Re: No Automatic Update Service

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From: Kaylene aka Taurarian (taurarianREMOVECAPS_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 08/20/04


Date: Sat, 21 Aug 2004 08:10:34 +1000

Go to START, Select RUN
Type: regsvr32 wuaueng.dll
Press Ok
Now check the Service Manager for "Automatic Update" service
Click Start, select Run and type: Services.msc
Press Enter
Locate the - "Automatic Update"
Make sure the service is not disabled and started.

"Steve Cooperman" <skyeman1@dslextreme.com> wrote in message
news:9e7001c486e4$9a4587d0$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> Hello --
>
> The Automatic Update Service in my list of services (Run
> services.msc) is blank. Double-clicking on it yields an
> error message. I cannot activate it.
>
> My only way to get updates is through IE 6.
>
> The Automatic Update service USED TO work. I don't know
> what happened to eliminate that service option. I'm the
> administrator of my computer, and I have full rights.
> I've tried "repairing" Windows XP with the original disk,
> but that didn't work. I DO have svchost.exe on my
> computer -- can that help?
>
> --- Steve >>>>



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