Re: Making Windows update page work when automatic updates is disa
From: fscarla (fscarla_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 08/15/04
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Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2004 08:55:04 -0700
OK so there is no way to disable the services permanatly and have WUS still
work. That should be changed. We should be able to disable the services and
have WUS still work.
"Torgeir Bakken (MVP)" wrote:
> fscarla wrote:
>
> > I know how to disable Automatic updates completely. However if I
> > disable the Automatic Updates service and the BITS service the
> > Windows update page will display this error:
> >
> > Windows Update cannot continue because a required service application
> > is disabled. Windows Update requires the following services:
> > (snip)
> > [Error number: 0x8DDD0018]
> >
> > I want to stop this error from coming up.
> >
> > Why do I want to do this? I want to be in control of what to update
> > and not waste computer resources.
> Hi
>
> To be able to control what to update (using the "manual" interface
> at the WU5 Web site only):
>
> Set AU to off in the Control Panel/Automatic Updates, but set the
> service to Automatic (using Start/Run --> services.msc)
>
> The BITS service also needs to be set to either Manual or Automatic
> (in theory and in the MS documentation, Manual should be good enough,
> but I have seen people needing to have it to Automatic).
>
>
> --
> torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
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