La Luna
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Re: Problem with Automatic Update since Tuesday
Does the CPU spike up to 100%? That is what's causing the problem. Although it seems like it, it probably isn't directly related to this weeks updates, people have been having this issue, or a similar variation of it, for months and months. Mine just started this week when I tried to get the updates. MS Updates froze, no task manager, no nothing. Only rebooting with the power button helped. Others have the problem when MS AU checks for updates, like you. MS is aware of the issue and has put out a hotfix or two with varying degrees of success, mostly no good. Read the links in my last post in this thread:
»[XP Pro] Windows Update Problem
I switched from MS Updates back to Windows Updates and then I was able to get updates with no problem. I will have to get Office Updates separately as they aren't covered in Windows Updates.
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slashman
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| Thanks for the info La Luna.
Maybe the issue was there all along and just coincided with this latest patch Tuesday downloads.
Interesting that I have 50+ PCs configured similiarly (MS Update with download only) and only 4 have had issues. |
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TheJoker
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| There's a reason I have automatic updates turned off. I do install them promptly, but not until I have imaged the system first. And not just for the updates, I won't do any install until I have imaged first. Twenty minutes to do the backup is nothing compared to "Oh my god, what do I do now?"
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La Luna
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| said by TheJoker  :There's a reason I have automatic updates turned off...... That has nothing to do with it, I had updates set to notify only, which worked fine....I always check and choose updates before installing. Some people have the problem when AU is checking for updates, others have it, like me, when they are trying to get the updates. On or off, it can still happen.
The problem suddenly started this week when I tried to get my updates with MS Updates after notification, hadn't installed any of them yet. It hung at "checking for updates". I have never had a problem with it before, ever.
This has been an ongoing problem for other people for months and months, starting a different times, it has nothing to do with any specific update.
It is obviously some issue with MS Updates itself as switching to and updating with Windows Updates works fine.
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JackCam614
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said by La Luna :.... Read the links in my last post in this thread: » [XP Pro] Windows Update ProblemI switched from MS Updates back to Windows Updates and then I was able to get updates with no problem. I will have to get Office Updates separately as they aren't covered in Windows Updates. Thanks La Luna,
Followed your lead and grabbed 3 High Priority updates from WU, and then went to Office Updates and pulled 5 'Required Updates'.
Many Thanks for the Heads Up.
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altermatt
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said by La Luna :I switched from MS Updates back to Windows Updates and then I was able to get updates with no problem. I will have to get Office Updates separately as they aren't covered in Windows Updates. La Luna, I am one of those who have the LONG wait at MU while it's "checking for updates"; by long I mean LONG, enough to actually make lunch and eat half of it today  . I don't have AU running until just before I go to MU, but I do go to MU on schedule. I would LOVE to use WU and OU separately if that would speed up the process. However, when I tried going to WU (windowsupdate.microsoft.com) today, it checked my Active X and redirected me to MU...I couldn't get it to just use WU.
Anyone have any suggestions for getting to WU without being redirected?
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La Luna
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| said by altermatt :said by La Luna :I switched from MS Updates back to Windows Updates and then I was able to get updates with no problem. I will have to get Office Updates separately as they aren't covered in Windows Updates. La Luna, I am one of those who have the LONG wait at MU while it's "checking for updates"; by long I mean LONG, enough to actually make lunch and eat half of it today . I don't have AU running until just before I go to MU, but I do go to MU on schedule. I would LOVE to use WU and OU separately if that would speed up the process. However, when I tried going to WU (windowsupdate.microsoft.com) today, it checked my Active X and redirected me to MU...I couldn't get it to just use WU. Anyone have any suggestions for getting to WU without being redirected? Trying going to Start>Windows Update (I know, I know, sounds wrong, but it's not), then click on "change settings" on the left side of the page. It will bring you to a page to switch to Windows Updates instead of MS Updates.
Then try to update the normal way, Start>Windows Update.
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altermatt
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| said by La Luna :Trying going to Start>Windows Update (I know, I know, sounds wrong, but it's not), then click on "change settings" on the left side of the page. Thanks, I will try that tomorrow. Just to clarify with you, though, that link is to »update.microsoft.com/microsoftup···ln=en-us . (That may be what you meant by "I know it sounds wrong ).
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La Luna
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| said by altermatt :said by La Luna :Trying going to Start>Windows Update (I know, I know, sounds wrong, but it's not), then click on "change settings" on the left side of the page. Thanks, I will try that tomorrow. Just to clarify with you, though, that link is to » update.microsoft.com/microsoftup···ln=en-us . (That may be what you meant by "I know it sounds wrong ). Yep, Start says "Windows Updates", giving the impression that's where you're going when you are actually going to MS Updates.
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