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windows update problems

ryanoj · 2006-08-27 20:07:51

Hi guys, Ihave a strange problem. Everytime I go to the windows update site my IE crashes!! Has anybody come accross this problem before?

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27-08-2006 9:07pm

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ryanoj

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Hi guys, Ihave a strange problem. Everytime I go to the windows update site my IE crashes!! Has anybody come accross this problem before?

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#2 27-08-2006 9:13pm
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http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=9
Help us, help you

What version of IE, Windows?

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#3 27-08-2006 9:14pm
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ed: what he asked.
Also, I hope it's a legit copy of Windows.

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#4 27-08-2006 9:15pm
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As above, also do you get an error report message or just IE terminates?

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#5 27-08-2006 9:20pm
ryanoj

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It's IE6, legit copy, preinstalled on dell computer. XP home SP2.

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#6 28-08-2006 12:04am
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empty the cache

look up the https:// sites to add to trusted sites in IE

there are a few dll's to re-register too and other really unintuitive stuff.

I find http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com to be a real PITA as on far too many machines I've to do stuff to get it working that would be confusing for a non-technical user.

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#7 28-08-2006 1:32pm
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Some of the windows update fixes I've seen - not an exhaustive list by any means

list of "trusted sites"
http://*.update.microsoft.com
https://*.update.microsoft.com
http://download.windowsupdate.com
http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com
https://*.windowsupdate.microsoft.com
http://*.windowsupdate.microsoft.com

stop /start update in DOS - reboot too

proxycfg -d
proxycfg -u
net stop wuauserv
net stop bits
net start bits
net start wuauserv

Remove entries for Windows Update and Microsoft Update from the hosts file

to update the windows updater :rolleyes:
http://download.windowsupdate.com/v6/windowsupdate/redist/standalone/windowsupdateagent20-x86.exe

services
Set Background Intelligent Transfer Service to Automatic and verify the Status is Started
Set Event Log service to Automatic and verify that the Status is Started

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/871260/ - rollup for older versions of IE

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#8 29-08-2006 9:16am
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Capt'n Midnight wrote:

Remove entries for Windows Update and Microsoft Update from the hosts file

Since he's running XPSP2, this shouldn't be a problem since Microsoft bypass the hosts file for their own domains.

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#9 31-08-2006 9:28pm
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aidan_walsh wrote:

Microsoft bypass the hosts file for their own domains.

:rolleyes:
so when the lads figure out how to hijack that mechanism for phishing etc. will there be any way for the average user to figure out what's going on , or how to prevent it.

maybe media player uses fixed IP's, probably not though...

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