I cannot activate my windows automatic updater.When I go into 'system -
automatic updater' , the section 'turn off automatic updater' has been
chosen and is grey. I cannot choose the section ' automatic
updates(recommended)' . Somthing is preventing me from choosing this option!
Anyone know 1.what is stopping me from choosing my prefered optoin?
2.what can I do about it?

Follow this path: Performance&Maintenance,administrative tools,component
services,services,automatic updates.

Now click on Log On and Enable.

Now go to General and in Startup Type choose Automatic.

And a bit lower in Service Status make sure you Start the service.

Hope this helps!


morathy Wrote:
> I cannot activate my windows automatic updater.When I go into 'system -
> automatic updater' , the section 'turn off automatic updater' has
> been
> chosen and is grey. I cannot choose the section ' automatic
> updates(recommended)' . Somthing is preventing me from choosing this
> option!
> Anyone know 1.what is stopping me from choosing my prefered optoin?
> 2.what can I do about it?


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1. Check the Service Manager for "Automatic Update" service
Click Start, select Run and type: Services.msc
Press Enter
Locate the - "Automatic Update"
Make sure the service is not disabled and started.

2. If the service is disabled and cannot be started:

Go to START, Select RUN
Type: regsvr32 wuaueng.dll
Press Ok

3. If all else fails:-

Windows Update Greyed Out - Restore (Line 179)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Automatic Updates options are grayed out?:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/aupolicy.htm


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"morathy" <morathy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:44965B53-9625-4CD9-AE45-AB5E591A434D@microsoft.com...
>I cannot activate my windows automatic updater.When I go into 'system -
> automatic updater' , the section 'turn off automatic updater' has been
> chosen and is grey. I cannot choose the section ' automatic
> updates(recommended)' . Somthing is preventing me from choosing this option!
> Anyone know 1.what is stopping me from choosing my prefered optoin?
> 2.what can I do about it?