• Visitors can check out the Forum FAQ by clicking this link. You have to register before you can post: click the REGISTER link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. View our Forum Privacy Policy.
  • Want to receive the latest contracting news and advice straight to your inbox? Sign up to the ContractorUK newsletter here. Every sign up will also be entered into a draw to WIN £100 Amazon vouchers!

Windows Update

Collapse
X
  •  
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts

    Windows Update

    Hi all,

    After getting a new hard disk and reinstalling Windows, I can not access the Windows update website any more. My IE reads: "Web site found, waiting for reply", but after a while I get the message "Can not find server"

    The link is http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/

    I can access most other websites ok but not my First Direct banking and a couple of other websites. These websites are ok as I can access them from my wife's laptop, so I assume there is something strange with the setup of my Internet Explorer. Any ideas?

    Many thanks

    malandri

    #2
    Could be virus or worse - if you can't access your bank then maybe someone put a keylogger on your PC and sucking your funds away... better check it your bank balance via phone!

    Comment


      #3
      Try this one..

      http://update.microsoft.com/windowsu....aspx?ln=en-us

      I assume that you're behind a hardware firewall ? Please say yes.

      Comment


        #4
        Originally posted by Toad
        Try this one..

        http://update.microsoft.com/windowsu....aspx?ln=en-us

        I assume that you're behind a hardware firewall ? Please say yes.

        I am indeed. But I think that my problem is that Microsoft is not supporting Windows ME any more. I can not access updates (even if I could some months ago). I can access everything using my XP laptop but with my old ME laptop things are different. Installing Windows ME again didn't help

        Thanks for your help

        Comment


          #5
          Microsoft support for windows ME ended on July 11, 2006

          Comment


            #6
            Originally posted by malandri
            And it only works with IE, which is a little cheeky.

            Comment

            Working...
            X