Kayal said:
Why do I have propery pade GRAYED OUT when I opened
Automatic Update from control panel.
I am logged in as Administrator, I am a home user and I
have installed Windows XP Pro with service pack 2.
My Automatic Service is disables in that Property page of
automatic update.
I looked into SERVICE and coudn't find Automatic Update
service listed?
Hi
Run this command line (from a command prompt of from Start/Run, it
installs the AutoUpdate service (line will wrap in the newsreader!):
%SystemRoot%\System32\rundll32.exe setupapi,InstallHinfSection DefaultInstall
132 %SystemRoot%\inf\au.inf
(it must be a space between DefaultInstall and 132)
If it asks for your OS CD-ROM to get some files, just point it to the
folder %windir%\System32 (%windir% is typically C:\Windows).
Then run the following commands:
regsvr32.exe wuaueng.dll
regsvr32.exe wuapi.dll
regsvr32.exe wups.dll
regsvr32.exe wucltui.dll
Then start regedit.exe and locate the key
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\wuauserv
If you find a DeleteFlag value there, delete the DeleteFlag value.
Do a reboot.
After the reboot, check if you can start and stop the Automatic
Updates service successfully from services.msc
The missing Automatic Updates service might be the work of a worm or
something similar (it could be from some spyware or parasite as well).
To try to find what has caused this:
Run a cleanup tool, e.g. Stinger.exe from McAfee, it removes 30+
virus/worms in one sweep.
McAfee AVERT Stinger
http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/
and this one:
On Line Virus Scan
http://housecall.trendmicro.com
For the Spyware and Parasites part, you will need to run other tools:
Dealing with Unwanted Spyware and Parasites
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
The Parasite Fight Quick Fix Protocol
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm