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550415 2007-05-16 22:32:00 Whenever I go to the windows update site, svchost takes up 99% CPU, and keeps maxing out the CPU long after windowsupdate times out & gives me an error.

I found a knowledge base article on it: support.microsoft.com & installed the patch, but still have the problem.
Greven (91)
550416 2007-05-16 22:52:00 You're not the only one with this prob (www.computerworld.com)

This (support.microsoft.com) may or may not fix it.

One site also says installing this (msdn2.microsoft.com) may fix it.
Speedy Gonzales (78)
550417 2007-05-17 02:50:00 OK. this is great. i finally get to tell someone this. :cool:

The microsoft fix DOES NOT WORK and microsoft have addmitted that.

This is what you need to do.

start\run. type in net stop bits
start\run. type in net stop wuauserv

go to go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=43264

might be an idea to google that it might not be exactly right.

now go and delete c:\WINDOWS\software distrubution
and delete c:\WINDOWS\windowsupdate.log or .txt one or the other.

then go start\run net start bits
start\run net start wuauserv

it will work if u did it right - good luck.

what u just did is stop the background intelligent transfer service and the automatic updates service, so you could delete those two folders, then starded the services again, windows will re-create those folders and voila. it will work.
wratterus (105)
550418 2007-05-17 02:53:00 Err isnt that what the first site I posted said?? Speedy Gonzales (78)
550419 2007-05-17 02:55:00 OK . this is great . i finally get to tell someone this . :cool:

The microsoft fix DOES NOT WORK and microsoft have addmitted that .

This is what you need to do .

start\run . type in net stop bits
start\run . type in net stop wuauserv

go to go . microsoft . com/fwlink/?LinkId=43264

might be an idea to google that it might not be exactly right .

now go and delete c:\WINDOWS\software distrubution
and delete c:\WINDOWS\windowsupdate . log or . txt one or the other .

then go start\run net start bits
start\run net start wuauserv

it will work if u did it right - good luck .

what u just did is stop the background intelligent transfer service and the automatic updates service, so you could delete those two folders, then starded the services again, windows will re-create those folders and voila . it will work .

sorry i should have said - download and run that file you will download from microsoft - the microsoft updater agent .
wratterus (105)
550420 2007-05-17 02:57:00 Sorry, i must have been in the process of posting while you posted yours .

:cool:

Cheers .
wratterus (105)
550421 2007-05-17 08:43:00 thanks. I had tried that before I posted without success, but I tried it again & it worked :D Greven (91)
550422 2007-05-17 21:03:00 I had the same problem i while back, the way i got around it was to turn automatic updated off, go and get the updates manually and then turn auto updates back on, worked a treat for me. borax (7078)
550423 2007-05-18 06:13:00 Snicker.


Get the update to fix the patch that was released to update the fix that patched the Microsoft.........................


Uhuh.
I just skip the whole mess.
pctek (84)
550424 2007-05-20 15:02:00 Hoorah for Auto-Updates & non-microsoft OS's ;) Chilling_Silence (9)
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