thing today..
> > Whassup with that?
> >
> > Kris
> >
> > "JoJoBinkus" wrote:
> >
> > > I have a Windows 2000 Server, running II6 for the intranet.
> > >
> > > If I click the WU icon in the start menu - nothing happens.
> > >
> > > If I go to the Windows Update website manually, when it scans my computer to
> > > see what it needs - it just scans forever - the progressbar never stops.
> > >
> > > After several reboots - I was able to get through a scan, and see what it
> > > needed. But after it downloaded the updates, it said update failed when it
> > > tried to install them.
> > >
> > > I downloaded them all manually, and installed manually - no problem.
> > >
> > > But I still can't get WU to work...
> > >
> > > Any clues?