I am trying to get a 2001 home-built XP SP2 machine back up to date, as it has been disconnected from internet usage for a year or so. Recently I was informed of an available update to Internet Explorer 7. When I proceeded with the installation, it failed. The first troubleshooting suggestion was to be sure that I have all the most current updates from Windows Update. Whenever I try to go there and check for new updates, I get a message that reads "Checking if your computer has the latest version of Windows updating software for use with the websiteâ¦" Nothing further happens. I have tried this several times, and have left my computer waiting on this site for hours in hopes it will finally do something--can anyone out there help me? Thanks!
You'll probably have to install the latest WU client - see this link for details (disregard the title) - Updates are not installed successfully from Windows Update, from Microsoft Update, or by using Automatic Updates after you repair a Windows XP installation http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943144 Xposting to Windows Update Newsgroup for your convenience. -- TaurArian [MVP] 2005-2009 - Update Services http://taurarian.mvps.org ====================================== How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 Computer Maintenance: Acronis / Diskeeper / Paragon / Raxco "venajoe" wrote in message news:56CFD8F9-CA00-4D4F-A9A4-A5E51C6B9192@microsoft.com... |I am trying to get a 2001 home-built XP SP2 machine back up to date, as it | has been disconnected from internet usage for a year or so. Recently I was | informed of an available update to Internet Explorer 7. When I proceeded | with the installation, it failed. The first troubleshooting suggestion was | to be sure that I have all the most current updates from Windows Update. | Whenever I try to go there and check for new updates, I get a message that | reads "Checking if your computer has the latest version of Windows updating | software for use with the website." Nothing further happens. I have tried | this several times, and have left my computer waiting on this site for hours | in hopes it will finally do something--can anyone out there help me? Thanks!
TaurArian, Thanks so much for your help! You got me over the hump and I got IE7 installed this afternoon! venajoe "TaurArian" wrote: > You'll probably have to install the latest WU client - see this link for details > (disregard the title) - > > Updates are not installed successfully from Windows Update, from Microsoft Update, or by > using Automatic Updates after you repair a Windows XP installation > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943144 > > Xposting to Windows Update Newsgroup for your convenience. > > -- > > TaurArian [MVP] 2005-2009 - Update Services > http://taurarian.mvps.org > ====================================== > How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 > Computer Maintenance: Acronis / Diskeeper / Paragon / Raxco > > > "venajoe" wrote in message > news:56CFD8F9-CA00-4D4F-A9A4-A5E51C6B9192@microsoft.com... > |I am trying to get a 2001 home-built XP SP2 machine back up to date, as it > | has been disconnected from internet usage for a year or so. Recently I was > | informed of an available update to Internet Explorer 7. When I proceeded > | with the installation, it failed. The first troubleshooting suggestion was > | to be sure that I have all the most current updates from Windows Update. > | Whenever I try to go there and check for new updates, I get a message that > | reads "Checking if your computer has the latest version of Windows updating > | software for use with the website." Nothing further happens. I have tried > | this several times, and have left my computer waiting on this site for hours > | in hopes it will finally do something--can anyone out there help me? Thanks! > > >
"TaurArian" wrote: > You'll probably have to install the latest WU client - see this link for details > (disregard the title) - > > Updates are not installed successfully from Windows Update, from Microsoft Update, or by > using Automatic Updates after you repair a Windows XP installation > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943144 > > Xposting to Windows Update Newsgroup for your convenience. > > -- > > TaurArian [MVP] 2005-2009 - Update Services > http://taurarian.mvps.org > ====================================== > How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 > Computer Maintenance: Acronis / Diskeeper / Paragon / Raxco > > > "venajoe" wrote in message > news:56CFD8F9-CA00-4D4F-A9A4-A5E51C6B9192@microsoft.com... > |I am trying to get a 2001 home-built XP SP2 machine back up to date, as it > | has been disconnected from internet usage for a year or so. Recently I was > | informed of an available update to Internet Explorer 7. When I proceeded > | with the installation, it failed. The first troubleshooting suggestion was > | to be sure that I have all the most current updates from Windows Update. > | Whenever I try to go there and check for new updates, I get a message that > | reads "Checking if your computer has the latest version of Windows updating > | software for use with the website." Nothing further happens. I have tried > | this several times, and have left my computer waiting on this site for hours > | in hopes it will finally do something--can anyone out there help me? Thanks! > > >
"venajoe" wrote: > TaurArian, > > Thanks so much for your help! You got me over the hump and I got IE7 > installed this afternoon! > > venajoe > > "TaurArian" wrote: > > > You'll probably have to install the latest WU client - see this link for details > > (disregard the title) - > > > > Updates are not installed successfully from Windows Update, from Microsoft Update, or by > > using Automatic Updates after you repair a Windows XP installation > > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943144 > > > > Xposting to Windows Update Newsgroup for your convenience. > > > > -- > > > > TaurArian [MVP] 2005-2009 - Update Services > > http://taurarian.mvps.org > > ====================================== > > How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 > > Computer Maintenance: Acronis / Diskeeper / Paragon / Raxco > > > > > > "venajoe" wrote in message > > news:56CFD8F9-CA00-4D4F-A9A4-A5E51C6B9192@microsoft.com... > > |I am trying to get a 2001 home-built XP SP2 machine back up to date, as it > > | has been disconnected from internet usage for a year or so. Recently I was > > | informed of an available update to Internet Explorer 7. When I proceeded > > | with the installation, it failed. The first troubleshooting suggestion was > > | to be sure that I have all the most current updates from Windows Update. > > | Whenever I try to go there and check for new updates, I get a message that > > | reads "Checking if your computer has the latest version of Windows updating > > | software for use with the website." Nothing further happens. I have tried > > | this several times, and have left my computer waiting on this site for hours > > | in hopes it will finally do something--can anyone out there help me? Thanks! > > > > > >
"venajoe" wrote: > I am trying to get a 2001 home-built XP SP2 machine back up to date, as it > has been disconnected from internet usage for a year or so. Recently I was > informed of an available update to Internet Explorer 7. When I proceeded > with the installation, it failed. The first troubleshooting suggestion was > to be sure that I have all the most current updates from Windows Update. > Whenever I try to go there and check for new updates, I get a message that > reads "Checking if your computer has the latest version of Windows updating > software for use with the websiteâ¦" Nothing further happens. I have tried > this several times, and have left my computer waiting on this site for hours > in hopes it will finally do something--can anyone out there help me? Thanks!
"sgmaxmp11" wrote: > > > "venajoe" wrote: > > > TaurArian, > > > > Thanks so much for your help! You got me over the hump and I got IE7 > > installed this afternoon! > > > > venajoe > > > > "TaurArian" wrote: > > > > > You'll probably have to install the latest WU client - see this link for details > > > (disregard the title) - > > > > > > Updates are not installed successfully from Windows Update, from Microsoft Update, or by > > > using Automatic Updates after you repair a Windows XP installation > > > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943144 > > > > > > Xposting to Windows Update Newsgroup for your convenience. > > > > > > -- > > > > > > TaurArian [MVP] 2005-2009 - Update Services > > > http://taurarian.mvps.org > > > ====================================== > > > How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 > > > Computer Maintenance: Acronis / Diskeeper / Paragon / Raxco > > > > > > > > > "venajoe" wrote in message > > > news:56CFD8F9-CA00-4D4F-A9A4-A5E51C6B9192@microsoft.com... > > > |I am trying to get a 2001 home-built XP SP2 machine back up to date, as it > > > | has been disconnected from internet usage for a year or so. Recently I was > > > | informed of an available update to Internet Explorer 7. When I proceeded > > > | with the installation, it failed. The first troubleshooting suggestion was > > > | to be sure that I have all the most current updates from Windows Update. > > > | Whenever I try to go there and check for new updates, I get a message that > > > | reads "Checking if your computer has the latest version of Windows updating > > > | software for use with the website." Nothing further happens. I have tried > > > | this several times, and have left my computer waiting on this site for hours > > > | in hopes it will finally do something--can anyone out there help me? Thanks! > > > > > > > > >
"sgmaxmp11" wrote: > > > "TaurArian" wrote: > > > You'll probably have to install the latest WU client - see this link for details > > (disregard the title) - > > > > Updates are not installed successfully from Windows Update, from Microsoft Update, or by > > using Automatic Updates after you repair a Windows XP installation > > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943144 > > > > Xposting to Windows Update Newsgroup for your convenience. > > > > -- > > > > TaurArian [MVP] 2005-2009 - Update Services > > http://taurarian.mvps.org > > ====================================== > > How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 > > Computer Maintenance: Acronis / Diskeeper / Paragon / Raxco > > > > > > "venajoe" wrote in message > > news:56CFD8F9-CA00-4D4F-A9A4-A5E51C6B9192@microsoft.com... > > |I am trying to get a 2001 home-built XP SP2 machine back up to date, as it > > | has been disconnected from internet usage for a year or so. Recently I was > > | informed of an available update to Internet Explorer 7. When I proceeded > > | with the installation, it failed. The first troubleshooting suggestion was > > | to be sure that I have all the most current updates from Windows Update. > > | Whenever I try to go there and check for new updates, I get a message that > > | reads "Checking if your computer has the latest version of Windows updating > > | software for use with the website." Nothing further happens. I have tried > > | this several times, and have left my computer waiting on this site for hours > > | in hopes it will finally do something--can anyone out there help me? Thanks! > > > > > >
