Windows Update not working

Windows update always reports that there are 0 updates, in all categories, for my system. I before you even ask, as others have, no it isnt a pirated copy of 2000. I own my copy of 2000 pro. I have SP3 and SP1 IE6 installed, I installed both hoping to solve the problem.

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Windows update always reports that there are 0 updates, in all categories, for my system. I before you even ask, as others have, no it isnt a pirated copy of 2000. I own my copy of 2000 pro. I have SP3 and SP1 IE6 installed, I installed both hoping to solve the problem. Has anyone else heard of this.

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There is an article on the MS Knowledgebase that deals with WindowsUpdate not showing the correct items.
 
Have a search around it and you'll probably turn up the answer. You need to delete a few files, and then when you connect to WindowsUpdate again it should work properly.

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I guess I am not searching for the right key words, because I have found nothing on Microsofts site.

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It's here, I found it with little effort, after searching with keyword 'WINUP' FYI.

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Quote:It's here, I found it with little effort, after searching with keyword 'WINUP' FYI.

Nope not my problem. My problem is that Windows update always reports 0 updates. I have posted this on a dozen different forums and no one has been able to solve. I have had this issue on a few different machines, with various versions of windows.

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Did you even bother do search the KB with the query term 'WINUP' as I recommended?

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Quote:Did you even bother do search the KB with the query term 'WINUP' as I recommended?

Yes and nothing helped.

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Maybe there are no updates?
 
since u do got SP 3 and such.....?

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I know that some Pre-SP4 Hotfixes have been released, so I doubt that's the case.