Windows Update freezes IE6

[Guest]

When I click on Windows Update under All Programs, IE6 freezes with the URL
http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com showing in the IE6 Address box. I also
typed in the above URL in IE6 and it still freezes. What can I do to make
Windows Update operational in IE6.

I am using Windows XP SP1 home Edition -- would updating to SP2 solve this
problem or is there something else that I need to do???

Any help will be appreciated.
Paul Koluvek
a.ak.a. karel3

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP IE/OE]

When I click on Windows Update under All Programs, IE6 freezes with
the URL http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com showing in the IE6 Address
box. I also typed in the above URL in IE6 and it still freezes. What
can I do to make Windows Update operational in IE6.

I am using Windows XP SP1 home Edition -- would updating to SP2
solve this problem or is there something else that I need to do???

Any help will be appreciated.
Paul Koluvek
a.ak.a. karel3

Windows Update Fails:
Click on START and the RUN put in each line seen below and clicked on
OK. (do each one line at a time)
REGSVR32 C:\WINDOWS\System32\wuapi.dll
REGSVR32 C:\WINDOWS\System32\wuaueng.dll
REGSVR32 C:\WINDOWS\System32\atl.dll
REGSVR32 C:\WINDOWS\System32\wucltui.dll
REGSVR32 C:\WINDOWS\System32\wups.dll
Disable your anti-virus when obtaining the updates.
Make sure that your firewall is allowing the connection to Windows Update .
This would be on ports 80 and 443.
http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/en/default.asp
If no joy - http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/troubleshoot/
Windows Update Checklist
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/updtcl.htm
This newsgroup is read by MS staff:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windowsupdate

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