Subj : Win 2000 Pro Error?
To   : D.L. Schmidt
From : Steven Horn
Date : Wed Feb 26 2003 06:35 pm

D.L. Schmidt (1:114/501) wrote to All at 01:04 on 22 Feb 2003:

 DLS> I'm running a PII-450 with 640 meg of memory.

That's a lot of RAM.:-)

 DLS> The problem I'm having is when I try to download any updates from
 DLS> the  Windows update page. It goes through everything like its
 DLS> going to start  the download and then just sits there.

What browser are you using?  If you are using IE 6.0, what are the settings in 
Tools/Internet Options/Privacy?  If it's "High, use the option to allow cookies 
for windowsupdate.microsoft.com

 DLS> I turned on the Automatic Update feature and it will alert me if
 DLS> there are  any critical updates available and then allow me to
 DLS> update them. I have  tried everything I could think of to get it
 DLS> to work.

There is a full AU option where an icon appears and if you click on it, it will 
tell you what is available and then retrieve it if you want it and install it.

 DLS> I can download files from other sites.

I would expect that you could.

 DLS> Any one have a clue as to what could be causing this problem?? 

Apart from what I've already noted, do you use a firewall?  

Take care,

Steven Horn (steven_a_horn@yahoo.ca)
Moderator, ALASKA_CHAT 
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