Vista won'd download updates

[bdtmike]

I just installed Vista. When I go to Windows Updates, the screen says
that it's checking for updates but never comes back with any. It
doesn't error our, it doesn't hang the application. It just shows
like it's doing something yet never returns with updates.

I know it's rather general but any idea what this might be?

 

[Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]]

Rename the SoftwareDistribution folder. (Because of possible folder
corruption or other errors.)
Click Start, Choose Run.
In the Run box, type services.msc.
Click OK.
Right-click the Automatic Updates service.
Click Stop.
Stopping the service will take a moment.

Rename the "SoftwareDistribution" folder:
a. Click Start, click Run, type %systemroot%, and then click OK.
b. Right-click the SoftwareDistribution folder, and then click Rename.
c. Type SoftwareDistribution.old, and then press ENTER to rename this
folder.
Create a new folder called "SoftwareDistribution"
Click Start. Choose Run.
In the Run box, type services.msc.
Click OK.
Right-click the Automatic Updates service.
Click Start.
Starting the service will take a moment.
Rerun Windows Update.

 

[bdtmike]

Rename the SoftwareDistribution folder. (Because of possible folder
corruption or other errors.)
Click Start, Choose Run.
In the Run box, type services.msc.
Click OK.
Right-click the Automatic Updates service.
Click Stop.
Stopping the service will take a moment.

Rename the "SoftwareDistribution" folder:
a. Click Start, click Run, type %systemroot%, and then click OK.
b. Right-click the SoftwareDistribution folder, and then click Rename.
c. Type SoftwareDistribution.old, and then press ENTER to rename this
folder.
Create a new folder called "SoftwareDistribution"
Click Start. Choose Run.
In the Run box, type services.msc.
Click OK.
Right-click the Automatic Updates service.
Click Start.
Starting the service will take a moment.
Rerun Windows Update.
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Andre
Blog:http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
My Vista Quickstart Guide:http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!E8E5CC039D51E3DB!9709.entry







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Thanks. Didn't work, though.
First of all, when I tried to stop the service, it tried but never
succeeded. Got the message that the service wasn't responding. I
disabled the service, rebooted, and was able to rename the folder.
However, restarting the service resulted in the same problem:
Perpetually Checking For Updates.
Strangely, no errors in the error log.