is anything wrong with windows update webpage?

[memot]

i just re-installed my windows and im trying to make all my updates but it take me to this webpage

Thank you for your interest in Windows Update

Windows Update is the online extension of Windows that helps you get the most out of your computer.

thanks? does anyone know if the server is down or something?:t

[mireland]

It may be down due to the numerous amount of people trying to access it to get rid of that darn worm. It's also possible the site itself is down due to whats going around the net..:t

[Ol'Tunzafun]

Works for me.

[Midknyte]

The windows update site had a DOS attack last thursday. They also disabled the windowsupdate.com dns address.

http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0815mssite.html

http://www.windows-help.net/microsoft/blaster.html

The main function of MSBlaster was a denial of service (DoS) attack on Microsoft's Windows Update Web site. But the worm was hard-wired to look for the address windowsupdate.com, which is an obsolete address Microsoft hasn't used in a long time. All current Microsoft operating systems are wired to use windowsupdate.microsoft.com as their Windows Update address. So Microsoft just removed windowsupdate.com from its DNS systems. Now when the worm asks for that address, it will just receive a "domain not found" message, and will not generate any further network traffic.