Auto-Updates in Windows XP/SP2

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Greetings:
I have the auto-updates feature of WinXP set to AUTOMATICALLY DOWNLOAD and
INSTALL. However when I try to click on the little yellow exclamation point
in the taskbar that states "Updates are ready for your computer. Click here
to install these updates" - nothing happens and the little yellow
exclamation point disappears then returns on the taskbar about 15-20 seconds
later. I have tried double-clicking on this, and single-clicking, and
right-clicking too on this lil ah heck...

The million-dollar question is this: How do I make this go away, or work
properly.
FYI - I have also tried disabling this feature and turning it off in Control
Panel too. That didn't work either.

Signed,
Frustrated with MS and XP!

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How to make go away - in control panel, turn off automatic updates and it'll
go away, but make sure you regularly visit the "Windows Update" site for
critical patches.
Haven't got a clue on how to "fix" it - have you tried searching the MS
Knowledge Base:
http://support.microsoft.com/search/?adv=1

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"Scott @ MSN" <coloradosea@msn.com> wrote in message
news:O6ZQaS0$EHA.1524@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Greetings:
> I have the auto-updates feature of WinXP set to AUTOMATICALLY DOWNLOAD and
> INSTALL. However when I try to click on the little yellow exclamation
point
> in the taskbar that states "Updates are ready for your computer. Click
here
> to install these updates" - nothing happens and the little yellow
> exclamation point disappears then returns on the taskbar about 15-20
seconds
> later. I have tried double-clicking on this, and single-clicking, and
> right-clicking too on this lil ah heck...
>
> The million-dollar question is this: How do I make this go away, or work
> properly.
> FYI - I have also tried disabling this feature and turning it off in
Control
> Panel too. That didn't work either.
>
> Signed,
> Frustrated with MS and XP!
>
> --
>
>
>

 

[kelly]

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Hi Scott,

Empty your Temp files and try again.

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All the Best,
Kelly (MS-MVP)

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com


"Scott @ MSN" <coloradosea@msn.com> wrote in message
news:O6ZQaS0$EHA.1524@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Greetings:
> I have the auto-updates feature of WinXP set to AUTOMATICALLY DOWNLOAD and
> INSTALL. However when I try to click on the little yellow exclamation
> point in the taskbar that states "Updates are ready for your computer.
> Click here to install these updates" - nothing happens and the little
> yellow exclamation point disappears then returns on the taskbar about
> 15-20 seconds later. I have tried double-clicking on this, and
> single-clicking, and right-clicking too on this lil ah heck...
>
> The million-dollar question is this: How do I make this go away, or work
> properly.
> FYI - I have also tried disabling this feature and turning it off in
> Control Panel too. That didn't work either.
>
> Signed,
> Frustrated with MS and XP!
>
> --
>
>
>