Windows won't update

[Noisy]

I'm having a lot of issues with my laptop, its struggling to install the updates for windows, when i check the task manager the CPU is at 100% constantly, there are about 7 iexplore processes and 14 svchost processes, I've tried running different anti-virus software and none seem to find a issue, but when a new piece of software is installed or windows updates when the machine restarts it fails to start and ends up needing to be restored to a point before the install.

Any ideas?

[Arese]

Noisy said:

I'm having a lot of issues with my laptop, its struggling to install the updates for windows, when i check the task manager the CPU is at 100% constantly, there are about 7 iexplore processes and 14 svchost processes, I've tried running different anti-virus software and none seem to find a issue, but when a new piece of software is installed or windows updates when the machine restarts it fails to start and ends up needing to be restored to a point before the install.

Any ideas?

Have you tried ending the 7 iexplore processes? Does it settle down then?

[LordGrover]

XP or 7?

[Noisy]

Of I try to stop the iexplore it just comes straight back, it's running vista.

[LordGrover]

Sorry, don't know, but a quick google came up with this: click - the answer from usasma may be useful?

[lestag]

do these iexplores appear on startup (before you do anything, just log in)

configure windows update not to install automatically and install each update 1 by 1