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How can you manually begin Windows XP's Windows Update without entering to http://update.microsoft.com/windowsupdate with IE?

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I force detect with:

wuauclt.exe /detectnow

To troubleshoot machines updating from my WSUS server.

I am not sure if it will apply to normal online updating but it is worth mentioning.

Troubleshoot update issues with this logfile:

%windir%\windowsupdate.log
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+1 That's a good command to know! – Ivo Flipse♦ Aug 8 '09 at 8:52
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If my gut feeling is correct, this is like setting Windows Update to automatic and the run hour to now. Is this correct? – voyager Aug 8 '09 at 13:44
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There should be an icon in your start menu (all programs) for that.

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