Mele20Premium
join:2001-06-05
Hilo, HI
kudos:4 | reply to tim006
Re: windows update problem GRRR...why can't Microsoft get their #$%$# Windows Update online support working properly? I just had the submission I made hang for about ten minutes and then time out and there was no way I could copy my post when I realized it was not going through as everything froze. So, I'm not writing that reply again. It wasn't a three word reply. The tech had asked that I let him know which, if any, of his suggestions worked. I was trying to let him know but I can sure see why most users don't respond with feedback because that online support is just awful. I had to try over and over getting repeated 401 errors before I could finally connect and then the time out when you are typing a reply is way too short. Plus, even if you didn't time out the reply won't send and freezes.
I still have an issue and I will call from now on. Forget that online help! You'd think Microsoft could get that working properly.
Anyhow, this tech told me that what Windows Update5 says about BITS is incorrect. BITS should be on manual. Ignore that WU says it should be on automatic. Also, you cannot leave auto updating on manual and start it manually before you go to WU. That is what I was doing. That worked with ver5 until two days ago when MS began pushing ver5 to XP boxes. The tech said I had to go into properties and set auto updating to automatic. Simply starting the process before going to WU5 is no longer allowed. 
When I set BITS to manual and Auto Updating to automatic in properties then I had no problem using ver 5 just now. So, if you have auto updating set to manual try setting it to automatic. I'm not sure but I think it needs to be that way for SP2 also.
I still have no history in ver5. Ugh! I saw that post about uninstalling ver5 so you can get ver4. I really want my history. I wonder if I should try uninstalling ver5. Will my history be in ver4? It won't have the recent installations from ver 5 though. This is a mess! I'm going to have to call Microsoft about it.
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