copied from Windows Update posting by Lucy MSFT
Try the following:
1) Open Internet Explorer
2) Select Tools > Internet Options
3) Select Security Tab
4) Highlight "Internet" and Click "Custom Level"
5) Under "ActiveX controls and Plugins" Verify the
following:
Download signed ActiveX controls = Prompt
Download unsigned ActiveX controls = Disabled
Initialize and script ActiveX controls not marked as safe
= Disabled
Run ActiveX controls and Plugins = Enabled
Script ActiveX controls marked safe for scripting =
Enabled
6) Under "Scripting" Verify the following:
Active Scripting = Enabled
7) Next, click on the Advanced tab. Scroll down the list
and make sure there
are check marks in the boxes next to:
a. Use HTTP 1.1
b. Use SSL 2.0
c. Use SSL 3.0
8) Close all open browsers, then connect to the Windows
Update site and see
if it works.
Start > Run
Type "regsvr32 softpub.dll" (without quotes)
Press ok.
Should receive a succeeded message.
Repeat above steps for:
wintrust.dll
initpki.dll
This can also happened if an installed program is
intercepting the Windows
Update process.
Here's a knowledge base article with a list of some known
programs:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
us;241234
For testing purposes you may try temporarily disabling
any web
enhancement/accelerator/Antivirus programs before
accessing the site.
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Thanks,
Lucy [MSFT]
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