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Name: Twocents
Date: February 23, 2003 at 06:23:23 Pacific
OS: win 2000
CPU/Ram: 512
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Hi,
For some reason windows update will not download any patches.
It hangs at the "preparing to download" screen and that's it.

Can anyone help me?



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Name: Pat G
Date: February 23, 2003 at 10:16:02 Pacific
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You may want to try and dl/save to hd, then install OFFLINE. Go here to dl your patches:

http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/en/default.asp?corporate=true


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Response Number 2
Name: twocents
Date: February 23, 2003 at 11:28:00 Pacific
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Thanks, I tried that and get the exact same problem.

Any other ideas?

thanks!


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Response Number 3
Name: seat6
Date: February 23, 2003 at 21:36:06 Pacific
Reply:

Are you disabling firewalls and anti-virus software?


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Response Number 4
Name: twocents
Date: February 24, 2003 at 06:46:18 Pacific
Reply:

Yes, I have disabled my FW as well as my antivirus when trying.

thanks.


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