My system shuts down after 3 minutes with a message : Windows must now
restart because the Remote procedure call service terminated
unexpectedly.
Access to System in the Control Panel for start up and recovery is
blocked.
The Windows Update Log shows the following entries:
2005-11-19 00:34:48 1228 cc AU AU found 0 updates for install at
shutdown
2005-11-19 00:34:48 1688 758 Misc =========== Logging initialized (build:
5.8.0.2469, tz: +1300) ===========
2005-11-19 00:34:48 1688 758 Misc = Process: E:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
2005-11-19 00:34:48 1688 758 Misc = Module:
E:\WINDOWS\system32\wuaueng.dll
2005-11-19 00:34:48 1688 758 Shutdwn Install at shutdown: no updates to
install
2005-11-19 00:35:32 1228 cc AU AU Restart required....
2005-11-19 00:35:33 1228 e8 AU ########### AU: Initializing Automatic
Updates ###########
2005-11-19 00:35:33 1228 e8 AU # Approval type: Pre-install notify
(User preference)
2005-11-19 00:35:33 1228 e8 AU # Auto-install minor updates: No (User
preference)
2005-11-19 00:35:33 1228 e8 AU # AU is paused, not initializing any
handlers
2005-11-19 12:42:13 1180 464 Misc =========== Logging initialized (build:
5.8.0.2469, tz: +1300) ===========
2005-11-19 12:42:13 1180 464 Misc = Process:
E:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
2005-11-19 12:42:13 1180 464 Misc = Module:
E:\WINDOWS\system32\wuaueng.dll
2005-11-19 12:42:13 1180 464 Service *************
2005-11-19 12:42:13 1180 464 Service ** START ** Service: Service
startup
2005-11-19 12:42:13 1180 464 Service *********
2005-11-19 12:42:14 1180 464 Agent * WU client version 5.8.0.2469
2005-11-19 12:42:14 1180 464 Agent * SusClientId =
'bbc4750a-bd86-4366-8afe-e088574a69d9'
2005-11-19 12:42:14 1180 464 Agent * Base directory:
E:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution
2005-11-19 12:42:14 1180 464 Agent * Access type: No proxy
2005-11-19 12:42:14 1180 464 Agent * FATAL: Failed to initialize with
error 0xffffffff from component Event subsystem
2005-11-19 12:42:14 1180 464 Service FATAL: Failed to initialize WU
client: 0xffffffff
2005-11-19 12:42:14 1180 464 Service *********
2005-11-19 12:42:14 1180 464 Service ** END ** Service: Service exit
[Exit code = 0xffffffff]
2005-11-19 12:42:14 1180 464 Service *************
2005-11-19 12:45:08 768 4d4 Misc =========== Logging initialized (build:
5.8.0.2469, tz: +1300) ===========
2005-11-19 12:45:08 768 4d4 Misc = Process:
\??\E:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe
2005-11-19 12:45:08 768 4d4 Misc = Module:
E:\WINDOWS\system32\wuaueng.dll
2005-11-19 12:45:08 768 4d4 Shutdwn FATAL: WUAutoUpdateAtShutdown failed,
hr=8024000C
2005-11-19 12:48:37 1180 1a0 Misc =========== Logging initialized (build:
5.8.0.2469, tz: +1300) ===========
2005-11-19 12:48:37 1180 1a0 Misc = Process:
E:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
2005-11-19 12:48:37 1180 1a0 Misc = Module:
E:\WINDOWS\system32\wuaueng.dll
2005-11-19 12:48:37 1180 1a0 Service *************
2005-11-19 12:48:37 1180 1a0 Service ** START ** Service: Service
startup
2005-11-19 12:48:37 1180 1a0 Service *********
2005-11-19 12:48:38 1180 1a0 Agent * WU client version 5.8.0.2469
2005-11-19 12:48:38 1180 1a0 Agent * SusClientId =
'bbc4750a-bd86-4366-8afe-e088574a69d9'
2005-11-19 12:48:38 1180 1a0 Agent * Base directory:
E:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution
2005-11-19 12:48:38 1180 1a0 Agent * Access type: No proxy
2005-11-19 12:48:38 1180 1a0 Agent * FATAL: Failed to initialize with
error 0xffffffff from component Event subsystem
2005-11-19 12:48:38 1180 1a0 Service FATAL: Failed to initialize WU
client: 0xffffffff
2005-11-19 12:48:38 1180 1a0 Service *********
2005-11-19 12:48:38 1180 1a0 Service ** END ** Service: Service exit
[Exit code = 0xffffffff]
2005-11-19 12:48:38 1180 1a0 Service *************

Can somebody help?

mamey