Is Windows update dead??

Jeff P · 12-04-2002, 08:00 PM

Today I noticed that there are 3 new XP updates and 1 critical update for Internet Explorer. So I select them, agree to the licensing agreement popup box and then the download dialog box just sits there. Nothing is downloading. Is anyone else having this problem today? I have never had this happen and it is happening on all 4 of my XP Pro systems.

**Perry_abx** · 12-04-2002, 08:06 PM

Same thing here right now. Oh well... guess we'll have to try again later.

Wait a sec it's downloading but real slow. Everything else on my broadband connection is working fine!

swannema · 12-04-2002, 08:10 PM

Yes, very slow downloading.

Spitfire22 · 12-04-2002, 08:13 PM

DOA here as well !

**Perry_abx** · 12-04-2002, 08:14 PM

I guess BILL better call and complain to his ISP!

Jeff P · 12-04-2002, 08:22 PM

Glad it's not just me!!! I thought it might be because of one of the many stupid XP services that I disabled on all of my systems.

**Perry_abx** · 12-04-2002, 08:25 PM

20 minutes so far and only 1.5MB of 2MB downloaded! If I were Bill I would be real mad!

Beefy_abx · 12-04-2002, 08:31 PM

It's working fine all the way down here in Oz. But I guess it is now very late at night up there in the states.......

[EDIT] Actually, all your postings are in the last half hour anyway. Maybe I just got lucky? 2.8Mb in just over a minute

**Perry_abx** · 12-04-2002, 08:39 PM

24 minutes to get 2MB here... I actually suspect a piece of hardware like a router is down somewhere in this hemisphere. Access to the site is quick just the actual download takes forever.

wayne_abx · 12-04-2002, 09:58 PM

It took me 7min on a dial-up but I used this link to download the what I needed from normal update site;

Microsoft corporate update

Just be sure to write or copy the information down before going there

-wayne

Danny_abx · 12-05-2002, 03:20 PM

At least you guys can get a download dialog - I cannot even get past the 0%. Any of you have that problem. On a separate issue, I can't even enter the Hotmail website.

Any ideas?

KingTermite · 12-05-2002, 03:24 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Jeff P
Is Windows update dead??

If we could only be so lucky.

packetloss · 12-05-2002, 03:35 PM

Only if they start chargin $129 for it

Sir_JaKoNT|L · 12-09-2002, 11:42 PM

my update ain't working NOW!!!

it scans my hdd less than a few seconds but shows nothing to upgrade whereas i am VERY sure i need something to download, coz i have just finished having clean-installed the windows!!

damn XP, what went wrong? my windows??

help me plzzzzz

Beefy_abx · 12-09-2002, 11:48 PM

Jak - try clearing your temporary internet files, clearing you cookies and rebooting. It works for me a lot of the time.....

12-04-2002, 08:00 PM	#1
Jeff P SuperXperienced Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern California Posts: 311	Is Windows update dead?? Today I noticed that there are 3 new XP updates and 1 critical update for Internet Explorer. So I select them, agree to the licensing agreement popup box and then the download dialog box just sits there. Nothing is downloading. Is anyone else having this problem today? I have never had this happen and it is happening on all 4 of my XP Pro systems. __________________ Jeff P P4C800-E BIOS 1022 P4 3.4E with Zalman CNPS7000B-Cu cooler 1 GB RAM Hitachi 180GXP 120GB (8MB Cache) BFG GeForce 6800GT OC SB Audigy 2 ZS Windows XP Pro
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12-04-2002, 08:06 PM	#2
Perry_abx Modulator Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Saint Paul, MN - USA Posts: 5,912	Same thing here right now. Oh well... guess we'll have to try again later. Wait a sec it's downloading but real slow. Everything else on my broadband connection is working fine! __________________ Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L, Intel Core 2 Duo E8400, 2 x 1GB Kingston HyperX DDR2-1066, Palit 9600GT Sonic, Hauppauge WinTV-HVR 1600, 250GB Seagate, 250GB Maxtor, Lite-On XJ-HD166, NEC ND-2510A, Antec SLK3700BQE, Antec SP-500, LG L226WT Widescreen
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12-04-2002, 08:10 PM	#3
swannema ???????????????? Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 9,627	Yes, very slow downloading.
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12-04-2002, 08:13 PM	#4
Spitfire22 Proud Canadian! Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Alberta Posts: 853	DOA here as well ! __________________ Finishing 2nd only makes you the 1st place loser
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12-04-2002, 08:14 PM	#5
Perry_abx Modulator Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Saint Paul, MN - USA Posts: 5,912	I guess BILL better call and complain to his ISP! __________________ Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L, Intel Core 2 Duo E8400, 2 x 1GB Kingston HyperX DDR2-1066, Palit 9600GT Sonic, Hauppauge WinTV-HVR 1600, 250GB Seagate, 250GB Maxtor, Lite-On XJ-HD166, NEC ND-2510A, Antec SLK3700BQE, Antec SP-500, LG L226WT Widescreen
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12-04-2002, 08:22 PM	#6
Jeff P SuperXperienced Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern California Posts: 311	Glad it's not just me!!! I thought it might be because of one of the many stupid XP services that I disabled on all of my systems. __________________ Jeff P P4C800-E BIOS 1022 P4 3.4E with Zalman CNPS7000B-Cu cooler 1 GB RAM Hitachi 180GXP 120GB (8MB Cache) BFG GeForce 6800GT OC SB Audigy 2 ZS Windows XP Pro
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12-04-2002, 08:25 PM	#7
Perry_abx Modulator Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Saint Paul, MN - USA Posts: 5,912	20 minutes so far and only 1.5MB of 2MB downloaded! If I were Bill I would be real mad! __________________ Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L, Intel Core 2 Duo E8400, 2 x 1GB Kingston HyperX DDR2-1066, Palit 9600GT Sonic, Hauppauge WinTV-HVR 1600, 250GB Seagate, 250GB Maxtor, Lite-On XJ-HD166, NEC ND-2510A, Antec SLK3700BQE, Antec SP-500, LG L226WT Widescreen
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12-04-2002, 08:31 PM	#8
Beefy_abx Mad Physiologist! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Perth, Australia Posts: 1,512	It's working fine all the way down here in Oz. But I guess it is now very late at night up there in the states....... [EDIT] Actually, all your postings are in the last half hour anyway. Maybe I just got lucky? 2.8Mb in just over a minute
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12-04-2002, 08:39 PM	#9
Perry_abx Modulator Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Saint Paul, MN - USA Posts: 5,912	24 minutes to get 2MB here... I actually suspect a piece of hardware like a router is down somewhere in this hemisphere. Access to the site is quick just the actual download takes forever. __________________ Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L, Intel Core 2 Duo E8400, 2 x 1GB Kingston HyperX DDR2-1066, Palit 9600GT Sonic, Hauppauge WinTV-HVR 1600, 250GB Seagate, 250GB Maxtor, Lite-On XJ-HD166, NEC ND-2510A, Antec SLK3700BQE, Antec SP-500, LG L226WT Widescreen
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12-04-2002, 09:58 PM	#10
wayne_abx Never Ending Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Vancouver, Washington (State) Posts: 4,188	It took me 7min on a dial-up but I used this link to download the what I needed from normal update site; Microsoft corporate update Just be sure to write or copy the information down before going there -wayne __________________ System-1 (primary) Intel D875PBZLK FMB 1.5 > Pentium 4/ 3.0E (D0) > Crucial Ballistix 512mb PC4000 (Dual Channel) > ATI Radeon 9500 Pro (128) > Audigy 2 Platinum > Thermaltake P4 Spark 7+ (Xaser Edition) - Antec 80x80mm x5 > 1x 80GB WD SE - 2x Seagate 200GB 7200RPM Barracuda 7200.7 Plus SATA > Lite-On LDW811s dvd +/- Tashiba SDM1712 DvD > Antec 430 TP > WinXP W/SP-2 Gigabit Network, Linksys WRT54GS, Linksys EG008W 8-port gigabit switch, ximeta network storage, Motorola SB4200
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12-05-2002, 03:20 PM	#11
Danny_abx Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 90	At least you guys can get a download dialog - I cannot even get past the 0%. Any of you have that problem. On a separate issue, I can't even enter the Hotmail website. Any ideas?
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12-05-2002, 03:35 PM	#13
packetloss IRCtastic Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,704	Only if they start chargin $129 for it
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12-09-2002, 11:42 PM	#14
Sir_JaKoNT\|L an ASUSBoard fanatic Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Singapore, Sydney, Jakarta Posts: 4,581	my update ain't working NOW!!! it scans my hdd less than a few seconds but shows nothing to upgrade whereas i am VERY sure i need something to download, coz i have just finished having clean-installed the windows!! damn XP, what went wrong? my windows?? help me plzzzzz __________________ running rig AMD ATHLON X2 4000+ AM2 Gigabyte GA-M61SME- SL2 2 x V-Gen DDR2 1GB RAM PC5300 WDC 160GB SATA2 8MB Sony DVD R/W 20x Enlight EN 4150 casing Enlight True Power 420Watt PSU Stick together team... HTC Tytn II is the way!!!
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12-09-2002, 11:48 PM	#15
Beefy_abx Mad Physiologist! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Perth, Australia Posts: 1,512	Jak - try clearing your temporary internet files, clearing you cookies and rebooting. It works for me a lot of the time.....
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