Windows XP Automatic Updates

My pc at home works fine, not problems but has recently in the system tray instead of showing a yellow shield when windows has updates available instead has a red shield.

It says that the automatic updates have been turned off and that I should turn them on again, but when I check it shows that there are already on.

An IT bod at work wasn't too sure and said I should turn them off, then reboot, turn them back on and see if that works.

It didn't

So can anyone out there in forum land help me

Cheers thephoenix572

 

Start > Settings > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services.

Under Automatic Update, what is the Startup type set at?

It should be on automatic.

 

I will check when i get home

 

I've just checked and there is no setting for automatic updates.

What do I do?

 

At startup type they should be automatic or Manual or disabled !!!

 

"To turn on Automatic Updates:

1. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
2. Depending on which Control Panel view you use, Classic or Category, do one of the following:
* Click System, and then click the Automatic Updates tab.
* Click Performance and Maintenance, click System, and then click the Automatic Updates tab.
3. Click the option that you want. Make sure Automatic Updates is not turned off."

Don't know whether you use XP Home or Pro. It works for the Home version.

Hope this helps.

 

No what I am saying is there is no entry for automatic updates in the services

 

I don't get any errors when using those sites. My pc runs smoothly but the red shield is annoying. I've done a full spyware and virus check and nothing unusual pops up

 

bump

can any help me?

I've been on microsoft to try and do updates that way and it won't let me.

Help me please

 

What is the error message when you try to update at microsoft site it should be in the right upper corner should be something like this 0x000000

 

Error number: 0x80070424

This is what I get, what is it and what can I do to correct the problem?

Clark Kent please help me superman

 

Here your fix http://www.smartcomputing.com/techsupport/detail.aspx?guid=&ErrorID=28396

 

Thank you superman I will try that fix tonight when I get home.

thephoenix572

 

Unfortunately that didn't work and it turns out I had a virus on my pc, cost me £70 to have it removed but had extra ram installed also and now pc runs even smoother than before.

The red shield was still there when I got it back but I found the fix

It was

Run then type

regsvr32 wuaueng.dll

Press enter and that corrects the problem