1. Check that the service is started.
Click Start, select run and type in: services.msc,
Now scroll down to the autoupdate service and double click it.
Start it and set the startup type to automatic, then reboot.
2. If all else fails:
Windows Update Greyed Out - Restore (Line 179)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
"Richard B" wrote:
> I have Windows XP Pro SP2 and I can't switch on the automatic updater. When
> I select it from the control panel, all of the options are greyed out. I
> tried all the things suggested in the troubleshooter and I tried to
> reregister (regsvr32 wuaueng.dll) as suggested in another post but to no
> avail. Any suggestions please?
>
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