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Automatic updates no, manual yes
For me, automatic updates are refusing to be very useful. I have it set to notify me of new updates, but all that's been there is the Windows Genuine Advantage tool, no others are listed as available.

In the end, I just went to install them manually on windowsupdate.microsoft.com, where it found them all, and I was able to install them all without problem.

Tip of the day: Don't always trust Automatic Updates to keep you up to date auomatically.
Posted by: Kaleld   Posted on: 08/12/06 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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Windows Update is working fine here!  cnfrisch | 08/12/06
;-D (nt)  LoCal | 08/15/06
More FUD...  Mike Cox | 08/12/06
LOL  X41 | 08/13/06
LOL again (NT)  Mikael_z | 08/14/06
Message has been deleted.  Jay E Court | 08/14/06
:-D (nt)  LoCal | 08/15/06
Automatic updates no, manual yes  Kaleld | 08/12/06
I think this is an abomination.  jsaltz | 08/12/06
Backwards  Yagotta B. Kidding | 08/12/06
The servers aren't broken, MS has decided all copies of Windows are fake  Yodaddy | 08/12/06
No, the WGA update is not available  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 08/12/06
I understood, I was making a joke about it.  Yodaddy | 08/12/06
MS Server exceeded bandwidth??  sarahbeth0404 | 08/14/06
updates  jdyagi | 08/12/06
Windows Update  outinarizona-21313778528081432291957710209928 | 08/12/06
Notify Only  SMP0328 | 08/12/06
How Open Source solves that problem.  Knorthern Knight | 08/12/06
The topic of discussion was "Are Microsoft's update servers broken?"  cnfrisch | 08/12/06
Seems relevant to me....  LazLong | 08/13/06
No, its not relevent as a response to the article  Cayble | 08/13/06
Linux patching system?  kekoa66 | 08/13/06
As a point of discussion...  mdsmedia | 08/13/06
Sorry about the poor wording!  Cayble | 08/14/06
You *can* get there from here  Yagotta B. Kidding | 08/13/06
What are you talking about? Grandparent post?  Cayble | 08/14/06
Problem solving methods are relevant  miyojim | 08/16/06
Consider...  Cayble | 08/19/06
Your kidding aren't you?  mdsmedia | 08/13/06
Seems relevent to me  Chad_z | 08/14/06
Not just the update servers broken  talisman | 08/14/06
Yep, sounds reasonable to me.  Yodaddy | 08/12/06
You forgot #4  PB_z | 08/12/06
Common sense, or wisdom, is the solution.  miyojim | 08/16/06
Bullcrap  Confused by religion | 08/13/06
Milly, check item #2 again  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 08/13/06
I already have - not there...  Confused by religion | 08/14/06
This whole post is about Windows XP  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 08/14/06
Are you married Ed?  Linux User 147560 | 08/14/06
ROTFLMAO  Intellihence | 08/15/06
It is your sensationalism that bothers me  Confused by religion | 08/14/06
How many hundreds of millions...  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 08/14/06
Since I can't reply to your reply...  Confused by religion | 08/15/06
Get your facts straight, Milly  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 08/15/06
PS, Milly  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 08/15/06
Meatloaf Wednesday  Yagotta B. Kidding | 08/13/06
"..MSWindows doesn't support running tasks AT scheduled times.."  Scrat | 08/14/06
Did Manual Downloads of Updates  rh0 | 08/12/06
Bah, manual download no help either  Dr_Zinj | 08/14/06
Microsoft doesn't host high-volume downloads themselves.  toadlife | 08/12/06
I wonder what OS those Akamai servers run  Yodaddy | 08/13/06
Message has been deleted.  Scrat | 08/14/06
I Think They Are Running ME or Bob 2.0...  itanalyst | 08/14/06
Glad somebody is pointing this out  Mark Miller | 08/13/06
Working or not, let's discuss border security and the terrorist threat  Yodaddy | 08/13/06
Microsoft only sees $. Their history is replete with examples.  HypnoToad | 08/15/06
I had been wondering...  mdsmedia | 08/13/06
I can't get the tray icon but WU process is running  Ikester_z | 08/14/06
Updates OK for W2K  ebrke | 08/14/06
Updates Not OK for Win2K  rwheeler | 08/14/06
I'm getting the same 8DDD0009 error with XP  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 08/14/06
This has been an ongoing problem  georgep_z | 08/14/06
New virgin install of XP home on Monday Morning  zmud | 08/14/06
15 minutes later it worked  zmud | 08/14/06
Same here  Reged | 08/14/06
Auto Updates & IE 7 Beta 3  OldStuff | 08/14/06
software insecurity  gdstark13 | 08/14/06
Where did I ever say that?  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 08/14/06
RE: Where did I ever say that?  gdstark13 | 08/14/06
Oh, sorry, I didn't remember that  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 08/14/06
prior attempts  gdstark13 | 08/14/06
Good news and bad news  Yagotta B. Kidding | 08/14/06
RE: Good news and bad news  gdstark13 | 08/14/06
Here's a link  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 08/14/06
RE: Here's a link  gdstark13 | 08/14/06
More than WebTV  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 08/14/06
RE: More than WebTV  gdstark13 | 08/14/06
Missing the point  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 08/14/06
RE: Missing the point  gdstark13 | 08/14/06
I give up  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 08/14/06
RE: I give up  gdstark13 | 08/14/06
Re: I give up  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 08/14/06
When I first saw the earlier discussion with Ed & yourself.  LazLong | 08/14/06
RE: When I first saw the earlier discussion with Ed & yourself.  gdstark13 | 08/14/06
Reply to Above..............Path of least resistance?..  LazLong | 08/14/06
RE: Reply to Above......Path of least resistance?..  gdstark13 | 08/15/06
Unix is intrinsically more secure.  miyojim | 08/16/06
No Trouble Downloading...  WildcatRay | 08/14/06
Manual downloads are fine  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 08/14/06
Indeed  Badgered | 08/14/06
Something is definitely broken.  OButterball | 08/14/06
One updated yesterday  rdhalsteatzd | 08/15/06
The silent majority  miyojim | 08/16/06
Wouldn't that be known as  John Zern | 08/14/06
That's why I said "apparently"  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 08/14/06
Well then, the assumption was on my part  John Zern | 08/14/06
Ah, OK  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 08/14/06
Well, wherever you dig up the definition, it's rather apparent...I mean it  Yodaddy | 08/14/06
For the record:  John Zern | 08/14/06
My Updates Have Been Showing Up In Spurts  itanalyst | 08/14/06
NET and older machines  duanebr | 08/14/06
NET and older machines  LesBater | 08/14/06
I haven't seen any problems  Leria | 08/14/06
Leria, this is not virus or spyware related  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 08/14/06
Earliest download I've ever seen  shuny | 08/14/06
The problem is....  Jay E Court | 08/14/06
Updates crashed computer  Savemyboat | 08/15/06
microstuff outdated and broken  not of this world | 08/15/06
Bittorrent!  craftycorner@... | 08/15/06
security downloads  Dagny | 08/15/06
You probably already have it  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 08/15/06
Update worked OK except KB917422  coopermi | 08/15/06
Tubes and fluff  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 08/16/06
Talking about server efficiency  miyojim | 08/16/06
You're asking the wrong guy  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 08/16/06
Burned too many times by WU  Teyecoon | 08/16/06
Windows update error 0x8DD0009  trade92@... | 08/18/06

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