First check that You have
http://*.windowsupdate.microsoft.com
https://*.windowsupdate.microsoft.com
http://*.windowsupdate.com

in trusted sites.

If You use Zone alarm or any other firewall check its
settings. Firewall must allow download and install
scripts and ActiveX components from Windows Update
sites.  Also there was before SP2 one IE security patch
what in one computer caused that WU not worked.

Toomas



----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Trimarchi" <[log in to unmask]>


> I'm using WinXP SP2 and can't seem to get the Auto Update/Windows Update
> feature to work. I can't turn it on in the Security Center however it
> instructs me to do it manually via Control Panel/System/Automatic Updates
> which I can do. When I click on Start/Programs/Windows Update it takes me to
> the update page and says it is checking for the latest updates but nothing
> happens no matter how long I wait. I appreciate any ideas on how to fix
> this.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Joe
>
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