Windows Update gets redirected to Firefox

[LBJGH]

Recently when I manually attempt to check for windows updates in
Internet Explorer my system opens FireFox and then I'm greeted with the
following message,

"Thank you for your interest in obtaining updates from our site.

To use this site, you must be running Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 or
later.

To upgrade to the latest version of the browser, go to the Internet
Explorer Downloads website."

I can't use IE because I keep getting redirected to FireFox. I
uninstalled FireFox but then I get a message saying "program not found"
(or something like that)

I've ran spybot and don't have any problems and nothing shows up in
mymy anti virus software..

How do I get Windows update to work again?

tx LBJGH

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

See if this applies.

IEBlog : IE December Security Update - addressing scattered reports of odd
browser behavior:
http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2005/12/16/504864.aspx

Odd browser problems occur after installing Security Update Q905915?:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/ie/905915.htm

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User

Windows XP Troubleshooting
http://www.winhelponline.com


Recently when I manually attempt to check for windows updates in
Internet Explorer my system opens FireFox and then I'm greeted with the
following message,

"Thank you for your interest in obtaining updates from our site.

To use this site, you must be running Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 or
later.

To upgrade to the latest version of the browser, go to the Internet
Explorer Downloads website."

I can't use IE because I keep getting redirected to FireFox. I
uninstalled FireFox but then I get a message saying "program not found"
(or something like that)

I've ran spybot and don't have any problems and nothing shows up in
mymy anti virus software..

How do I get Windows update to work again?

tx LBJGH

 

[LBJGH]

Ramesh, that did the trick. Thanks bud.

LBJGH

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

I'm glad that info helped!

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User

Windows XP Troubleshooting
http://www.winhelponline.com


Ramesh, that did the trick. Thanks bud.

LBJGH

 

[Plato]

How do I get Windows update to work again?

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http://www.microsoft.com/windows/IE/community/columns/IEtopten.mspx