Are there two "automatic updates"?

[Jim]

Are "automatic updates" in services.msc and "automatic updates" in the
control panel the same thing?

After installing SP2 Windows Update didn't work. I followed directions
to resolve the problem and can now use Windows Updates. In services.msc
I set Automatic Updates to Automatic and BITS to Start.

This is not the same Automatic Updates as in the Control Panel where
Windows logs on and installs updates all by itself, is it? That I don't
want. Hopefully these are two different items that have been named the same.

Thanks,
Jim

 

[Ted Zieglar]

The Automatic Update service is what enables your computer to download and
install Windows updates. If this service is disabled, your computer will not
be able to use the Windows Update Web site. You don't have to use automatic
updates, but you need this service and it should be set to start
automatically.

Your experience should be a lesson: Don't fool around with Windows plumbing.
Ignore the hype from the 'fast answer' web sites.

 

[Jim]

The Automatic Update service is what enables your computer to download and
install Windows updates. If this service is disabled, your computer will not
be able to use the Windows Update Web site. You don't have to use automatic
updates, but you need this service and it should be set to start
automatically.

Your experience should be a lesson: Don't fool around with Windows plumbing.
Ignore the hype from the 'fast answer' web sites.

Thank you for the answer, I think. I'm not sure how to take your "Don't
fool around with Windows plumbing."
Windows Update worked fine until I installed SP2 which made the changes.
If you do a search on Google, you will notice there are multitudes of
SP2 users who faced the same problem. It's even addressed at Microsoft's
site.

Jim

 

[Ted Zieglar]

Your problem has nothing to do with SP 2.

Ted Zieglar