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Noticed the other day when trying to manually run Windows Update on one of

my 2003 SP1 servers that the link to Windows Update on the Start Menu no

longer works - does nothing when clicked.

 

So I opened IE and went to the windowsupdate.microsoft.com site and selected

custom to run it. It sat there scanning for ever and ever and after about 3

hours I cancelled it. Have tried server reboots etc. and cannot get this to

run. Every time I try it just sits there scanning and nothing else.

 

Any ideas what I can do to get this working again?

 

Thanks

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    Noticed the other day when trying to manually run Windows Update on one of

    my 2003 SP1 servers that the link to Windows Update on the Start Menu no

    longer works - does nothing when clicked.

     

    So I opened IE and went to the windowsupdate.microsoft.com site and selected

    custom to run it. It sat there scanning for ever and ever and after about 3

    hours I cancelled it. Have tried server reboots etc. and cannot get this to

    run. Every time I try it just sits there scanning and nothing else.

     

    Any ideas what I can do to get this working again?

     

    Thanks

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    Check the WindowsUpdate.log for error codes

    Start > Run > type in

     

    %windir%\windowsupdate.log

     

    Click OK or press Enter

    The most recent entries are at the bottom of the log

     

    How to read the Windowsupdate.log file

    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/902093

     

     

    MowGreen [MVP 2003-2007]

    ===============

    *-343-* FDNY

    Never Forgotten

    ===============

     

     

    K wrote:

    > Noticed the other day when trying to manually run Windows Update on one of

    > my 2003 SP1 servers that the link to Windows Update on the Start Menu no

    > longer works - does nothing when clicked.

    >

    > So I opened IE and went to the windowsupdate.microsoft.com site and selected

    > custom to run it. It sat there scanning for ever and ever and after about 3

    > hours I cancelled it. Have tried server reboots etc. and cannot get this to

    > run. Every time I try it just sits there scanning and nothing else.

    >

    > Any ideas what I can do to get this working again?

    >

    > Thanks

    >

    >

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    Check the WindowsUpdate.log for error codes

    Start > Run > type in

     

    %windir%\windowsupdate.log

     

    Click OK or press Enter

    The most recent entries are at the bottom of the log

     

    How to read the Windowsupdate.log file

    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/902093

     

     

    MowGreen [MVP 2003-2007]

    ===============

    *-343-* FDNY

    Never Forgotten

    ===============

     

     

    K wrote:

    > Noticed the other day when trying to manually run Windows Update on one of

    > my 2003 SP1 servers that the link to Windows Update on the Start Menu no

    > longer works - does nothing when clicked.

    >

    > So I opened IE and went to the windowsupdate.microsoft.com site and selected

    > custom to run it. It sat there scanning for ever and ever and after about 3

    > hours I cancelled it. Have tried server reboots etc. and cannot get this to

    > run. Every time I try it just sits there scanning and nothing else.

    >

    > Any ideas what I can do to get this working again?

    >

    > Thanks

    >

    >

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