Control Panel--Automatic Updates Microsoft link dead

[Guest ToddAndMargo@verizon.net]

Hi All,

 

Forgive me for asking a Windows 2003 server (SP2) question on this

site, but I think you guys may know the answer.

 

In Control Panel, Automatic Updates, I have a blue link called

"Windows Update Web Site". If I click on it, nothing happens.

 

Anyone know how to fix this?

 

Many thanks,

-T

 

Other symptoms that may or may not have anything to

do with this:

 

1) If I manually do to "http://www.update.microsoft.com/

microsoftupdate/v6/default.aspx?ln=en-us"

and press "Express", it runs and runs and runs. Never stops (let run

20 hours

as a test)

 

2) The yellow shield in my task bar for installing updates always

takes me

through the install (express or custom) and then tells me what it can

not

install (everything). I then have to go to Microsoft's web site and

download and install

them manually. (They do install fine manually.) The yellow shield

never

succeeds at anything.