updating sp2

[Guest]

I have just reinstalled my Windows XP Pro and it will not allow me to have
any microsoft updates. It comes up with the error [Error number: 0x80004005

The website has encountered a problem and cannot display the page you are
trying to view. The options provided below might help you solve the problem.
For self-help options:

Frequently Asked Questions

Find Solutions

Windows Update Newsgroup
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Microsoft Online Assisted Support (no-cost for Windows Update issues)

I have tried everything and searched all of the self help and cannot find
any solution to the above messages.

Can somebody help me please???

 

[Alan]

Hi Andy,

I have a couple of thoughts.

You say that you reinstalled XP Pro. Was this installation CD one with SP2
already incorporated? If not, the very first thing I would try is to
download/install SP2 before attempting any other updates.

Also, are you trying to reach the Microsoft Update site using Internet
Explorer or some other browser? The MS Windows (and Office) downloads will
work ONLY while someone is using IE to reach the site.

Alan

 

[Rock]

I have just reinstalled my Windows XP Pro and it will not allow me to have
any microsoft updates. It comes up with the error [Error number:
0x80004005

The website has encountered a problem and cannot display the page you are
trying to view. The options provided below might help you solve the
problem.
For self-help options:

Frequently Asked Questions

Find Solutions

Windows Update Newsgroup
For assisted support options:

Microsoft Online Assisted Support (no-cost for Windows Update issues)

I have tried everything and searched all of the self help and cannot find
any solution to the above messages.

Can somebody help me please???

Have you looked through and if need be posted to the experts in the Windows
Update newsgroup. Here is a link to it on the web:

http://www.microsoft.com/communitie...655-a5d5-4c07-bdb0-90caf9f30c42&lang=en&cr=us

You could also look through some of the links on these Google searches.

http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=... update xp&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&um=1&sa=N&tab=wg

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=0x80004005+windows+update+xp

 

[BillW50]

[snip]

Also, are you trying to reach the Microsoft Update site using Internet
Explorer or some other browser? The MS Windows (and Office) downloads
will work ONLY while someone is using IE to reach the site.

Alan

Windows Updates work fine from Maxthon.

 

[Gordon]

Also, are you trying to reach the Microsoft Update site using Internet
Explorer or some other browser? The MS Windows (and Office) downloads will
work ONLY while someone is using IE to reach the site.

Not so - there's an extension called IETab for Firefox that will allow
Firefox to access and download Windows updates....

 

[Gordon]

[snip]

Also, are you trying to reach the Microsoft Update site using Internet
Explorer or some other browser? The MS Windows (and Office) downloads
will work ONLY while someone is using IE to reach the site.

Alan

Windows Updates work fine from Maxthon.

Because that's a shell on top of IE......

 

[TaurArian [MS-MVP]]

Try running the validation tool
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/howtotell/uk/windows/default.mspx

"Error Code: 0x80004005" error message when you install Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306081/en-us
A problem is preventing Windows from accurately checking the license for this computer.
Error Code: 0x80004005
Also related to updates.

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|I have just reinstalled my Windows XP Pro and it will not allow me to have
| any microsoft updates. It comes up with the error [Error number: 0x80004005
|
| The website has encountered a problem and cannot display the page you are
| trying to view. The options provided below might help you solve the problem.
| For self-help options:
|
| Frequently Asked Questions
|
| Find Solutions
|
| Windows Update Newsgroup
| For assisted support options:
|
| Microsoft Online Assisted Support (no-cost for Windows Update issues)
|
| I have tried everything and searched all of the self help and cannot find
| any solution to the above messages.
|
| Can somebody help me please???
|
|
|
|

 

[BillW50]

[snip]

Also, are you trying to reach the Microsoft Update site using
Internet Explorer or some other browser? The MS Windows (and
Office) downloads will work ONLY while someone is using IE to reach
the site.

Windows Updates work fine from Maxthon.

Because that's a shell on top of IE......

Maxthon can run the same engine as Firefox too you know called Gecko. It
is just that Firefox is slow and has memory leaks like crazy why most
people don't bother with it.