Is Windows Update working OK? Hangs at 0% on the 4 XP machines here.

[ScoobMaster]

Can someone try it and post real quick? This is driving me nuts! I just need to figure out if it is MS or a local problem here!

4 different types of PCs with XP Pro just suddenly this morning hang at 0% when scanning for updates!

 

[RU482]

works for me

 

[Red Dawn]

Are the copies of XP legit?

 

[ScoobMaster]

Originally posted by: Red Dawn
Are the copies of XP legit?

Yes, but they are cloned copies of the "Open License" version (I work for a k-12 school district - bought volume licenses!)

Thanks guys - it must be either our firewall/gateway or the latest AntiVirus update or something. I thought it was just the PC I was building - but then ALL the machines here in my office hung when i tried it!!!!!


I LOVE when things like this happen! 😉

 

[Amused]

Works fine for me.

 

[Gunbuster]

Make sure the date and time are set right

 

[RU482]

Originally posted by: Red Dawn
Are the copies of XP legit?

if your copies aren't legit, you just get a nasty gram asking you to narc the system builder (or yourself) off

 

[TheBoyBlunder]

Originally posted by: redly1
works for me

 

[dullard]

I had this happen once when updating Win 98. After 20 minutes of searching on the Windows site I came across a patch that fixed the problem (there was a known issue that caused it to hang at 0%). I don't know if the same is true for Win XP.

 

[OZEE]

Could be firewall... I had problems awhile back that turned out to be my hosts file. (I'm using my hosts file to help minimize the loading of junk...) When I discovered that and temporarily disabled the hosts file, it worked fine.

Have you checked the tech-supp site? It seems like there's a faq about it hanging at 0%: Find it here

Suggestion 1:
Install the latest scripting engine 5.6 from:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/downloads/list/webdev.asp
Suggestion 2:
Repair Internet Explorer
1. Open up Control Panel.
2. Open Add/remove programs.
3. Select Microsoft Internet Explorer and Internet Tools.
4. Click Add/remove.
5. Click Repair.
6. Follow the steps provided by the Repair Wizard.
7. Click OK

 

[RagingBITCH]

Just downloaded about 30mb of updates, so yes it works great

 

[Chadder007]

Originally posted by: Gunbuster
Make sure the date and time are set right

Was going to say this too.....

 

[metallibloke]

Could also be a problem if you go through a proxy. Thats what happened where I work, unticked the 'use proxy blah blah' setting in IE properties and it worked fine.

 

[ScoobMaster]

Hmmm . date and time gets synchronized on login to the Novell server by the Netware client - so I don't think that is it.

I undocked my laptop and connected via my backup dial-up account (bypassing our network) and it worked fine.


Now................. What the heck happened to our network???!!!!! Checking Bordermanager proxy and firewall.........

(Thanks for your posts everyone. I initially just wanted to make sure it was our network for sure and not Microsoft being hosed. However, I appreciate the extra input!)