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Gordon - 01 Aug 2006 07:08 GMT

Clean install of W2K SP4 with IE6 SP1 installed. I click on Windows Update
and all that happens is the "Searching for Updates" bar comes up and just
sits there, nothing else happens at all. No message, nothing. How do I fix
this?

Thanks

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Gordon - 01 Aug 2006 09:04 GMT

> Clean install of W2K SP4 with IE6 SP1 installed. I click on Windows Update
> and all that happens is the "Searching for Updates" bar comes up and just
> sits there, nothing else happens at all. No message, nothing. How do I fix
> this?
>
> Thanks

Update - it's just taken 35 MINUTES to decide it needs to download new
versions of Windows installer and BITS. Done that, restarted, and now it's
doing the same thing - just sitting there with the coloured bar moving
across the box - total time so far - 45 minutes.......

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Lord Time - 01 Aug 2006 10:11 GMT

To: Gordon
In a reply from Gordon on 09:04 about Re: Windows Update....doe

G> > Clean install of W2K SP4 with IE6 SP1 installed. I click on Windows Update
G> > and all that happens is the "Searching for Updates" bar comes up and just
G> > sits there, nothing else happens at all. No message, nothing. How do I fix
G> > this?
G> >
G> > Thanks
G> >
G> Update - it's just taken 35 MINUTES to decide it needs to download new
G> versions of Windows installer and BITS. Done that, restarted, and now it's
G> doing the same thing - just sitting there with the coloured bar moving
G> across the box - total time so far - 45 minutes.......
G>
hmmm, now I know it not just me, I have the same thing

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Yellowbeard - 06 Aug 2006 18:20 GMT

I have recently encountered this after a reinstall. I did get a screen
somewhere along the
way that I need a newer version of IE. Win2k comes with 5. I put 6 on and
it works much better.
YB

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> In a reply from Gordon on 09:04 about Re: Windows Update....doe
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Lord Time - 06 Aug 2006 20:53 GMT

To: Yellowbeard
In a reply from Yellowbeard on 10:20 about Re: Windows Update....doe

Y> > G> > Clean install of W2K SP4 with IE6 SP1 installed. I click on Windows
Y> > Update
Y> > G> > and all that happens is the "Searching for Updates" bar comes up and
Y> > just
Y> > G> > sits there, nothing else happens at all. No message, nothing. How do
Y> > I fix
Y> > G> > this?

Y> > G> > Thanks

Y> > G> Update - it's just taken 35 MINUTES to decide it needs to download new
Y> > G> versions of Windows installer and BITS. Done that, restarted, and now
Y> > it's
Y> > G> doing the same thing - just sitting there with the coloured bar moving
Y> > G> across the box - total time so far - 45 minutes.......

Y> > hmmm, now I know it not just me, I have the same thing
Y> >
Y> I have recently encountered this after a reinstall. I did get a screen
Y> somewhere along the
Y> way that I need a newer version of IE. Win2k comes with 5. I put 6 on and
Y> it works much better.

hmmm, I have a save copy of ie6 (only need 1 files), I just haven't have the
time to take my win. 2000 back on the net - on dial-up.

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