Very strange. Windows Update Service

[Atreju]

Anytime I go to the system properties to the Automatic Updates page,
it says the Windows Update Service is Unavailable.
If I close it and go immediately back, then I get all the status
information and settings.

Very weird. What could be causing this?

PS I don't think Auto Update is actually working properly.


---Atreju---

 

[Sharon F]

Anytime I go to the system properties to the Automatic Updates page,
it says the Windows Update Service is Unavailable.
If I close it and go immediately back, then I get all the status
information and settings.

Very weird. What could be causing this?

PS I don't think Auto Update is actually working properly.


---Atreju---

Thoughts...
1) Site may be busy due to all the hubbub about XP service pack 2.
2) Make sure that you have Automatic Update and the Time Synchronization
services enabled.

I ran into similar problems with the AutoUpdate site when using a slow time
server and Windows had not been able to successfully synchronize time for
quite a while. I entered a different time server in Control Panel>
Date/Time> Internet Time and the problem was rectified.

 

[Atreju]

Thoughts...
1) Site may be busy due to all the hubbub about XP service pack 2.
2) Make sure that you have Automatic Update and the Time Synchronization
services enabled.

I ran into similar problems with the AutoUpdate site when using a slow time
server and Windows had not been able to successfully synchronize time for
quite a while. I entered a different time server in Control Panel>
Date/Time> Internet Time and the problem was rectified.

Why is Time Synchronization necessary?


---Atreju---

 

[Chad Harris]

Atreju--

See these for this:

'The Windows Update Service is unavailable'

http://www.mvps.org/marksxp/WindowsXP/wuauto.php


http://www.theeldergeek.com/sp1_no_access_autoupdate.htm


http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/update.htm


http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/troubleshoot/


Best,

Chad Harris
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Anytime I go to the system properties to the Automatic Updates page,
it says the Windows Update Service is Unavailable.
If I close it and go immediately back, then I get all the status
information and settings.

Very weird. What could be causing this?

PS I don't think Auto Update is actually working properly.


---Atreju---

 

[Sharon F]

Why is Time Synchronization necessary?

No idea although I suspect that it's tied in to the activation checks.