Automatic Updates - constantly disabling itself.

Just installed XP Pro SP1.

Attempting to run WU I am informed that I need to install BITS, Win Installer 3.1, which I do, and am told they are installed.

However, they do not appear in Add/Remove Programs, AND when I look in Services, AU has been disabled, even though I repeatedly select Automatic.

Additionally, some urls will not run from the address line in IE, but they will open from 'Favourites'!.

Additionally (!!), I cannot get NIS to install.

I have been to the KB, tried all the reg dll entries..

When I type in 'regedit', it appears on screen for about 3 seconds before disappearing!

Much help required.

 

Bits is a I believe Background Intelligent Transfer service. This "program" is actually a service. If you were to click Start, Run, then type in: services.msc (press enter).

You should now have the service manager showing up. Scroll down a bit an you should see that "BITS" is set as manual.

Pretty much the same with Windows installer 3.1, this should be called (under service manager) "Windows Installer" this also should be set as manual.

But, when you say that upon attempting to run regedit, it appears for 3 seconds and it disappears, this is usually some form of malware that causes this. I'd double check to see if your machine is clean of all malware.

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