WinXP 'Windows Updates'
 

The WinXP Windows Updates seem to have been given the lowest priority.
If manually searching for updates, it sure does take a loooooooooooooooong time.

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Dave
Multi-AV Scanning Tool - http://multi-av.thespykiller.co.uk
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Re: WinXP 'Windows Updates'
 

"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.

--
Dave
Multi-AV Scanning Tool - http://multi-av.thespykiller.co.uk
http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp




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
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Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP 2004 ~ 2010
Imperial Beach, CA

Re: WinXP 'Windows Updates'
 

On 12/21/2013 09:27 AM, David H. Lipman wrote:
> The WinXP Windows Updates seem to have been given the lowest priority.
> If manually searching for updates, it sure does take a loooooooooooooooong time.
>





Yep, I often have two machines at a time on my workbench and last week
*all* post sp1 win7 updates were downloaded before XP was able to find
the newest half-dozen or so.

Re: WinXP 'Windows Updates'
 

Hmm, posts HTML in a text-only newsgroup. Forgets to trim off the
signature in the quoted content. Not quite got the new NNTP client
configured yet?

Re: WinXP 'Windows Updates'
 

"VanguardLH" <V@nguard.LH> wrote in message
news:l94ju5$n5o$1@dont-email.me...
> Hmm, posts HTML in a text-only newsgroup. Forgets to trim off the
> signature in the quoted content. Not quite got the new NNTP client
> configured yet?



Reply to messages using the format in which they were sent got inadvertently
unchecked. I use the NNTP Bridge for the MS forums and as it is a "back
door" to a Website, HTML is preferred there.
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Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP 2004 ~ 2010
Imperial Beach, CA

Re: WinXP 'Windows Updates'
 

David H. Lipman wrote:
> The WinXP Windows Updates seem to have been given the lowest priority.
> If manually searching for updates, it sure does take a loooooooooooooooong time.
>

What happens is, if an Internet Explorer update is "pending"
and in your queue, wuauserv goes off in a loop for half an hour.

If you can guess at what the KB is of the latest Internet Explorer
security patch, you can download that patch separately. Once
installed, your Internet Explorer version is up to date.

The very next attempt to reach Windows Update, because it has
no need to burrow into all the old Internet Explorer information,
wuauserv finishes its job in ten to fifteen seconds.

When an Internet Explorer patch arrives in January, the same
thing will happen. Long delay on Windows Update. Simply, track
down the Jan.2014 Internet Explorer update, install it separately,
and the long delay will be gone again. You can then open
Windows Update and finish the other Jan.2014 patches.

While a Microsoft manager claims they've "put the right staff on it
and will fix it", I'm expecting a "sit on my hands" behavior until
April 2014. Causing all sorts of grief for people attempting to
clean install their WinXP later than April 2014, and so on.
It would just be Microsoft's way of "encouraging you to update".

We'll see whether my cynical speculation pans out or not :-)

Paul

Re: WinXP 'Windows Updates'
 

From: "Bruce Hagen" <BRH@nospam.invalid>

>> "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


This worked. Thanx Bruce and Happy Holidays !



--
Dave
Multi-AV Scanning Tool - http://multi-av.thespykiller.co.uk
http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp

Re: WinXP 'Windows Updates'
 

From: "Bruce Hagen" <BRH@nospam.invalid>

> >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

Thanx, I'll give ist a shot.



--
Dave
Multi-AV Scanning Tool - http://multi-av.thespykiller.co.uk
http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp

Re: WinXP 'Windows Updates'
 

"David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote in message
news:l96p8p02rul@news1.newsguy.com...
> From: "Bruce Hagen" <BRH@nospam.invalid>
>
>>> "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
>
>
> This worked. Thanx Bruce and Happy Holidays !
>



You're very welcome.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP 2004 ~ 2010
Imperial Beach, CA

Re: WinXP 'Windows Updates'
 

Paul wrote:
> When an Internet Explorer patch arrives in January, the same
> thing will happen. Long delay on Windows Update. Simply, track
> down the Jan.2014 Internet Explorer update, install it separately,
> and the long delay will be gone again. You can then open
> Windows Update and finish the other Jan.2014 patches.
>
> While a Microsoft manager claims they've "put the right staff on it
> and will fix it", I'm expecting a "sit on my hands" behavior until
> April 2014. Causing all sorts of grief for people attempting to
> clean install their WinXP later than April 2014, and so on.
> It would just be Microsoft's way of "encouraging you to update".
>
> We'll see whether my cynical speculation pans out or not :-)
>
> Paul

Is there really a way to gather up all updates to have on hand to keep XP
machines running when MS stops making updates available? I've used the
WSUSoffline program, but that seems to get a pretty limited subset of updates,
and seems unreliable in it's ability to install the ones it downloads? I found
plenty of updates that show the KB# in the downloaded library, but the installer
cannot find them.