unable to enable auto update in XP Pro

[artheim]

I have received a used XP Pro system, but the Windows Update option is not selectable to enable it. The box "Turn off auto updates" is checked and also greyed out. Is there a setting somewhere that is controlling this?

 

[G0AOZ]

I had a similar scenario recently... User had upgraded his PC from Windows 2000 Pro to XP Pro, only to find Windows Updates would download but not install. Ran a batch which I called UPDATE.BAT and contained the following:-

Regsvr32 wups2.dll /s
Regsvr32 licdll.dll /s
Regsvr32 regwizc.dll /s
regsvr32 msxml.dll /s
regsvr32 msxml2.dll /s
regsvr32 msxml3.dll /s
regsvr32 comcat.dll /s
regsvr32 shdoc401.dll /s
regsvr32 shdoc401.dll /i /s
regsvr32 asctrls.ocx /s
regsvr32 oleaut32.dll /s
regsvr32 shdocvw.dll /I /s
regsvr32 shdocvw.dll /s
regsvr32 browseui.dll /s
regsvr32 browseui.dll /I /s
regsvr32 msrating.dll /s
regsvr32 mlang.dll /s
regsvr32 hlink.dll /s
regsvr32 mshtmled.dll /s
regsvr32 urlmon.dll /s
regsvr32 plugin.ocx /s
regsvr32 sendmail.dll /s
regsvr32 scrobj.dll /s
regsvr32 mmefxe.ocx /s
regsvr32 corpol.dll /s
regsvr32 jscript.dll /s
regsvr32 msxml.dll /s
regsvr32 imgutil.dll /s
regsvr32 thumbvw.dll /s
regsvr32 cryptext.dll /s
regsvr32 rsabase.dll /s
regsvr32 inseng.dll /s
regsvr32 iesetup.dll /i /s
regsvr32 cryptdlg.dll /s
regsvr32 actxprxy.dll /s
regsvr32 dispex.dll /s
regsvr32 occache.dll /s
regsvr32 occache.dll /i /s
regsvr32 iepeers.dll /s
regsvr32 urlmon.dll /i /s
regsvr32 cdfview.dll /s
regsvr32 webcheck.dll /s
regsvr32 mobsync.dll /s

Machine was then rebooted. Went to the Microsoft website and requested Express updates - all went through fine after that.

Hope that helps...

ROGER - G0AOZ.

 

[linney]

If re-registering .dll's does not help try some of these before you consider a repair install of XP.

Automatic Updates stops working after a repair install of Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555615#appliesto

See if the Automatic Updates Service is running.

Try this workaround.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Exp
lorer

and find the key named "NoWindowsUpdate" and delete that key. Backup (export) this key first.

You may also need to change the permissions on this branch:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate
to that of "full access"


Group Policy.

Location: Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Windows Update

Description:
Specifies whether this computer will receive security updates and other important downloads through the Windows automatic updating service.

This setting lets you specify if automatic updates are enabled on this computer. If the service is enabled, you must select one of the four options in the Group Policy Setting:

If the status is set to Disabled, any updates that are available on the Windows Update Web site must be downloaded and installed manually by going to

http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com.

If the status is set to Not Configured, use of Automatic Updates is not specified at the Group Policy level. However, an administrator can still configure Automatic Updates through Control Panel.