Hi,

The necessary service "Automatic Updates" (WUAUSERV) is not started or
is unavailable. Error 0x80070422
http://update.microsoft.com/windowsu...icleid=8&ln=en


JayBL wrote:

> I am unable to update several of my PC's at the moment. They are all Windows
> 2000 and until recently worked and updated perfectly fine. Please find
> attache the WindowsUpdate.log
>
> 2005-11-23 15:12:04 1196 3fc Misc =========== Logging initialized (build:
> 5.8.0.2469, tz: -0000) ===========
> 2005-11-23 15:12:04 1196 3fc Misc = Process: C:\Program Files\Internet
> Explorer\iexplore.exe
> 2005-11-23 15:12:04 1196 3fc Misc = Module: C:\WINNT\system32\wuapi.dll
> 2005-11-23 15:12:04 1196 3fc COMAPI FATAL: Unable to connect to the service
> (hr=80070422)
> 2005-11-23 15:12:04 1196 3fc COMAPI WARNING: Unable to establish connection
> to the service. (hr=80070422)
> 2005-11-23 15:12:05 1196 3fc COMAPI FATAL: Unable to connect to the service
> (hr=80070422)
> 2005-11-23 15:12:05 1196 3fc COMAPI WARNING: Unable to establish connection
> to the service. (hr=80070422)
> 2005-11-23 15:12:11 1196 3fc Misc =========== Logging initialized (build:
> 5.8.0.2469, tz: -0000) ===========
> 2005-11-23 15:12:11 1196 3fc Misc = Process: C:\Program Files\Internet
> Explorer\iexplore.exe
> 2005-11-23 15:12:11 1196 3fc Misc = Module: C:\WINNT\system32\wuweb.dll
> 2005-11-23 15:12:11 1196 3fc WUWeb FATAL: CheckIfClientUpdateNeeded failed:
> error 0x800b0003
>
> I have followed many articles including 822798 etc, but am unable to get it
> to work. All others update themselves fine, and are made from the same build
> etc. I have removed the anti-virus software as a test and it stil didn't work.
>
> Any help would be much appreciated.


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