Michel said:
i can not enable the automatic update function as both
enable and disable options are greyed out. Who can help?
I have XP Home edition and SP 2.
Hi
Please try the following:
1)
Start/Run --> regedit.exe
Under the registry key
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU
delete the value "NoAutoUpdate" if it exist.
2)
Start/Run --> services.msc
Then find "Automatic Updates" in the list, and double click on it.
Change "Startup type" to Automatic if it is not, and press Apply.
Use the Start and Stop buttons to see if the service starts and
stops successfully. Leave it in a started state.
Do the same for the service "Event Log".
Do the same for the service "Background Intelligent Transfer Service",
but here is Startup type Manual sufficient.
3)
Click Start >> Run >>
Type the follow command in the Open box.
"net.exe stop wuauserv" (w/o quotes)
Press Ok
Repeat the same for the following commands:
regsvr32.exe wuapi.dll
regsvr32.exe wups.dll
regsvr32.exe wuaueng.dll
regsvr32.exe wucltui.dll
regsvr32.exe MSXML3.dll
net.exe start wuauserv
Restart the machine and try again.
If it still is gray, see if this command makes a difference:
control.exe wuaucpl.cpl
