Microsoft Update Stuck in ActiveX Loop on Server Machine
I have one server machine that is running Windows 2003 R2 x64 SP2.
I can not get it to run Microsoft Update. It is stuck in an ActiveX loop. It will continually prompt me to click the yellow bar, install the add-in, etc etc etc. The security permissions are defaulted in IE for all zones. At the point when it would normally install and then start updating, it starts over as though I had just arrived at the website. How do I get out of this loop?
Thanks,
Robert
I can not get it to run Microsoft Update. It is stuck in an ActiveX loop. It will continually prompt me to click the yellow bar, install the add-in, etc etc etc. The security permissions are defaulted in IE for all zones. At the point when it would normally install and then start updating, it starts over as though I had just arrived at the website. How do I get out of this loop?
Thanks,
Robert
Try deleting existing ActiveX controls, then re-running Microsoft Update. To delete ActiveX controls:
1. Click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, double-click Add/Remove Programs, and then click the Install/Uninstall tab.
2. If the ActiveX control you want to remove appears in the list of installed programs, click the ActiveX control, click Add/Remove, and then follow the instructions on the screen. If the ActiveX control does not appear in the list of installed programs, continue with the next step.
3. In Windows Explorer or Windows NT Explorer, double-click the Windows\Downloaded Program Files folder or the Winnt\Downloaded Program Files folder, right-click the ActiveX control you want to remove, and then click Remove.
4. When you are prompted to remove the ActiveX control, click Yes.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/154850
1. Click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, double-click Add/Remove Programs, and then click the Install/Uninstall tab.
2. If the ActiveX control you want to remove appears in the list of installed programs, click the ActiveX control, click Add/Remove, and then follow the instructions on the screen. If the ActiveX control does not appear in the list of installed programs, continue with the next step.
3. In Windows Explorer or Windows NT Explorer, double-click the Windows\Downloaded Program Files folder or the Winnt\Downloaded Program Files folder, right-click the ActiveX control you want to remove, and then click Remove.
4. When you are prompted to remove the ActiveX control, click Yes.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/154850
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I am not able to locate the ActiveX controls in either of the places listed. I believe that KB article may be referring to software versions that are quite a bit older than what we're running on these two machines. It's referencing IE5 at the latest version, but these boxes are running IE7.
Look in C:\Windows\Downloaded Program Files. On my Windows Server 2003 box, I see two ActiveX controls there relating to Microsoft Update and Windows Update:
MUWebControl Class
WUWebControl Class
Delete those and let Microsoft Update repopulate them.
MUWebControl Class
WUWebControl Class
Delete those and let Microsoft Update repopulate them.
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That folder is empty on this machine. Possibly an alternate location for x64?
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It's also empty on my other x86 machine that is exhibiting the same behavior.
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Searching . . .
One of my x64 servers has the same folder path as above.
Another thought: Open IE, go to Tools -> Internet Options -> Settings -> View Objects. This will take you to where ActiveX objects are stored. Go ahead and delete your browsing cache and cookies, too.
If neither works for you, I found a post my a Microsoft MVP regarding re-registering several .dll files and then running Microsoft Update again: http://forums.techarena.in/windows-update/606041.htm.
Another thought: Open IE, go to Tools -> Internet Options -> Settings -> View Objects. This will take you to where ActiveX objects are stored. Go ahead and delete your browsing cache and cookies, too.
If neither works for you, I found a post my a Microsoft MVP regarding re-registering several .dll files and then running Microsoft Update again: http://forums.techarena.in/windows-update/606041.htm.
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No dice. Search did not locate either file on either machine.
Try clearing your internet cache and reregistering the .dll files in the URL listed in my last post.
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Unfortunately, there was no change in behavior. I did notice one thing that is rather strange. When IE prompts me to run the ActiveX control for Microsoft Update, the prompt box looks different than what I'm accustomed to seeing. It includes the following text:
"This ActiveX control was previously added to your computer when you installed another program, or when Windows was installed. You should only run it if you trust the publisher and the website requesting it".
It also lists Microsoft as an unverified publisher, which is unusual.
"This ActiveX control was previously added to your computer when you installed another program, or when Windows was installed. You should only run it if you trust the publisher and the website requesting it".
It also lists Microsoft as an unverified publisher, which is unusual.
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