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Title: Windows Update
Post by: Simon on April 12, 2006, 22:08

Has anyone else had a problem with the latest Windows Update download?  This probably only applies to XP users.  I have had the update icon in my system tray for the whole day, and it had only managed 18% after about 10 hours.  I decided to try going to the Windows Update site, to manually download the updates, but IE kept freezing.  I then tried to shut down my PC, and it stuck on the shutdown screen.  I rebooted, and used task manager to close wuaudt.exe, which had started up once more, then tried the Windows Update site again, which this time loaded, but the updates wouldn't download.  My PC also shut down properly after closing wuaudt.exe.  Seems there could be a problem with the downloads, or maybe the servers are too busy to cope?

Title: Windows Update
Post by: Clive on April 12, 2006, 22:20

I haven't had mine yet Simon.  Maybe tonight.   Gulp.   :laugh:

Title: Windows Update
Post by: Simon on April 12, 2006, 23:25

I haven't had mine yet either!  It seems to have given up for the moment.   :roll:

Title: Windows Update
Post by: chorleydave on April 13, 2006, 00:19

Don't woory about it.  Just think yourselves lucky!  :evil:

Title: Windows Update
Post by: DJ on April 13, 2006, 09:56

No, I managed to download mine fine yeterday afternoon (throught the automatic update icon).

DJ

Title: Windows Update
Post by: Simon on April 13, 2006, 10:50

Mine arrive this morning.

Title: Windows Update
Post by: Rodders on April 13, 2006, 12:52

Glad to see you avoided it.  (https://www.pc-pals.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv300%2FMothballs%2FSmileys%2Fmine.gif&hash=2d5011e6f0876cfe24f4a1c6d1a46c0a0aa45063)

Title: Windows Update
Post by: sam on April 13, 2006, 16:57

mine is here.... do i update or not... maybe I will wait till simon reports huge issues..  :laugh:

Title: Windows Update
Post by: Simon on April 13, 2006, 21:08

Seems fine to me.  :)

Title: Windows Update
Post by: Clive on April 13, 2006, 21:19

Still hasn't filtered into Wales.   :laugh:

Title: Windows Update
Post by: sam on April 13, 2006, 21:27

might do it later then...

Title: Windows Update
Post by: Simon on April 13, 2006, 21:29

Quote from: "Clive"

Still hasn't filtered into Wales.   :laugh:

It probably turned and ran away!  :laugh:

Title: Windows Update
Post by: Clive on April 13, 2006, 21:41

:lol:   Maybe it couldn't afford the Toll Bridge.

Title: Windows Update
Post by: Simon on April 13, 2006, 22:00

Surely that's one way only?  Who would pay to get IN?  :grin:

Title: Windows Update
Post by: Clive on April 13, 2006, 22:33

It's free to get out Simon.   :bartmoon:

Title: Windows Update
Post by: Michelle on April 14, 2006, 10:46

Mine updated yesterday, no problems..............yet  :laugh: