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From: Gwyddno on 29 Jan 2010 08:18 I've read and followed the advice to check BITS and Update are set to automatic and started but to no avail. I've done all that, then rebooted, but still can't get Windows to check for updates. I have the updater set to notify me which updates are available before downloading but as I've tried setting that to fully automatic and then checking for updates (didn't work) I'm guessing that's not a factor. Where do I go from here, please? Thanks in advance -- Gwyddno Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com
From: PA Bear [MS MVP] on 29 Jan 2010 09:40 To avoid confusion, begin a new thread about your specific problems, accessing this newsgroup directly via news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windowsupdate. State your IE version and full Windows version (e.g., WinXP SP3; Vista SP1; Vista 64-bit SP2; Win7; Win7 64-bit) in your first post. Thank you. Gwyddno wrote: > I've read and followed the advice to check BITS and Update are set to > automatic and started but to no avail. I've done all that, then > rebooted, but still can't get Windows to check for updates. I have the > updater set to notify me which updates are available before downloading > but as I've tried setting that to fully automatic and then checking for > updates (didn't work) I'm guessing that's not a factor. > > Where do I go from here, please? > > Thanks in advance
From: Gwyddno on 29 Jan 2010 11:33 I did consider that but I thought as it was a continuation of the same thread it would be best in that thread. My apologies if I've upset anybody, I'll repost as a new thread. Thanks for the advice 'PA Bear [MS MVP Wrote: > ;1643018']To avoid confusion, begin a new thread about your specific > problems, > accessing this newsgroup directly via > news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windowsupdate. > > State your IE version and full Windows version (e.g., WinXP SP3; Vista > SP1; > Vista 64-bit SP2; Win7; Win7 64-bit) in your first post. Thank you. > > > Gwyddno wrote: > > I've read and followed the advice to check BITS and Update are set > to > > automatic and started but to no avail. I've done all that, then > > rebooted, but still can't get Windows to check for updates. I have > the > > updater set to notify me which updates are available before > downloading > > but as I've tried setting that to fully automatic and then checking > for > > updates (didn't work) I'm guessing that's not a factor. > > > > Where do I go from here, please? > > > > Thanks in advance -- Gwyddno Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com
From: Shenan Stanley on 30 Jan 2010 16:44
<snipped> <entire original post> http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsupdate/browse_frm/thread/8b0e19d4afcb9c65/ </entire original post> Gwyddno wrote: > I did consider that but I thought as it was a continuation of the > same thread it would be best in that thread. My apologies if I've > upset anybody, I'll repost as a new thread. Thanks for the advice "upset anybody"? No - that is taking things to the extreme. It's not that you "upset anybody", it's just that you may have something different than the original posting you chose to respond to (which happens to be a year and a half + a few days older than your response) and things have changed since then. It's sort of like walking into a doctors office, picking up a file with someone elses name (somehow) and reading only the symptoms and saying to the doctor, "me too". Yet your background/history, your current health, your food intake and so on may be completely different. -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html |