Oh flipflops!!! I've killed Windows Update!

dorsetmiss_2

It's nearly 5 am and I've been faffing about with this since 10pm last night :mad: I was notified of a new Windows Update today but I couldn't get it to work. Went to the Windows Update site but the site stalls at the 'checking for latest updates for your computer'. The green bars keep floating across but nothing else happens.... I went to Program Files and was a bit surprised to see the Windows Update folder was greyed out, (well, yellowed out actually!), and the folder was empty. The only unusual things I have done recently are to uninstall Nokia P C Suite and re-install it, (what a pain!) and install and run Registry Mechanic.

Help please

System info:
XP+SP2
Internet Explorer
Zone Alarm
Norton AV
Recently run:- Adaware, Spybot, DiskCleanup & De-fragged

Toxteth_OGrady

Have you tried a System Restore to a point before you made the changes?

Also go to here and try the newer Microsoft Update instead.

:cool:

TOG

banger9365

i think it's there site thats gone wrong i am getting you must be running Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 or later. i am explorer 6,sorry it was not them it was me a stupid firewall(bullguard firewall )

dorsetmiss_2

Toxteth_OGrady wrote:

Have you tried a System Restore to a point before you made the changes?

Also go to here and try the newer Microsoft Update instead.

:cool:

TOG

Hi and thanks for replying...yes I have given System Restore a whirl, it was the first thing I thought of, but it didn't help! I meant Microsoft Update...sorry, can't get used to calling it that. Your link took me to the same place I was going and the same thing happens...I sit here willing those green bars to spring into life and gimme some updates!!! :rolleyes:

Any other ideas please?

LewisC_2

There's been problems with Windows Update today - it's at their end. Give it a few hours and try again.