cmillens wrote:
> Ok - now, tell me something. Would you say that MSUpdate is
> critical to the functionalty and safety of the operating system and
> the users data? I would.
> How is it then that on nearly every single Windows machine I have
> EVER setup over the years I consistently see NOTHING but problems
> with Windows Update. And like Error number 0x8007004E is anything
> even REMOTELY resembling user friendly ... Personally, I've simply
> HAD it with MS crap-date. time for a REAL operating system: MVS-XA
To answer your direct questions (quoted so there will be no mistake what I
am answering) in an honest fashion:
"Would you say that MSUpdate is critical to the functionalty and safety of
the operating system and the users data?"
.... Sure. As much as self-education and keeping up with the current needs
for security and such in the modern computing world (or having the common
sense to know you need to do that and having someone else do it for you.)
"How is it then that on nearly every single Windows machine I have EVER
setup over the years I consistently see NOTHING but problems with Windows
Update[?]"
.... Since I (and many of my friends, family, colleagues, and some passing
acquaintances) have not had this problem - I would venture to say the
problem is either in the hands of the person who set it up and/or the person
who is maintaining it. ("... I have EVER setup over the years I
consistently see ...")
If the machine is Windows XP - clean it up and make sure the updates and
installer portions of it are actually up to date. It is usually the
*cleanup* that does the fixing (which would not be needed if proper
maintenance/prevention had been observed originally) - because something
*caused* the problem and it is usually improper procedures, maintenance or
preventive maintenance.
I say this not to 'down the user' - and before you start to say how much I
love Microsoft - my opinion would not change if they disappeared tomorrow
and something else took their place and inevitably the same problems started
to crop up. *Poof* gone, okay - don't care, didn't before. I say this
because it is usually (with few and far-between exceptions) a fact.
Want to know what to do to cleanup your Windows Updates (in Windows XP
32-bit) and your machine of most spyware/adware and make sure you have the
latest installer?
Download, install, run, update and perform a full scan (separately) with the
following two applications (freeware versions are the ones to use for this):
SuperAntiSpyware
http://www.superantispyware.com/
MalwareBytes
http://www.malwarebytes.com/
After performing a full scan with one and then the other and removing
whatever they both find completely, you may uninstall these products,
if you wish.
Reboot.
Start button --> RUN and type in:
%SystemRoot%\system32\net stop wuauserv
--> Click OK.
Start button --> RUN and type in:
%SystemRoot%\system32\regsvr32 %SystemRoot%\system32\wups2.dll
--> Click OK.
Start button --> RUN and type in:
%SystemRoot%\system32\net start wuauserv
--> Click OK.
Download the latest version of the Windows Update agent from here (x86):
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=91237
.... and save it to the root of your C:\ drive. After saving it to the root
of the C:\ drive, do the following:
Close all Internet Explorer windows and other applications.
Start button --> RUN and type in:
%SystemDrive%\windowsupdateagent30-x86.exe /WUFORCE
--> Click OK.
(If asked, select "Run.) --> Click on NEXT --> Select "I agree" and click on
NEXT --> When it finishes installing, click on "Finish"...
Reboot.
Download/Install the latest Windows Installer (for your OS):
( Windows XP 32-bit : WindowsXP-KB942288-v3-x86.exe )
http://www.microsoft.com/downloadS/d...displaylang=en
Reboot.
Log on as an user with administrative rights and open Internet Explorer and
visit
http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/ and select to do a CUSTOM scan...
(Every time you are about to click on something while at these web pages -
first press and hold down the CTRL key while you click on it. You can
release the CTRL key after clicking each time.)
Once the scan is done, select just _ONE_ of the high priority updates
(deselect any others) and install it.
Reboot again.
If it did work - try the web page again - selecting no more than 3-5 at a
time.
The Optional Software updates are generally safe - although I recommend
against the "Windows Search" one. I would completely avoid the Optional
Hardware updates.
Come back - let us know if that worked.
.... Really - come back and let everyone know if that worked.
If it seemed to have failed, do this:
Click Start, and then click Run.
In the Open box, type: %windir%\windowsupdate.log
and then click OK.
Scroll down towards the bottom for the latest entries to locate any error
code(s) or explanation as to why the page cannot be displayed.
You can copy/paste the last 50 or so lines here...
How to read the Windowsupdate.log file:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/902093
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Shenan Stanley
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