No More Updates??

J

JuneSPark

I still have an older laptop with XP. Today I decided to clean it up with a format and reinstall. After the reinstall, one of the first things I do is check for and install any Windows updates. Typically there's a long list of them. But this time, no update notifications are popping up. And if I manually click on Windows/Microsoft Update, then it just gets stuck during the "checking for updates" step. What gives?
 
sp3 must be installed manually before Microsoft updates will work. read the following and install the patch first if you have this type of pc:

Courtesy of Tricky 300

Before you install SP3 read this article…
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950717
…and if your PC is an HP Pavilion, Presario or Media Center and has an AMD processor you need to install this patch before installing SP3…
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareDownloadIndex?cc=uk&lc=en&dlc=en&softwareitem=pv-60484-2
…to find out if you have an AMD processor...
• Hold down the Windows key (between Ctrl and Alt) and hit the Pause Break key
• Your processor type is shown in the Computer: section
Then install SP3 by downloading and running from...
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=24
…you can ignore the text that says that it is for network installations and also ignore the text advising Windows/Microsoft Update if only updating one PC.
Reboot twice after installing.
 
if you are on sp3 and have automatic updates on then you will receive notices of updates, but not if sp3 has yet to be installed.
 
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