>I am unable to get any updates from windows when I go to update it
> comes back there was an error and come back later. Another time said I
> had to install the activex but it did not appear under the address bar
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/817144 - "Method 4" may help.
Look also in the HKEY_CURRENT_USER hive for any "(R1 1.5)" value in
there. See also
http://groups.google.com/groups?threadm=13B97D75-653A-46B3...@microsoft.com
What security software is running in the background?
What happend before the problem occured?
Bye,
Freudi