Automatic Updates Will Not Turn On

I am having trouble turning on Automatic Updates. I have been into the
service menu, checked the properties for Automatic Updates and when I try to
change Startup Type to Automatic, I get "Error 1058: The service cannot
started, either because it is disabled or because it has no enabled devices
associated with it." Both the BIT and Event Log are set to Automatic and
running properly.

Because of this problem with Automatic Update I am unable to download any
updates from the Microsoft Update website (I get Error number: 0x8DDD0018).
Does anyone know how I can get Automatic Updates running again?

Thanks,

Adam
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