automatic updates problem

[angryeric116]

well this is my first post, and im having problems with my automatic updates

every time i logon, it claims that automatic updates are not on, so ill turn them on, and lo and behold, the next time i logon, there off again....

any help? thx

angryeric

[rabster1]

Check in control panel -> admin tools -> services

Make sure automatic updates has its startup type set to automatic.

Hope that helps?

PS: you can disable the security center as a last resort if like like or as a first resort as I like to.

[angryeric116]

well, it was already set to automatic, and how do you not have automatic updates turned on??? and still be updated?

[rabster1]

Can you access the automatic updates site though the start menu and check for updates in internet explorer without error?

The reason I ask is that automatic updates requires several other services to function iirc. If one of the other said services were disabled you might get this error, but if the above manual update runs without problems then I'm out of ideas...

[tarquel]

You might want to try soulin's little script:

@echo off
Echo . Libraries registration
regsvr32 /s msxml3.dll 
regsvr32 /s wups.dll
regsvr32 /s wuaueng.dll
Echo . Stopping services
net stop wuauserv 
echo . Deleting DataStore
cd /d %windir%\SoftwareDistribution 
rd /s DataStore
Echo . Starting services
net start wuauserv 
Echo . Restarting computer
shutdown -r -f -t 01

http://martinzugec.blogdrive.com/archive/c...-2005_o-10.html

Scroll down to til you get to the Windows Update problems... subheading - aimed at SP2 I think, but will probably work with pre-SP2.

Worth a try I guess.

Regards,

N.