Windows Automatic Updates?

Question

My Automatic Updates began to turn off by itself a day ago, and it won't turn on when I tell it to in the Windows Security Browser. When I go to services.msc I find that the automatic updates service is disabled. I look at the properties of it, and then I select "Automatic" under the general tab. Afterwards, I select apply. The service is stil no started. I must select "start." While the service is being started, I get this error:

Could not start the Automatic Updates service on Local Computer. Error 1058: The service cannot e started, either because it is disabled or it has no enabled devices associated with it.

What do I do?

Answer 1

It's possible you have vundo or zlob virus.  Try using your antivirus to get rid of it.  Or take your computer to a repair shop.

Answer 2

On a computer that is running Microsoft Windows XP or Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005, you cannot manually start the Automatic Updates service. When this problem occurs, you receive an error message that is similar to the following:

Could not start the Automatic Updates service on account name.

Error 1058: The service cannot be started, either because it is disabled or because it has no enabled devices associated with it.

Additionally, the following event is logged in the Event Viewer System log:

Event Type: Error

Event Source: DCOM

Event Category: None

Event ID: 10005

Date: Date

Time: Time

User: UserName

Computer: ComputerName

Description:

DCOM got error "The service cannot be started, either because it is disabled or because it has no enabled devices associated with it. " attempting to start the service servicename with arguments "" in order to run the server: {E60687F7-01A1-40AA-86AC-DB1CBF673334}

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, follow these steps to enable the Automatic Updates service:

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

2. In the right pane, double-click Automatic Updates.

3. Click the Log On tab.

4. In the You can enable or disable this service for the hardware profiles listed below box, click the current hardware profile, and then click Enable.

5. Click Apply, and then click the General tab.

6. Click Start, and then click OK.