Blank windows update notifications...

Lately, when XP's automatic windows updater has announced
an update is ready, clicking on "info" has produced a
blank window: No information about what's about to be
downloaded.

This means either MS has developed a bug in the updater or
someone else has hijacked the update system and is doing
God knows what with it.

These blank updater windows have been labeled
both "Windows Updates" as well as "Intel Network" updates,
which is meaningless, as a practical matter, since a
hacker could label it anything he wants.

I certainly hope Microsoft will look into this situation
promptly. This is not a Good Thing.

Very truly,

Dave

Sandi
Tue Jul 01 07:04:58 CDT 2003

You will find some possible fixes for your blank window problem at the URL
below:
http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/answers2.htm#blank_windows

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"David R. Palmer" <mrmacro@starband.net> wrote in message
news:06e401c33d7c$24673b10$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> Lately, when XP's automatic windows updater has announced
> an update is ready, clicking on "info" has produced a
> blank window: No information about what's about to be
> downloaded.
>
> This means either MS has developed a bug in the updater or
> someone else has hijacked the update system and is doing
> God knows what with it.
>
> These blank updater windows have been labeled
> both "Windows Updates" as well as "Intel Network" updates,
> which is meaningless, as a practical matter, since a
> hacker could label it anything he wants.
>
> I certainly hope Microsoft will look into this situation
> promptly. This is not a Good Thing.
>
> Very truly,
>
> Dave
>