Unable to Enable Automated Updates in Services

[Guest GNM]

After updaing my PC's with the SP3 I am consistently getting the red shield

telling me to turn on my automated updates. This is true as well with

Onecare making the same statement. The SP3 also has deleted my restore

history making it now impossible to restore to a certain point any longer. I

now have to setup a new restore point which really pisses me off. Even after

the many and frustrating attempts to follow Microsoft Self-Help Options and

Solutions I find that there is nothing short o a fix apparently. I have gone

into the SERVICES and manually made the selections accordingly and all I get

is:

 

(1058 Automated Update Disabled and/or has no enabled devices) or

(url://c:\windows\system32\mmcndmgr.dll/views.htm).

 

Regards to the first: No duh, you cannot enable it, How much more redundant

can MS get?

 

Regards to the second: Well, so redundant that they can't even allow a

simplified means to correct something they allowed their programmers to

totally screw up.

 

Has anyone had this problem and if so, have you been forunate enough to gain

access to a fix? This issue has occured on both of my WINDOWS XP PC's and my

one and only VISTA Professional PC.

 

Thank you in advance for all you can provide to these issues.

 

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Bill

[Guest TaurArian]

Re: Unable to Enable Automated Updates in Services

 

Where to get the answers - MS Support -

 

Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3 (All Languages)

http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?ln=en-us&prid=11273&gprid=522131

 

Free unlimited installation and compatibility support is available for Windows XP, but

only for Service Pack 3 (SP3). This support for SP3 is valid until April 14, 2009. For

more information about this policy, visit the Windows XP Support Lifecycle page located at

http://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle/?p1=3223. Chat and e-mail support is available only

in the United States and Canada. For all other Windows XP issues, visit the Help and

Support site at http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?gprid=1173, and then choose

your product.

 

.. US:

http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?ln=en-us&prid=11273&gprid=522131

 

.. CA:

http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?ln=en-ca&prid=11273&gprid=522131

 

.. UK:

http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?ln=en-uk&prid=11273&gprid=522131

 

.. AU:

http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?ln=en-au&prid=11273&gprid=522131

 

.. Other:

http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?gprid=1173

select Windows XP | select Windows XP Service Pack 3

 

 

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"GNM" <gnmcr@gnmcr.com> wrote in message

news:A2D0E8CB-62C3-4214-AB70-2473EDE81753@microsoft.com...

| After updaing my PC's with the SP3 I am consistently getting the red shield

| telling me to turn on my automated updates. This is true as well with

| Onecare making the same statement. The SP3 also has deleted my restore

| history making it now impossible to restore to a certain point any longer. I

| now have to setup a new restore point which really pisses me off. Even after

| the many and frustrating attempts to follow Microsoft Self-Help Options and

| Solutions I find that there is nothing short o a fix apparently. I have gone

| into the SERVICES and manually made the selections accordingly and all I get

| is:

|

| (1058 Automated Update Disabled and/or has no enabled devices) or

| (url://c:\windows\system32\mmcndmgr.dll/views.htm).

|

| Regards to the first: No duh, you cannot enable it, How much more redundant

| can MS get?

|

| Regards to the second: Well, so redundant that they can't even allow a

| simplified means to correct something they allowed their programmers to

| totally screw up.

|

| Has anyone had this problem and if so, have you been forunate enough to gain

| access to a fix? This issue has occured on both of my WINDOWS XP PC's and my

| one and only VISTA Professional PC.

|

| Thank you in advance for all you can provide to these issues.

|

| --

| Bill

[Guest PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Re: Unable to Enable Automated Updates in Services

 

[Crosspost to WU NG]

 

See Posts #2 and #8 here:

http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsupdate/browse_frm/thread/e6bc7c83bfa56131

 

Otherwise...

 

Free unlimited installation and compatibility support is available for

Windows XP, but only for Service Pack 3 (SP3), until 14 Apr-09. Chat and

e-mail support is available only in the United States and Canada.

 

• US:

http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?ln=en-us&prid=11273&gprid=522131

 

• CA:

http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?ln=en-ca&prid=11273&gprid=522131

 

• UK:

http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?ln=en-gb&prid=11273&gprid=522131

 

• AU:

http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?ln=en-au&prid=11273&gprid=522131

 

• Other: http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?gprid=1173 | select

Windows XP | select Windows XP Service Pack 3

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Windows Update-specific newsgroup:

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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002

 

 

GNM wrote:

> After updaing my PC's with the SP3 I am consistently getting the red

> shield

> telling me to turn on my automated updates. This is true as well with

> Onecare making the same statement. The SP3 also has deleted my restore

> history making it now impossible to restore to a certain point any longer.

> I now have to setup a new restore point which really pisses me off. Even

> after the many and frustrating attempts to follow Microsoft Self-Help

> Options and Solutions I find that there is nothing short o a fix

> apparently. I have gone into the SERVICES and manually made the

> selections

> accordingly and all I get is:

>

> (1058 Automated Update Disabled and/or has no enabled devices) or

> (url://c:\windows\system32\mmcndmgr.dll/views.htm).

>

> Regards to the first: No duh, you cannot enable it, How much more

> redundant

> can MS get?

>

> Regards to the second: Well, so redundant that they can't even allow a

> simplified means to correct something they allowed their programmers to

> totally screw up.

>

> Has anyone had this problem and if so, have you been forunate enough to

> gain

> access to a fix? This issue has occured on both of my WINDOWS XP PC's and

> my

> one and only VISTA Professional PC.

>

> Thank you in advance for all you can provide to these issues.