Windows Update

I'm on XP Home Edition.


Is anyone else having trouble using Windows Update? I am at the correct
page, thru Microsoft.com, and the scan progress succeeds to a 100%, but then
I get an error:

'Windows Update has encountered an error and cannot display the requested
page.'










I did the self-diagnosis tool and came up with the advice that my Service
Pack 1 might be removed!?

Should I be able to do a search for the service pack? Or is this a Windows
update prob?

Thanks

PS
to download the service pack 1a, you need to be able to access windows
update!

Jacko

"Jacko" <> wrote in message
news:BmO0b.209234$Ho3.27579@sccrnsc03...
>
> I'm on XP Home Edition.
>
>
> Is anyone else having trouble using Windows Update? I am at the correct
> page, thru Microsoft.com, and the scan progress succeeds to a 100%, but
then
> I get an error:
>
> 'Windows Update has encountered an error and cannot display the requested
> page.'
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> I did the self-diagnosis tool and came up with the advice that my Service
> Pack 1 might be removed!?
>
> Should I be able to do a search for the service pack? Or is this a Windows
> update prob?
>
> Thanks
>
> PS
> to download the service pack 1a, you need to be able to access windows
> update!
>
>

Answering my own question: Microsoft is using an Akamai address to expand
its update capacity. I had to temporarily delete from my hosts file to
access the updates.

a248.e.akamai.net

cheers