AstroSkipper

Did you read my post above? Try if it works for you! In my system no problems so far.

@Dave-H I did a deeper examination of AU related problems. It seems we do not need to patch other files. And it doesn't matter if error 0x80096010 occurs in WindowsUpdate.log. In my system following steps are working to get AU notification shield: 1. Enable ProxHTTPSProxy. 2. Set AU to 'Notify but don't automatically download or install them'. 3. It's not necessary to set proxy system-wide by command proxycfg -u. 4. Execute following command: wuauclt /resetauthorization /detectnow. (I had to execute this command only once. After disabling AU notification shield disappears and subsequent enabling it appears again if ProxHTTPSProxy is enabled permanently). 5. AU notification shield appears if important updates are available. Here is a proof: Cheers, AstroSkipper

I've tested this file. Unfortunately it does not change anything. Same problem occurs. Therefore no working patch!

Thanks for clarifying! I forgot about it completely! BTW I already deactivated AU many years ago. I always use WU/MU web site for searching updates.

@Dave-H But one positive thing is for sure: we are able to delay Windows XP services.

Ok, thinking, the system is Windows 7 or whatever, AU tries to download a wrong file version due to the patch. But why does it still work? The last time I got the notification shield with missing updates. And why doesn't occur a similar error while connecting to MU website? Anyway, I can confirm if ProxHTTPSProxy is enabled and set to system-wide, the new error code is 0x80096010. Just to complete information: 0x80096010 = Trust_E_Bad_Digest = The digital signature of the object did not verify. That means the digital signature of wuident.cab couldn't be verified. I think no chance to solve error without more patching. My recommendation is to disable AU in system panel because it's useless.

I think AU tries to download a file for Windows 7 SP1. Have a look: https://fe2.update.microsoft.com/v11/3/win7sp1/windowsupdate/selfupdate/wuident.cab I've downloaded this file manually and it is not identical to the version located in my system.

The file which cannot be updated by AU is wuident.cab from url https://fe2.update.microsoft.com/v11/3/win7sp1/windowsupdate/selfupdate/wuident.cab with error code 0x80072efe. So we have to find out why AU is not able to download it. Is service wuauserv still in your exclusion list of your firewall? Fact is: error code 0x80072efe = ERROR_INTERNET_CONNECTION_ABORTED = The connection with the server has been terminated.

But only when HTTPSProxy is running. Otherwise it would be senseless.

You can upload your current WindowsUpdate.log if you want. A look at the log can do no harm. Maybe there is any useful information! I would say: same procedure as last time!

This time I've tested both files and they are working fine. Maybe your security scanner could produce false positives. Avast does not have any problems with my files. Code is absolutely clean. If problems occur, add both files to exclusion list.

I didn't test my code yet. I just wrote it and it should work. The StopWU.bat is meant to disable both services before shutting down system. Once you want to start your system again, both services should be disabled, otherwise they would start as usual. I did in this moment a test and it seems if once both services are disabled they stay in that status and can't be started without setting them to demand start. Therefore we have to change code of StartWU.bat. Change code of StartWU.bat to: @echo off ping localhost -n 60 > nul sc config "wuauserv" start= demand sc start "wuauserv" sc config "bits" start= demand sc start "bits" exit Leave code of StopWU.bat as it is: @echo off sc config "wuauserv" start= disabled sc stop "wuauserv" sc config "bits" start= disabled sc stop "bits" exit StartWU.bat set both services to demand start and will start them. StopWU.bat set both services to disabled start and will stop them. Therefore both files are necessary. Sorry for confusion! And here both batches as executables exe files without annoying black console windows: https://www.mediafire.com/file/ui7casl48g20ke0/Start_and_Stop_WU.7z/file If another delay time is necessary, let me know! PS: And what did we learn? First you have to test your code, then you can publish it! I should know that!

Although the delayed start of services isn't supported there is a way to still start them delayed. Disable services AU and BITS, then create following batch file: @echo off ping localhost -n 60 > nul sc start "wuauserv" sc start "bits" exit The bold number is the time in seconds to delay the start of both services. Copy code, create a batch file, for example StartWU.bat, insert code and store it. Then add this file to your autostart or start it as a task. Restart your system. When you finished your Windows XP session, you can execute a second batch StopWU.bat with this code manually or automatically while or before shutdown: @echo off sc config "wuauserv" start= disabled sc stop "wuauserv" sc config "bits" start= disabled sc stop "bits" exit Try different values for bold number to find best time for delaying. Have fun!

AFAIK there is a general problem to delay system and application services in Windows XP which means this feature isn't supported. In my case I never needed it. But I had a look into my installed version and you're absolutely right. No chance of delaying system and application services in Windows XP. But anyway, Glarysoft's Quick Startup in version 5.10.1.143 is great and does its job very well.

I use Glarysoft's Quick Startup. It has a delayed startup feature too. Very good tool and afaik more recent. But it has to be a less recent version because the more recent one are a bit annoying. It' s very often the same with software versions. The more recent, the more worse. If wanted I can upload this version.

Thanks for your reply and your opinion!

Thanks for comparing of yours to mine! But I think that your project, which I will take a closer look at as soon as possible, is much more demanding and plays in a different league. I'm not a professional programmer and have little experience with high-level programming languages. I'm more of a batch programmer. My projects are probably less demanding than yours. Still, I feel quite honored. Thank you for the flowers! My first post is rather meant as an article with full information about our existing proxies and will be maintained or extented if necessary. It is the result of my knowledge and a lot of researching. All important information in one place for those who are interested in that kind of stuff. I did my very best in well structuring of content and in full support of visitors or members. And I added my own stuff like modified, fixed, updated or self created versions of different tools. The people who find reading my article too tiring or simply too complicated, are not the people I want to reach or support. Therefore I disagree with making of a new thread. But I totally agree with your suggestion to restructure the download section. It has become a bit bloated and maybe confusing too. Thanks again for your opinion! Always welcome!

Thanks again for your support and your kind words! I appreciate your opinion very much. I hope you can understand a bit what's going on in my head right now.

Thanks for your replies and your interest in my work! And special thanks to @Dave-H and @mina7601 for supporting me continously! At the moment there is no download link. First of all it is just a preview of what, beside other projects, I've created the last weeks. @NotHereToPlayGames Therefore you won't find any related link. As mentioned before, I'm almost done with my project and now it's in testing phase. So far it's working as expected here. But everything must be checked and any improvements or corrections made if necessary. So still a bit of work. And first I'll just wait a bit and see how the overall interest is this time. In the past I spent a lot of time in writing informative articles and guides, assisting people who look for help, solving problems, modifying and fixing programs, keeping everything up to date and so on, but the overall interest expressed was rather low. A lot of reads and downloads, on the other hand only a few reactions and even fewer comments. Maybe it's just too tiring to show a reaction or leave a comment. And the best thing of all: The only request I had was not even answered. Except a reply of @Dave-H, of course, although the request wasn't addressed to him. Thanks again! Anyway, to me, all that is not really a sign of genuine interest. Of course I know nobody forced me to do all that, but anyway, It's actually a bit frustrating and not much fun in that way. Furthemore I think an author who shares his work with a community at least thrives on feedback and needs a bit of motivation for his creative ambitions. But anyway. I don't want to lose my fun in doing my work and only get annoyed by disrespectful behavior. In the old days my Latin teacher always tried to motivate us in translating by never stopping to say: New piece, new luck! And one thing is for sure: Time flies and will tell. Then we'll see. Kind regards, AstroSkipper

After a little break and some programming work, I've almost finished my current project. It is a fact that ProxHTTPSPoxy REV3e is the latest version of our proxies and therefore I'd like to switch to completely. But the lack of a systray menu like HTTPSProxy's was a reason against it. So I decided to create my own version of a ProxHTTPSPoxy systray menu. And now it is ready in first version. Here we go! This is a screenshot of my ProxHTTPSPoxy's systray menu for more convenient use and control of its functions. I created it by combining self-programmed files, which execute specific tasks related to ProxyHTTPSProxy, with already existing programs. Of course, a single compiled program like HTTPSPoxy's launcher is great, but my "launcher" can be totally customized and continously extended according to user's needs due to its modular structure, therefore much more flexible. More features can be added easily without touching existent code. It's fully portable and can be copied to any location. Already implemented features are: Start, stop, hide and show ProxHTTPSPoxy. Check if ProxHTTPSPoxy is running (in RAM). Update cacert.pem and Root Certificates. Open and close IE Proxy settings. Edit config.ini and read documentation. I started creating weeks ago with continuing improvements and bug fixing. Now it's in testing phase. So far it's working without any problems.

In this post you said Automatic Updates is working in your system. And now it isn't? The error message doesn't matter if AU service is still working.

Try to set HTTPSProxy as system-wide proxies using proxycfg.exe by entering command proxycfg -u and check again. If it doesn't work, you can go back to previous setting by command proxycfg -d. Does your error mean that Automatic Updates doesn't offer any updates? I thought we had fixed that in the past.

I do not believe that it makes any difference. Presumably this key is not used anymore and will be ignored by Windows nowadays. It's simply a leftover. PS: What does a native British English speaking person say: leftover or remnant?

BTW this key doesn't exist in my system. Therefore it isn't necessary anymore and should be safe to delete.

Delete that 'ODFFileURL' entry only! That means key plus its value.