Did windowsupdate just change?

[agnitrate]

Windows Update

I was in the middle of downloading an update and it looks totally different now. I hope my updates installed ok. Did I just not notice this change?

-silver

 

[dartworth]

yes

 

[amdskip]

Yeah, it will take some time to get used to. Your windows update info in your control panel probably changed also.

 

[FoBoT]

i think there is an update that changes you from the old to the new

 

[Anubis]

looks teh same to me

 

[Brutuskend]

For me it changed 4-5 days ago.

 

[agnitrate]

Apparently I haven't been keeping up 😛 I had to do a fresh install anyways so I hadn't bothered recently. Good to know.

-silver

 

[memo]

Thank you for your interest in Windows Update

Windows Update is the online extension of Windows that helps you get the most out of your computer.

You need to be running a version of Internet Explorer 5 or higher in order to use Windows Update.

Download the latest version of Internet Explorer

Once Internet Explorer is installed, you can go to the Windows Update site by typing http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com into the address bar of Internet Explorer.

If you prefer to use a different Web browser, updates to Windows may be downloaded from the Microsoft Download Center.

doesn't play well with firefox.

edit: looks the same for me in IE though.

 

[Anubis]

can we get a screen shot of what this new one looks like

 

[rh71]

I think with the introduction of XP SP2, they introduced v5 of windowsupdate. v4 was there for WIN2k users just yesterday.

 

[Anubis]

v4 is there for me right now running XP Pro

i can manually get to v5 by changeing the URL

 

[anxi80]

did it looks like this?

 

[Anubis]

WTF i manually load up the V5 one and try to install the new version and it tells me this

" Windows Update cannot continue because a required service application is disabled. Windows Update requires the following services:
Automatic Updates enables detection, downloading, and installation of critical updates for your computer.
Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) enables faster, restartable downloading of updates.
Event Log logs Windows Update events for troubleshooting. To ensure that these services are enabled:

1. Click Start, and then click Run.
2. Type services.msc and then click OK.
3. In the list of services, right-click the service name, and then click Properties.
4. In the Startup type list, select Automatic.
5. Verify that the service status is started."

I turned that crap off for a reason and now i have to turn it back on :|

 

[anxi80]

yeah, i had to do the same thing for doing an update on sp2. exact same services also.