Disappering Update Icon

I'm sticking with XP/SP2 for now.......but often get an update icon (set to
notify) that disappears before I can get to it....or starts a download and
then disappears! What's up here?

MT

Which setting is Automatic Updates set to ?

You can see what's going on viz a viz the AU icon by checking the
WindowsUpdate.log located in the WINDOWS directory [folder].

How to read the Windowsupdate.log file
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/902093

MowGreen [MVP 2003-2008]
===============
*-343-* FDNY
Never Forgotten
===============


sasha gottfried wrote:

> I'm sticking with XP/SP2 for now.......but often get an update icon (set to
> notify) that disappears before I can get to it....or starts a download and
> then disappears! What's up here?
>
> MT
>
>

Open C:\Windows\WindowsUpdate.log <=this file

Scroll to the bottom, then up: Any errors or perhaps lines reading "Update
is not allowed to download due to regulation"?
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/


sasha gottfried wrote:
> I'm sticking with XP/SP2 for now.......but often get an update icon (set
> to
> notify) that disappears before I can get to it....or starts a download and
> then disappears! What's up here?
>
> MT

Notify


"MowGreen [MVP]" <mowgreen@nowandzen.com> wrote in message
news:ePN3$3DuIHA.3716@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Which setting is Automatic Updates set to ?
>
> You can see what's going on viz a viz the AU icon by checking the
> WindowsUpdate.log located in the WINDOWS directory [folder].
>
> How to read the Windowsupdate.log file
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/902093
>
> MowGreen [MVP 2003-2008]
> ===============
> *-343-* FDNY
> Never Forgotten
> ===============
>
>
> sasha gottfried wrote:
>
>> I'm sticking with XP/SP2 for now.......but often get an update icon (set
>> to notify) that disappears before I can get to it....or starts a download
>> and then disappears! What's up here?
>>
>> MT

And did you accept one or more update to Download?

sasha gottfried wrote:
> Notify
>
>
> "MowGreen [MVP]" <mowgreen@nowandzen.com> wrote in message
> news:ePN3$3DuIHA.3716@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> Which setting is Automatic Updates set to ?
>>
>> You can see what's going on viz a viz the AU icon by checking the
>> WindowsUpdate.log located in the WINDOWS directory [folder].
>>
>> How to read the Windowsupdate.log file
>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/902093
>>
>> MowGreen [MVP 2003-2008]
>> ===============
>> *-343-* FDNY
>> Never Forgotten
>> ===============
>>
>>
>> sasha gottfried wrote:
>>
>>> I'm sticking with XP/SP2 for now.......but often get an update icon (set
>>> to notify) that disappears before I can get to it....or starts a
>>> download
>>> and then disappears! What's up here?
>>>
>>> MT

No..........it just disappeared, as it does lately, even if I accept the
update!


"PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:%23cJXR8HuIHA.1220@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> And did you accept one or more update to Download?
>
> sasha gottfried wrote:
>> Notify
>>
>>
>> "MowGreen [MVP]" <mowgreen@nowandzen.com> wrote in message
>> news:ePN3$3DuIHA.3716@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>> Which setting is Automatic Updates set to ?
>>>
>>> You can see what's going on viz a viz the AU icon by checking the
>>> WindowsUpdate.log located in the WINDOWS directory [folder].
>>>
>>> How to read the Windowsupdate.log file
>>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/902093
>>>
>>> MowGreen [MVP 2003-2008]
>>> ===============
>>> *-343-* FDNY
>>> Never Forgotten
>>> ===============
>>>
>>>
>>> sasha gottfried wrote:
>>>
>>>> I'm sticking with XP/SP2 for now.......but often get an update icon
>>>> (set
>>>> to notify) that disappears before I can get to it....or starts a
>>>> download
>>>> and then disappears! What's up here?
>>>>
>>>> MT
>

Repeat: *Did* you or did you not approve an update for downloading (not
installing) the last time the Automatic Updates prompt appeared?

Is WindowsUpdate.log filled with "Update is not allowed to download due to
regulation" errors?
--
~PA Bear


sasha gottfried wrote:
> No..........it just disappeared, as it does lately, even if I accept the
> update!
>
>
> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:%23cJXR8HuIHA.1220@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> And did you accept one or more update to Download?
>>
>> sasha gottfried wrote:
>>> Notify
>>>
>>> "MowGreen [MVP]" <mowgreen@nowandzen.com> wrote in message
>>> news:ePN3$3DuIHA.3716@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>>> Which setting is Automatic Updates set to ?
>>>>
>>>> You can see what's going on viz a viz the AU icon by checking the
>>>> WindowsUpdate.log located in the WINDOWS directory [folder].
>>>>
>>>> How to read the Windowsupdate.log file
>>>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/902093
>>>>
>>>> MowGreen [MVP 2003-2008]
>>>> ===============
>>>> *-343-* FDNY
>>>> Never Forgotten
>>>> ===============
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> sasha gottfried wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I'm sticking with XP/SP2 for now.......but often get an update icon
>>>>> (set
>>>>> to notify) that disappears before I can get to it....or starts a
>>>>> download
>>>>> and then disappears! What's up here?
>>>>>
>>>>> MT