windows update fails to load

CDsDontBurn · Sep 7, 2004, 12:31 AM

i just re-installed winXP and i went to the windows update site, and it d/led v5 for me. I had v4 on my old install, and it's all different now. I installed some of the updates, and went to reboot. After i rebooted, i went back to the windows update site, but it said it couldn't start because i had something in services turned off. told me to go to "services.msc" and set the BITS service to "automatic" and make sure it has started. Well, i did exactly that, and the windows update site still won't load, and gives me the error still.

i just want to back to the old windows update v4

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Nacht · Sep 7, 2004, 12:57 AM

do you have the windows update service turned on auto?

No_Style · Sep 7, 2004, 12:59 AM

V5 is default for SP2. You will also need to turn on the Automatic Updates service to auto.

CDsDontBurn · Sep 7, 2004, 01:06 AM

i can't us sp2 for two reasons

1. sp2 doesn't work w/prescotts (at least not yet)
2. illigitimate reasons

CDsDontBurn · Sep 7, 2004, 01:17 AM

well, this seemed to have worked. i'm not liking v5 at all. v4 was alot easier to use than v5. i like to have automatic updates disabled so i don't have it constantly bugging me telling me to update my computer w/worthless updates

No_Style · Sep 7, 2004, 01:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pac-Man

i can't us sp2 for two reasons

1. sp2 doesn't work w/prescotts (at least not yet)
2. illigitimate reasons

As for the Prescott issue, there are a number of people using it with the Prescott and it's not a problem. And there is a fix if you get the proper BIOS update. More info about it here

If you're worrying about keys.. it's not a problem. MS wants everybody updated, trust me.

Quote:

well, this seemed to have worked. i'm not liking v5 at all. v4 was alot easier to use than v5. i like to have automatic updates disabled so i don't have it constantly bugging me telling me to update my computer w/worthless updates

You can still turn off the nagging Auto update feature through Control Panel, but the service can still be running. V5 is alright. I like the new look. V4 will be taken out of service eventually.

mkk · Sep 7, 2004, 01:44 AM

In case you run a software firewall there is also the need to allow svchost.exe doing outbound tcp traffic (80,443) for v5 to work. Windows Update v5 has a nice interface, but to a tweaker it sure demands more of the otherwise useless things to be running.

Edit: Those who are unfortunate enough to run into trouble when pairing SP2 with a Prescott CPU should be able to find a motherboard BIOS update that fixes it. Possibly an issue that only shows up when using early Prescott-capable motherboards with older BIOS'es.

CDsDontBurn · Sep 7, 2004, 02:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by No_Style

As for the Prescott issue, there are a number of people using it with the Prescott and it's not a problem. And there is a fix if you get the proper BIOS update. More info about it here

If you're worrying about keys.. it's not a problem. MS wants everybody updated, trust me.

You can still turn off the nagging Auto update feature through Control Panel, but the service can still be running. V5 is alright. I like the new look. V4 will be taken out of service eventually.

how can i use sp2 then? everybody from work says that it don't work well w/prescotts, and if you don't got a key, then you can't use it. so i'm double powned

.

Sep 7, 2004, 12:31 AM	#1
CDsDontBurn Lurking DriverHeaven Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,806 Rep Power: 235 System Specs	windows update fails to load i just re-installed winXP and i went to the windows update site, and it d/led v5 for me. I had v4 on my old install, and it's all different now. I installed some of the updates, and went to reboot. After i rebooted, i went back to the windows update site, but it said it couldn't start because i had something in services turned off. told me to go to "services.msc" and set the BITS service to "automatic" and make sure it has started. Well, i did exactly that, and the windows update site still won't load, and gives me the error still. i just want to back to the old windows update v4 . __________________ Her First Day \| A year later

Sep 7, 2004, 12:59 AM	#3
No_Style Styleless Wonder Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 6,034 Rep Power: 0	V5 is default for SP2. You will also need to turn on the Automatic Updates service to auto. __________________ "The Best Style Is No Style" Specifications Here

Sep 7, 2004, 01:06 AM	Thread Starter #4
CDsDontBurn Lurking DriverHeaven Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,806 Rep Power: 235 System Specs	i can't us sp2 for two reasons 1. sp2 doesn't work w/prescotts (at least not yet) 2. illigitimate reasons __________________ Her First Day \| A year later

Sep 7, 2004, 01:17 AM	Thread Starter #5
CDsDontBurn Lurking DriverHeaven Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,806 Rep Power: 235 System Specs	well, this seemed to have worked. i'm not liking v5 at all. v4 was alot easier to use than v5. i like to have automatic updates disabled so i don't have it constantly bugging me telling me to update my computer w/worthless updates __________________ Her First Day \| A year later

Sep 7, 2004, 01:44 AM	#7
mkk Cthulhu/Dagon 2012 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Gefle, Sweden Posts: 4,495 Rep Power: 132 System Specs	In case you run a software firewall there is also the need to allow svchost.exe doing outbound tcp traffic (80,443) for v5 to work. Windows Update v5 has a nice interface, but to a tweaker it sure demands more of the otherwise useless things to be running. Edit: Those who are unfortunate enough to run into trouble when pairing SP2 with a Prescott CPU should be able to find a motherboard BIOS update that fixes it. Possibly an issue that only shows up when using early Prescott-capable motherboards with older BIOS'es. Last edited by mkk; Sep 7, 2004 at 02:05 AM. Reason: about that Prescott thingy

Sep 7, 2004, 12:57 AM	#2
Nacht ein Krieger Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Clemson Uni Posts: 3,127 Rep Power: 0	do you have the windows update service turned on auto?