Automatic updater

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?

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?
>
>