christophage said:
No, none of that worked....And no there are no yellow/red icons either...It just sits there forever. No popup blocker or anythin installed either.
Sorry if this has already been posted - I didnt check the other links already posted. If you havent already, try the following to fix the problem:
Delete the datastore and allow it to rebuild itself. First stop the Automatic Update Service:
1.. Click Start.
2.. Choose Run.
3.. In the Run box, type services.msc.
4.. Click OK.
5.. Right-click the Automatic Updates Service.
6.. Click Stop.
After Stopping the Service please rename the folder
c:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution
1.. Open Windows Explorer
2.. Navigate to the Windows folder
3.. Click on the + next to the Windows folder
4.. Navigate to SoftwareDistribution folder
5.. Right Click on the SoftwareDistribution folder
6.. Select rename from the Menu
7.. Rename the folder to SoftwareDistribution.old and click Enter
Now restart the Automatic Update Service
1.. Click Start.
2.. Choose Run.
3.. In the Run box, type services.msc.
4.. Click OK.
5.. Right-click the Automatic Updates Service.
6.. Click Start.
Try Windows Update again after this...