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rhyde55442
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May 10th, 2007 11:00
Windows Update
Has anyone experienced any problem with Windows Update lately. Hangs up and wont update?
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Posted May 10th, 2007 11:00
What error message are you getting?Go to the "Windows Update Log" and look for any "Errors". This gives a clearer indication as to the exact nature of the problem.
The windows update log is here
C:\Windows\Windows Update.logThe latest entries will be at the end, so look for error messages there611
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Posted May 10th, 2007 13:00
Affirmative. Awful slow. Just did a custom install for (4) office updates and it took 13 minutes to check for updates. No errors though.
Dell XPS 600 3.0 ghz
2gb Ram
WD 160gb Sata HD
DVD-ROM
DVD-RW (Plextor 760A)
SB Audigy 2
EVGA 256mb 7950GT
Nvidia 93.71 Display driver
Dell 2007WFP (I-SPS) Panel
13-1 Card Reader
NSW 2006
NIS 2006
Win XP SP2
BIOS A11611
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Posted May 10th, 2007 14:00
I just went to Windows Update to check again; this time I timed it and I also installed two KB updates and that Windows Malicious Tool one.I clicked the "custom" button for the scanner.... it took 33 seconds to give me the list of available updates. I chose three of them......From the time I clicked "review and install updates" to the finish of "reboot your computer" was 83 seconds. That's actually about the fastest I've ever noticed here.Maybe it's a slowdown in your specific location ????? Don't know what else it could be............611
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Posted May 10th, 2007 23:00
When I clicked the update shield in the tray by the clock yesterday, nothing happened. It just sat there showing 0% downloaded for hours, very late last night when there shouldn't have been so much network traffic.
Today I went directly to the MS site today and allowed it to "custom" scan my system for required updates. It took 2 hours before the list of updates finally appeared and another 2 hours to download them. Grrrr....!
Ron
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Posted May 11th, 2007 00:00
That's definitely a strange one.... Can't understand it.I got mine so darn quick this morning. I wonder if location has anything to do with it? I'm in Massachusetts, if that matters..... however I doubt that it would make much difference.Maybe I just got lucky at precisely the right time....611
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Posted May 11th, 2007 10:00
And I thought it was just me having the problem and I am on hi-speed cable. Same problem about a week and a half ago with the slow download.611
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Posted May 11th, 2007 17:00
I sent email to MS update help site, before I managed to get the downloads to work. They retrieved the windowsupdatelog from my system and just sent me an email saying there's a STOP error in the log. They gave me a bunch of things to do to fix it.
You may not have the same error, so telling you what I'm supposed to do may not work on your system. Try contacting them directly. It's totally free and the email is very thorough and detailed. Follow the Help&Support link on the update site.
Ron
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Posted May 10th, 2007 11:00