Manual updating fails. Cannot run ActiveX executable.

Hi, I am trying to update my system manually. When I click windows
update in IE7, the requested ActiveX which must be downloaded from MS
update site does not appear.

I followed the guidelines outlined in http://support.microsoft.com/kb/916259
and downloaded version 6 of the Windows Update ActiveX control.
However, the problem persists. (Manual updating worked w/o problems
before. I downloaded a series of programs lately and can't remember
when manual updating was disabled.)

The WindowsUpdate log indicates that automatic updates are taking
place albeit with intermittent connection errors.

TIA for any hints.

System: XP Home Edition

After googling extensively, I found the following posts that helped me
solve the Active X problem and the ensuing errors:

1. Cannot install Windows Updates due to ActiveX problems:
http://groups.google.com/group/micro...0ba3761ed8?hl=
en&lnk=gst&q=ActiveX+cannot#8d1a7f0ba3761ed8

2. MS KB 916259
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/916259

Along the way I encountered errors 0x80070424, 0x8007043B, 0x8024001E,
0x8024402C. The following posts proved useful in addressing these
issues:

1. Error No.:0x80070424 Unable to download from site Windows Update
http://www.microsoft.com/communities...1667fd&m=1&p=1

2. 0x8024402c Windows Update Error
http://www.updatexp.com/0x8024402c.html

Hi,

Thanks for the report.

Glad it worked for you and fixed the problem.
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"msch-prv@bluewin.ch" wrote:

> Hi, I am trying to update my system manually. When I click windows
> update in IE7, the requested ActiveX which must be downloaded from MS
> update site does not appear.
>
> I followed the guidelines outlined in http://support.microsoft.com/kb/916259
> and downloaded version 6 of the Windows Update ActiveX control.
> However, the problem persists. (Manual updating worked w/o problems
> before. I downloaded a series of programs lately and can't remember
> when manual updating was disabled.)
>
> The WindowsUpdate log indicates that automatic updates are taking
> place albeit with intermittent connection errors.
>
> TIA for any hints.
>
> System: XP Home Edition
>