Windows Update Troubleshooter
http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/troubleshoot/
Scan for updates freezes or stops at 0%
Win2000, Win98 and Win98SE, WinME & WinXP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=812956
Windows Update Scan for Updates Stops Responding at 0%
WinXP Home & Pro, Windows 2000, Win98SE & WinME
and
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/hang0.htm
WINUP-Third-Party Products That Conflict with Windows Update
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;241234
"dbm" <> wrote in message
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>I have windows 98 se in my office (we are a small
> networked office, peer to peer). When I click on Windows
> Updates, it says searching for updates but stalls at 0%.
> What do i do? I have read the troubleshooting info, but
> I am lost.(Bear in mind, no one in our office knows much
> about computers, including me :-( )