Windows Update does not work. Stuck at "checking latest updates... »

I use the Windows Update site to check the updates manually. But he is stuck at "checking for updates
for your computer... "and not going is not beyond this point. Its been done these last days. I'm on Windows XP SP3.

How to reset the Windows Update settings?
http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/971058

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