Have you tried enabling the automatic update service?
Start > run > services.msc > search for automatic updates and check if it is
started.
"Microlighter" wrote:
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> When I launch Automatic Updates from the Control panel, the options are
> all greyed out - despite the fact that I have administrator status on my
> computer (XP, SP3). In addition the service does not ever inform me
> that updates have been downloaded and are ready to be installed, even
> though this is the selected option visible on the greyed-out buttons.
>
> Can anyone tell me what to do, please? I've tried to search all the
> relevant threads!
>
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