automatic updates not working

[Guest superrad]

Hi can anyone help me with my automatic updates not working? I have

vista home premium edition 32 bit. Last time I was able to update was

7/20/08. It's a new laptop which I use as a back up computer. Have

only turned it on 3 times since above date.

 

Yesterday I could not download any updates. I get a blank screen that

says searching. Nothing happens. Computer works fine otherwise. Then

I have to go to windows task manager to close the updates because it

will just sit there and spool. Internet ok. I know for sure that no

virus is on it. I tried to manually download updates but the installer

just says "processing" or something like that and nothing happens.

 

Any ideas?

 

 

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[Guest peter]

I had that problem and it turned out to be an older version of AVG free in

conjunction with Zone Alarm

somehow stopped the update process from accesseing MS...

A newer version of AVG ..8 and a newer version of ZA do not have that

problem.

peter

 

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> Hi can anyone help me with my automatic updates not working? I have

> vista home premium edition 32 bit. Last time I was able to update was

> 7/20/08. It's a new laptop which I use as a back up computer. Have

> only turned it on 3 times since above date.

>

> Yesterday I could not download any updates. I get a blank screen that

> says searching. Nothing happens. Computer works fine otherwise. Then

> I have to go to windows task manager to close the updates because it

> will just sit there and spool. Internet ok. I know for sure that no

> virus is on it. I tried to manually download updates but the installer

> just says "processing" or something like that and nothing happens.

>

> Any ideas?

>

>

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