It usually means that a program running on your computer is preventing Windows Update Services (SVCHOST) from accessing the Internet. I had this problem a week ago and allowed sprtcmd.exe in the firewall and all was well. Now it has returned. How do I convert SVCHOST into and .exe? so I can include it in the firewall.

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If yo go to MS help at the following link you can choose your method of query. I 
say this as voice can take a long time. All update related problems are supposed 
to be answered for FREE now. The Techs there  (with the exception of one) have been 
very helpful, considerate and polite to me. MS has really put some demands on these 
guys for doing a good job. They will actually pester you till you are sure that the 
problem is gone.

http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/06fd491e-6aff-4c4b-a6ac-a0abff8f2d9b1033.mspx

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Thanks Charlie! I saved it for future reference.


On Wednesday, April 30, 2008 at 7:00 am, Charlie Hadden wrote:
>
>If yo go to MS help at the following link you can choose your method of query. I
>say this as voice can take a long time. All update related problems are supposed
>to be answered for FREE now. The Techs there (with the exception of one) have been
>very helpful, considerate and polite to me. MS has really put some demands on these
>guys for doing a good job. They will actually pester you till you are sure that the
>problem is gone.
>
>http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/06fd491e-6aff-4c4b-a6ac-a0abff8f2d9b1033.mspx

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