Automatic Updates disabled at startup.

Hi, i can't get the windows update service to work automaticly.
When I start my pc the automatic updates service is disabled but started,
the bits service is not started. (Startup type= manual).
When I set the wu service startup type to automatic and start the bits
service I can get the updates from the windowsupdate site. But when I restart
my pc the problem is back again.

Anyone got a clue?

is your computer in a domain? some domain settings can disable BITS

or the BITS is corrupted. try to repair it.

1. Click Start, click Run, type: Inf and press Enter. A folder will be
opened.
2. Locate the file "qmgr.inf" in the opened folder (you can type au to
locate this file), right click on the file and choose "Install".

Note: The file extension ".inf" may be hidden; we may only see the file
named "qmgr".

3. The setup process will try to restore the registry branches
automatically. You may not receive any notification. However, if some files
cannot be located automatically, we will be prompted to select the
installation source. Please click browse, and go to this location:

C:\Windows\ServicePackFiles\i386
If this folder is not available, please choose the folder
C:\Windows\System32.

4. Restart the computer and test the issue.



"Jaap" wrote:

> Hi, i can't get the windows update service to work automaticly.
> When I start my pc the automatic updates service is disabled but started,
> the bits service is not started. (Startup type= manual).
> When I set the wu service startup type to automatic and start the bits
> service I can get the updates from the windowsupdate site. But when I restart
> my pc the problem is back again.
>
> Anyone got a clue?

Hi Haqiu,

thanks for your help but... it didn't fix my problem. The only thing that
changed is that when I start bits I now get an error that the bits service
cannot be started.
'Error 2 The system canot find the file specified'

Regards

"Haqiu" wrote:

> is your computer in a domain? some domain settings can disable BITS
>
> or the BITS is corrupted. try to repair it.
>
> 1. Click Start, click Run, type: Inf and press Enter. A folder will be
> opened.
> 2. Locate the file "qmgr.inf" in the opened folder (you can type au to
> locate this file), right click on the file and choose "Install".
>
> Note: The file extension ".inf" may be hidden; we may only see the file
> named "qmgr".
>
> 3. The setup process will try to restore the registry branches
> automatically. You may not receive any notification. However, if some files
> cannot be located automatically, we will be prompted to select the
> installation source. Please click browse, and go to this location:
>
> C:\Windows\ServicePackFiles\i386
> If this folder is not available, please choose the folder
> C:\Windows\System32.
>
> 4. Restart the computer and test the issue.

I solved the problem by following the steps described in:
http://wiki.castlecops.com/How_To_Fix_Windows_Update

Good luck for those who with the same problem!

Regards

"Jaap" wrote:

> Hi, i can't get the windows update service to work automaticly.
> When I start my pc the automatic updates service is disabled but started,
> the bits service is not started. (Startup type= manual).
> When I set the wu service startup type to automatic and start the bits
> service I can get the updates from the windowsupdate site. But when I restart
> my pc the problem is back again.
>
> Anyone got a clue?