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Old August 7th 04, 08:52 PM
Mostly Me (MM)
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ppoatt wrote:
Have you tried...and only at the update site...dissabling
your firewall and AV Program? And see if it works?


Hi,

Do not disable your firewall, that will accomplish nothing except leave
you open to numerous attacks from infected and hijacked "zombie"
machines that are inundating (especially)broadband networks.

Search here for possible solutions:
http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/troubleshoot/

This entry may help you:
Download hangs. The Windows Update - Web Page Dialog window appears but
download never starts (Windows 98)

Problem description:
After accepting the EULA, the Windows Update - Web Page Dialog window
appears but the download never starts. Nothing "moves" on the download
progress bar, no matter how long you leave open the connection.


MM