Damn, so you havent been able to fix the problem there either? Im inclined to believe it's a problem with this computer, because on another computer i have it impulse updates itself with no problems. I dont know what the problem is here, i have tried clearing the registry, deleting rubbish files, running anti-spyware programs, everything short of a complete re-format/reinstall. I find it funny that no one here from stardock can give a simple suggestion if the problem isnt related to their system.