ok, since im still have a major issue with my pc, a friend of mine told me to update my pc to see if that resolved it but im unable to get t the update site but once i was able to get there but i couldn't get ActiveX Controls to install, so could anyone help me please?
umm, sorry >_< i reread my post and i was too vague on it im trying to update my system but the microsoft site isnt working right for me
download and install this: http://download.windowsupdate.com/WindowsUpdate/redist/standalone/7.4.7600.226/WindowsUpdateAgent30-x86.exe and try again (32bit only).
Have you tried going through the "Help and Support" center of Windows rather than the Microsoft website? Click "Start" and choose the "Help and Support" option. Under "Pick A Task" choose the "Keep your computer up to date with Windows Update". Press either Express or Custom, depending on how familiar you are with what updates you are looking for. It will check for updates, and then tell you what to do from there. You can also go to the Control Panel and check the Auomatic Updates section. I keep mine set to "Download updates, but let me choose when to install". This will keep you up to date, but let you choose to not install certain updates that you might not want.
well, tried but its not letting me get to that page, all im getting is this loon: http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/5388/48392116.png there's the problem i am having, to get the activeX control to install, since that way also ask me to install it to run the updates
TirithRR: doing that on windows XP is no different to using the website, all it does is load the website in the 'help and support' window. You may have a virus or malware that is preventing you from accessing the windows update site. Run a full virus scan with your normal AV and also with clamwin (will not interfere with your normal AV) and also run a full scan in malwarebytes antimalware get clamwin here: http://sourceforge.net/projects/clamwin/files/clamwin/0.96.2.1/clamwin-0.96.2.1-setup.exe/download mirrors: Windows update client manual install: www.nodisposablemail.com/WindowsUpdateAgent30-x86.exe clamwin 0.96.2.1: www.nodisposablemail.com/clamwin-0.96.2.1-setup.exe malwarebytes anti-malware: www.nodisposablemail.com/mbam-setup-1.46.exe
it might be the connection virus that i found the other day that was strung together with my update stuff, so i might have a complete reinstall to do >__> omg im hoping not Edit: loon, is there anyway to mirror that to MU or MF for me since that link is not working for me
the udpate for microsoft, since when i go there, i get the timed out response from firefox and no page from explorer
ok, loony, i found these when malware ran and busted them but clamwin did not pick anything up Code: Registry Values Infected: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\AppCertDlls\appsecdll (Trojan.Agent) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. Files Infected: C:\Documents and Settings\NetworkService\Application Data\avdrn.dat (Malware.Trace) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. but please if possible to mirror the update link to something else with weird file name to it, so im able to download and run it, if you wouldn't mind
hmm, i was able to download it and run it but nothing happened after that, no message saying updates ready or anything, grr.
well, im glad you did try to help me loony, but in turn it looks like i have to nuke my HDD and redo my OS on a side note, how is the difference between Windows and Linux?
Linux is VERY hard if you don't know what you're doing...i thought i knew what i was doing, but still hated it...
