Microsoft Update

[Guest]

For some reason, when I click on Start | All Programs | Microsoft Update or
Start | All Programs | Windows Update, nothing happens. However, if I open
IE and select Tools | Windows Update, it goes to the site and works just
fine. What's causing this? Any ideas?

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Right click on Windows Update on the Start Menu | Click Properties |
Click the Shorcut tab | This is what should be in the Target box...

%SystemRoot%\system32\wupdmgr.exe

wupdmgr.exe is the Windows Update Manager for NT.

I have no idea about Microsoft Update, I do not use it.

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[Guest]

The target box reads exactly as it should. It just won't run when I click on
the shortcut. It won't run even if I try to run wupdmgr.exe directly.

 

[Guest]

I figured it out. I had been trying out IE7 and apparently it didn't
properly uninstall itself. I did a sytem restore to a checkoint prior to its
installation and all is well.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Glad you figured it out.

It would have taken me 40 years to figure out that you had installed and
then uninstalled IE7. ;-)

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