[David_H]

My problem is that I can't get updates to XP either manually or automatically.

I've been in the XP forum before and received some painstaking advice as to what to do to resolve this. For a description of the problem and what I've done to try to correct it, see:

http://www.geekstogo...s...&hl=updates

After that, I went to the malware forum where a variety of other fixes were tried to fix this problem. Thanks to both of the people that were involved in that effort. I now have been referred back to here and have received the "all clear" from "my" My Geek in the malware forum.

Unfortunately, updates still don't work.

I suspect this is problem has a simple solutiion, but I have no idea what it is.

Suggestions, whether simple or complex, are welcome.

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this seemed to work for one individual so give it a try

go start ..run ,,, type in..services.msc ,,,ok

check alerter at the very top then click start see if there are any changes

[David_H]

Tried; no luck.

Do I need to change this back?

[David_H]

Sorry to be a couple of days in replying.

I'll need a few days to get ready for this. I'm in the process of doing other thiings (mainly non-computer) that I've been putting off).

I'll contact you when I have more news and/or am ready to go.

David

[David_H]

I have most of my other things done.

More importantly, with the aid of Microsoft, I've managed to get Updates doing again.

Thanks for your help. I think we can now consider this problem passed.

David