When I go to the update page it just hangs there and does
not scan the system to determine updates required. Is the
page stuffed?

Windows Update Troubleshooter
http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/troubleshoot/

Why can't I download updates?
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/top10faqs.htm


"Bob" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> When I go to the update page it just hangs there and does
> not scan the system to determine updates required. Is the
> page stuffed?

Bob rambled on in microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers:

> When I go to the update page it just hangs there and does
> not scan the system to determine updates required. Is the
> page stuffed?
>

Goto C:\WINDOWS\Downloaded Program Files and delete the update class file
then retry the update site. HTH