WinXP 'Windows Updates'

David H. Lipman

"Bruce Hagen" <BRH@nospam.invalid> wrote in message news:l94erh$nfn$1@dont-email.me...
"David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote in message news:l94c0i02lsf@news6.newsguy.com...
The WinXP Windows Updates seem to have been given the lowest priority.
If manually searching for updates, it sure does take a loooooooooooooooong time.




Download this update manually then restart the PC. It should make WU/MU run smooth after that. It did for me.

Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 8 for Windows XP (KB2898785)
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/downl....aspx?id=41404


I was given a Dell Dimension and "had" to reinstall WinXP (I have to get them to BUY new computers bh 4/8/14). I installed WinXP with SP3 but updates were NONE existent and WUAUSERV was causing SVCHOST.EXE to go to 99% and made the PC practically unusable.

I downloaded the offline IE8 installer. If I chose to get updates it went nowhere and SVCHOST was at 99%.

I rebooted and installed IE8 but chose NOT to get updates and I stopped WUAUSERV and IE8 installed.

I rebooted and then I installed the above IE8 patch. I rebooted again and then went to "Windows Update".

B I N G O !

I got 127 updates and they are smoothly downloading and installing ATM.

I have to remember this process 'cause I know I'll see it again by April. After April I do NOT want to install WinXP !