Thanks - tried it - turned off McAffee - and web accelerators - but what is Zone Alarm I looked under internet tools.

TRied it again and worked with out Zone Alarm - tried after turned all back on - did not work again - turned of web accelerator and worked ok.

Thanks again.

ginnpr:

Yes, it seems as though only web accelerators are the big problem with the new version of the Windows Update page--right now. I don't know if this is a glitch in the program or some beefed-up security effort on Microsoft's part. But anyway, for me at least, it's a bit inconvenient having to turn on and off the accelerator to get a WinXP update.

For your info Zone Alarm (by ZoneLabs, www.zonelabs.com) is a firewall that protects your computer on the internet better than the Microsoft supplied firewall. There is both a free and a paid version of ZA. I have the free version and I, as many others, like it a lot. You might want to try it.

Good luck,

Bill D.

Thanks - I use McAfee Firewall - now that this is cleared up - Windows update wants to down load

a 3 hour download for sp3 and microsoft office -  I do not have microsoft office.

Sorry for the previous email - after I sent it I realized after new windows page download it reset everything - and just started d/l that high priority file - even though I do not have office - corrected problem - everything is ok -

Thanks again.