Re: Win XP home SP2 - automatic update service stays disabled no matter what I do -

On May 17, 4:51 pm, "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABear...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
enovak7...@xxxxxxx wrote:
On May 17, 3:56 pm, "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABear...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
enovak7...@xxxxxxx wrote:
On May 17, 12:44 pm, "MowGreen [MVP]" <mowgr...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I just ran a complete virus scan and it found nothing - Spyhunter and
Spybot found a few trojans that I deleted and fixed, but it's still
staying disabled.

Are you 100% sure that the system has been cleaned of malware ?
Please visit a reputable anti-malware forum so you can determine if
this
is the case. If malware is still resident then it will continue to
disable or interfere with the updating process in order to 'protect'
itself.

Read the guidelines of the forum of your choice prior to posting there
:

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MowGreen [MVP 2003-2008]
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*-343-* FDNY
Never Forgotten
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enovak7...@xxxxxxx wrote:
I know there are a lot of posts on this already - and I've tried all
the suggestions on the Microsoft site -

I reinstalled Windows Update, re-registered the files it says you
shoud re-register, its enabled in my hardware profile,(which seems to
be the common answer, but that doesn't help)

Its just frustrating since it wrked fine until yesterday when I
installed a few updates from Microsoft and McAfee had a small update
it auto loaded. Then the trouble started.

I just ran a complete virus scan and it found nothing - Spyhunter and
Spybot found a few trojans that I deleted and fixed, but it's still
staying disabled.

I'm on a XP home edition so I have no policy editor or anything to
check if its disabled someplace else,

I'm still searching as it seems a lot of people seem to have this
problem, but none of the common solutions I tried works.

Thanks in advance if anyone can give me any pointers.- Hide quoted
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I ran Hijack This and there wasn't anything there that I didn't know
what it was.

I've tried the Dial-a-Fix program that was mentioned in this group -
didn't work, I've tried manually fixing registry entries according to
MS and other tech web sites - nothing
I've unistalled Update, reinstalled, rebooted over and over and still
get the same 1058 Error when I go to start it. Then it imedialtey goes
back to being disabled.

I used to keep the updates turned off mostly anyway - it just really,
really bothers me about this though. The fact can't I can't solve it
no matter what I try.

ERROR 1058: The service cannot be started, either because it is disabled
or
because it has no enabled devices associated with it.

See Posts #2 and #8
here:http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsupdate/browse_...

for post #2)  I tried that simple hardware profile change - and that
is NOT the problem. Its enabled just fine. I even disabled it, saved
and then enabled in case it was stuck. That didn't work.

for post #8) Tried all that as well - all the registry entries seems
there, I did everything it said and it still wont work.

1. When all else fails, HijackThis v2.0.2
(http://aumha.org/downloads/hijackthis.zip) is the preferred tool to use.
It will help you to both identify and remove any hijackware/spyware with
assistance from an expert.  **Post your log tohttp://forums.spybot.info/forumdisplay.php?f=22,http://castlecops.com/forum67.html,http://forums.subratam.org/index.php?showforum=7,http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30, or other appropriate forums for review
by an expert in such matters, not here.**

Do NOT attempt to interpret the log on your own!

2. Start a free Windows Update support incident request:https://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?gprid=6527

Support for Windows Update:http://support.microsoft.com/gp/wusupport

For home users, no-charge support is available by calling 1-866-PCSAFETY in
the United States and in Canada or by contacting your local Microsoft
subsidiary.

For more information about how to contact your local Microsoft subsidiary
for security update support issues, visit the International Support Web
site:http://support.microsoft.com/common/international.aspx

For enterprise customers, support for security updates is available through
your usual support contacts.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
AumHa VSOP & Admin; DTS-L.net- Hide quoted text -

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I popped off an email to the MS support site to see what they have to
say. I will try the Hijack.
.

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