Quadomatic wrote:
> Everytime I open Windows Updates, I receive a red dot with an X in
> it, and this message: "The website has encountered a problem and
> cannot display the page you are trying to view. The options provided
> below might help you solve the problem."
> The options do not help....any ideas anyone?
Guessing as you have not provided any information at all. On the assumption
that you are using Windows XP (as Vista can't go to the website) -
Microsoft solution posted by another user:
This issue can be caused by some different factors. I suggest we first try
the following steps. Please test the issue after you perform each of the
suggestions.
Suggestion 1: Re-register the relevant XML components.
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This issue can occur when the XML component is not working properly. Let's
refer to the following steps to get this issue resolved:
1. Click Start, Run, type: cmd and press Enter.
2. In the opened window, run the following command:
regsvr32 Msxml3.dll
regsvr32 Msxml2.dll
regsvr32 Msxml.dll
3. Please also install MSXML 3.0 SP5 from the following link:
Microsoft XML Parser (MSXML) 3.0 Service Pack 5 (SP5):
http://download.microsoft.com/downlo...1d8/msxml3.msi
Suggestion 2: Clear the Windows Update temporary folder and reset Internet
Explorer settings.
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This error can occur if the temporary folder of Windows Update has been
corrupted. I suggest we delete this folder to test the issue:
1. Click Start, Run, type: %windir%\system32 and press Enter.
2. In the opened folder, find a folder named CatRoot2 and delete it.
Please also clear the Internet Explorer cache, and reset the Internet
Explorer options:
1. Click Start, Run, type: inetcpl.cpl and press Enter to open the Internet
options window.
2. Click "Delete Cookies" and select Yes to confirm.
3. Click "Delete Files" and select Yes to confirm.
4. Click Settings, click "View Objects". Delete all the objects in this
folder. If some objects cannot be deleted, please restart the computer and
try again.
5. Switch to the Security tab, select Internet and click "Default Level".
6. Switch to the Privacy tab, and click "Default" button.
7. Switch to the Advanced tab, click the "Restore Defaults" button and then
deselect the "Enable third-party browser extensions" option.
8. Click OK.
Now reboot your system and test the Windows Update Site and see if the issue
is resolved and let me know the result.
If you are still encountering the above error on Windows Update Site, please
try the next suggestion.
Suggestion 3: Re-register Windows Update components.
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This issue may occur when three Windows Update components have not been
registered successfully. Let's refer to the steps below to re-register them:
1. Click Start, Run, type: cmd and press Enter.
2. In the opened window, run the following commands:
regsvr32 Jscript.dll
regsvr32 wuapi.dll
regsvr32 wuaueng.dll
Please check if you receive any error when trying to re-register these
components. If not, please try to visit the Windows Update site again.
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