Sohail Patel

Most likely because the "Automatic Updates" service is not set to
Automatic, or is failing to start.


1. Click Start, click Run, type services.msc, and then click OK.

2. In the list of services, double-click on Automatic Updates

3. In the Startup type list, if not already set to Automatic,
click Automatic, and then click Apply.

4. If Service status is set to Stopped, click Start, and then click OK.



If the service is missing or will not start, try this:

1. Click Start.

2. Choose Run.

3. In the Run box, type (or copy/paste from this post)

regsvr32.exe wuaueng.dll

(note the space there in the middle)

4. Click OK.


After the regsvr32 command, start regedit.exe
and locate the key
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\wuauserv

If you find a DeleteFlag value there, delete the DeleteFlag value.



--
torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sc...er/default.mspx

Thx & regds,
Sohail Patel

Stevie Lamb

All,

I've now experienced this issue on a number of our workstations, WIndows
2000 SP4 and Windows XP SP2 & SP3.

I "think" the issue relates to the Security settings for the services BITS
and wuausrv.
Recently, as part of the configuration of the Inventory Tool for Microsoft
Updates, I created a GPO which set wuausrv to start as "Automatic" and BITS
to be "Manual".

I configured the security for each such that Domain Admins and SYSTEM have
Full Control, Authenticated Users can Read, and Start/Stop/Pause/Continue,
and Network Service also Start/Stop/Pause/Continue. Both services run as
Network Service.

Looking through forums indicate many people using either WSUS, Config
Manager 2007 or SMS 2003 have also fallen foul of this.

Are you at all able to say what security settings are required for these
services so that Windows Update can start, stop and update the services?

Many thanks,

Stevie

"Sohail Patel" wrote:

>
> Most likely because the "Automatic Updates" service is not set to
> Automatic, or is failing to start.
>
>
> 1. Click Start, click Run, type services.msc, and then click OK.
>
> 2. In the list of services, double-click on Automatic Updates
>
> 3. In the Startup type list, if not already set to Automatic,
> click Automatic, and then click Apply.
>
> 4. If Service status is set to Stopped, click Start, and then click OK.
>
>
>
> If the service is missing or will not start, try this:
>
> 1. Click Start.
>
> 2. Choose Run.
>
> 3. In the Run box, type (or copy/paste from this post)
>
> regsvr32.exe wuaueng.dll
>
> (note the space there in the middle)
>
> 4. Click OK.
>
>
> After the regsvr32 command, start regedit.exe
> and locate the key
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\wuauserv
>
> If you find a DeleteFlag value there, delete the DeleteFlag value.
>
>
>
> --
> torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
> Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
> the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sc...er/default.mspx
>
> Thx & regds,
> Sohail Patel
>

Stevie Lamb

All,

I've now experienced this issue on a number of our workstations, WIndows
2000 SP4 and Windows XP SP2 & SP3.

I "think" the issue relates to the Security settings for the services BITS
and wuausrv.
Recently, as part of the configuration of the Inventory Tool for Microsoft
Updates, I created a GPO which set wuausrv to start as "Automatic" and BITS
to be "Manual".

I configured the security for each such that Domain Admins and SYSTEM have
Full Control, Authenticated Users can Read, and Start/Stop/Pause/Continue,
and Network Service also Start/Stop/Pause/Continue. Both services run as
Network Service.

Looking through forums indicate many people using either WSUS, Config
Manager 2007 or SMS 2003 have also fallen foul of this.

Are you at all able to say what security settings are required for these
services so that Windows Update can start, stop and update the services?

Many thanks,

Stevie

"Sohail Patel" wrote:

>
> Most likely because the "Automatic Updates" service is not set to
> Automatic, or is failing to start.
>
>
> 1. Click Start, click Run, type services.msc, and then click OK.
>
> 2. In the list of services, double-click on Automatic Updates
>
> 3. In the Startup type list, if not already set to Automatic,
> click Automatic, and then click Apply.
>
> 4. If Service status is set to Stopped, click Start, and then click OK.
>
>
>
> If the service is missing or will not start, try this:
>
> 1. Click Start.
>
> 2. Choose Run.
>
> 3. In the Run box, type (or copy/paste from this post)
>
> regsvr32.exe wuaueng.dll
>
> (note the space there in the middle)
>
> 4. Click OK.
>
>
> After the regsvr32 command, start regedit.exe
> and locate the key
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\wuauserv
>
> If you find a DeleteFlag value there, delete the DeleteFlag value.
>
>
>
> --
> torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
> Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
> the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sc...er/default.mspx
>
> Thx & regds,
> Sohail Patel
>