Win XP Pro x64 and Microsoft Update, plz help...

I am running the above OS and I have been able to do Updates until the other
day.
When I first select Microsoft Update, the URL shows v6, but everything hangs
as it is waits to be scanned for Updates. Then the URL changes to Windows
Update v4. Why is it changing from Microsoft Update v6 to Windows Update v4?
When I select for it to Scan for Updates, I get a "Windows Update has
encountered an error and cannot display the requested page", but without any
error code.
I have tried over and over, but the same thing happens.
I am unable to do updates.
Why is this happening and how to I fix this?

Robert
Fri Mar 28 08:58:23 PDT 2008

"Bri" <Bri@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:9565BBFF-494C-4988-B07D-85406BE49568@microsoft.com...
>I am running the above OS and I have been able to do Updates until the other
> day.
> When I first select Microsoft Update, the URL shows v6, but everything hangs
> as it is waits to be scanned for Updates. Then the URL changes to Windows
> Update v4.

> Why is it changing from Microsoft Update v6 to Windows Update v4?


The most likely reason is that it doesn't recognize your User-Agent string.
Some users have had problems recently with their User-Agent string
getting corrupted somehow. You could check yours and get a replacement here:

http://www.fiddlertool.com/useragent.aspx



> When I select for it to Scan for Updates, I get a "Windows Update has
> encountered an error and cannot display the requested page", but without any
> error code.

> I have tried over and over, but the same thing happens.


It would be smarter to do some diagnosis or try doing something different. ; )


> I am unable to do updates.
> Why is this happening and how to I fix this?


Good luck

Robert Aldwinckle
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