PoisonIvy Posted October 5, 2004 Report Share Posted October 5, 2004 Heey there, My computer's been pretty good, just one problem. I have been unable to update my windows for weeks,and weeks. But, I have the little icon on my bottom toolbar telling me it's ready. When I try to update it, it says I need to fix my settings to allow it, I kept trying over & over, reload and I get the same darn message.Right now, that icon on my tool bar is - hmm.. frozen I would say, I click it nothing happens (when I run mouse over it, it says "downloading updates 33%", it NEVER says anything else- just 33%. I can't figure out why my settings are not letting me update, could someone tell me hw my settings hould be set, or anything else I need to do? Thanks guys! ~Crystal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarecrow Man Posted October 5, 2004 Report Share Posted October 5, 2004 Update manually. http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoisonIvy Posted October 5, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2004 Thanks for such a fast response! When I follow the link, I get this long message telling me I need to fix my activex settings, so I fixed it and it is working- very easy. Thanks again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarecrow Man Posted October 5, 2004 Report Share Posted October 5, 2004 :D Most times it is a simple fix like this. It's always good to ask if your unsure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
callousdivine Posted August 7, 2005 Report Share Posted August 7, 2005 I'm having the same problem with a friend's laptop I'm working on. It didn't have Windows Update on it at all, or at least it seemed so. I always got an error stating that there was some error that prevented the page from loading (at the online Update page). I got an email that told me to register a list of dll files, followed by my stopping the Windows Update and Background Intelligent Update Service which a few other configurations, yet I cannot stop the services. I won't get a response until Monday, but I was hoping I could find somebody else having the same problem with their Windows XP Pro. I managed to get the updater installed, but it only tried to update (upto 33%) once, and it stalled there. I went to the update page again and it freezes Explorer now, yet none of their help base tips work. Any ideas on what's going on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark2 Posted August 7, 2005 Report Share Posted August 7, 2005 callousdivinehave you tried http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdat...t.aspx?ln=en-us ?The B.I.T.S is required to be running for automatic updates to function Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
callousdivine Posted August 7, 2005 Report Share Posted August 7, 2005 The update page freezes IE. The MS tech told me to stop the two services, rename the software distribution, then restart them. I can't get past stopping the services.Besides, what's the use of running services for a program that isn't working with them running? lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarecrow Man Posted August 9, 2005 Report Share Posted August 9, 2005 This perhaps has something to do with your possibly pirated version of XP? (see here) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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