MS update page just hangs. I downloading a Security Patch KB2879017 dated October 4th, Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 8 for Windows XP (KB2879017) from
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/confirmation.aspx?id=40390.
Hopefully that will fix it On the page
http://search.microsoft.com/en-us/DownloadResults.aspx?q=ie%208%20for%20xp&sortby=-availabledate
I didn’t find any other security updates. I thought it was the pop up blocker so I turned it off and tried turning off Avast shield with no results. My EarthLink dial-up has 14 minutes download remaining for KB2879017. I’ll be here.