Don't worry. Automatic Updates calls a server and requests a download
slot. If the server is busy AU will close and try again anytime from a
few minutes to a couple of days.


ju.c


"TMitchell" <tmitche2@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message
news:JIWdnWcoh95TZbzVnZ2dnUVZ_qPinZ2d@earthlink.co m...
> I had one of those notices (the little yellow shield icon in my
> systray)when I booted up today saying that new updates were available
> for my computer, and the icon's details said it was XP SP3, so I hit
> the the "download" button and the icon disappeared and nothing
> downloaded. I rebooted my computer to see if the icon would come back
> and it didn't. The I went to the normal Microsoft Program Update site
> and let it check my system for available updates and it only showed
> the latest Windows Authentication update being available, nothing
> else.
>
> What gives? Did it download some tiny .exe file for installation
> somewhere that I don't know about, or what?