Re: Unable to Enable Automated Updates in Services

[Crosspost to WU NG]

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GNM wrote:
> After updaing my PC's with the SP3 I am consistently getting the red
> shield
> telling me to turn on my automated updates. This is true as well with
> Onecare making the same statement. The SP3 also has deleted my restore
> history making it now impossible to restore to a certain point any longer.
> I now have to setup a new restore point which really ****es me off. Even
> after the many and frustrating attempts to follow Microsoft Self-Help
> Options and Solutions I find that there is nothing short o a fix
> apparently. I have gone into the SERVICES and manually made the
> selections
> accordingly and all I get is:
>
> (1058 Automated Update Disabled and/or has no enabled devices) or
> (url://c:\windows\system32\mmcndmgr.dll/views.htm).
>
> Regards to the first: No duh, you cannot enable it, How much more
> redundant
> can MS get?
>
> Regards to the second: Well, so redundant that they can't even allow a
> simplified means to correct something they allowed their programmers to
> totally screw up.
>
> Has anyone had this problem and if so, have you been forunate enough to
> gain
> access to a fix? This issue has occured on both of my WINDOWS XP PC's and
> my
> one and only VISTA Professional PC.
>
> Thank you in advance for all you can provide to these issues.