I've just installed windows with my new HFSLIP'd disc... Went to Microsoft Update to check I hadn't missed anything. I was faced with this screen: When I click "Start Now" this screen comes up: It used to go straight onto scanning for updates? When I click "continue" this happens: I've looked up thee error code... Information I found tell's me to ensure WUAUSERV and BITS are listed under the netsvcs key in registry location HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\SvcHost I checked that, and they're both listed there ok. I checked whether the services were actually running and neither were, I can't manually start the "Automatic Updates" service. It comes up with error... "Could not start the Automatic Updates service on Local Computer. Error 1083: The executable program that this service is configured to run in does not implement the service." Strange thing is that if I restart the machine... it all works fine. I've attached my log file for you HFSLIP.TXT Thanks!