UPDATE TAKING FOREVER

Last night, i turned my Windows XP Professional Desktop off for the night and it told me it would install some updates. I've never had any problems so i just click the on screen 'turn off and install updates' icon rather than turn it off through the 7-second switch or unplug it.

I turned on my computer this morning only to find that it was STILL updating 1 of 1 updates, well over 8 or so hours in the making! I fear that something might be wrong and i should proceed to turn it off, but it says 'Do Not turn off the computer or unplug it. It will turn off automatically.'
Not being a computer junkie, i dont know if this would crash my c drive or anything major like that.

Im running a Dimension 4700 desktop with windows xp professional, SP3. if any more info is needed, feel free to ask

If you can help, please do. i need to get some files from the computer ASAP

thanks

~sage

Sometimes...things go wrong.

I would turn it off, reboot...and then manually go to Windows Update site and install any critical updates needing such.

Louis

Sometimes...things go wrong.

I would turn it off, reboot...and then manually go to Windows Update site and install any critical updates needing such.

Louis

already done. its working perfectly fine now.

thanks

Easily done, happy computing .

Louis