Reinstall Automatic Updates

Hi,

after uninstalling SP1 from a couple of 2003 servers AU is gone. The service
does not exist anymore. Manual updates are still possible.
How can I reinstall Automatic Updates?

Thanks, Helmut

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Helmut Schneider wrote:

> Hi,
>
> after uninstalling SP1 from a couple of 2003 servers AU is gone. The
> service does not exist anymore. Manual updates are still possible.
> How can I reinstall Automatic Updates?
Hi,

Try this:

1. Click Start.

2. Choose Run.

3. In the Run box, type (or copy/paste from this post)

regsvr32.exe wuaueng.dll

(note the space there in the middle)

4. Click OK.


After the regsvr32 command, start regedit.exe
and locate the key
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\wuauserv

If you find a DeleteFlag value there, delete the DeleteFlag value.


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Hi Torgeir,

Torgeir Bakken (MVP) <Torgeir.Bakken-> wrote:

> Helmut Schneider wrote:
>>
>> after uninstalling SP1 from a couple of 2003 servers AU is gone. The
>> service does not exist anymore. Manual updates are still possible.
>> How can I reinstall Automatic Updates?
>
> Try this:
>
> 1. Click Start.
>
> 2. Choose Run.
>
> 3. In the Run box, type (or copy/paste from this post)
>
> regsvr32.exe wuaueng.dll

"LoadLibrary("wuaueng.dll") failed - The specified module could not be
found."
AU is *really* gone.

Helmut

Helmut Schneider wrote:

> Torgeir Bakken (MVP) <Torgeir.Bakken-> wrote:
>> Helmut Schneider wrote:
>>
>>> after uninstalling SP1 from a couple of 2003 servers AU is gone. The
>>> service does not exist anymore. Manual updates are still possible.
>>> How can I reinstall Automatic Updates?
>>
>> Try this:
>>
>> 1. Click Start.
>>
>> 2. Choose Run.
>>
>> 3. In the Run box, type (or copy/paste from this post)
>>
>> regsvr32.exe wuaueng.dll
>
>
> "LoadLibrary("wuaueng.dll") failed - The specified module could not be
> found."
> AU is *really* gone.
Hi,

This one maybe:
http://www.wsuswiki.com/Proceduretom...icUpdateClient



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torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scr...r/default.mspx

Torgeir,

Torgeir Bakken (MVP) <Torgeir.Bakken-> wrote:

> Helmut Schneider wrote:
>
>> Torgeir Bakken (MVP) <Torgeir.Bakken-> wrote:
>>> Helmut Schneider wrote:
>>>
>>>> after uninstalling SP1 from a couple of 2003 servers AU is gone. The
>>>> service does not exist anymore. Manual updates are still possible.
>>>> How can I reinstall Automatic Updates?
>>>
>>> Try this:
>>>
>>> 1. Click Start.
>>>
>>> 2. Choose Run.
>>>
>>> 3. In the Run box, type (or copy/paste from this post)
>>>
>>> regsvr32.exe wuaueng.dll
>>
>>
>> "LoadLibrary("wuaueng.dll") failed - The specified module could not be
>> found."
>> AU is *really* gone.
>
> This one maybe:
> http://www.wsuswiki.com/Proceduretom...icUpdateClient

OK, this ist how I managed it finally (and I tried many variants on 5
different servers):

As mentioned in the link:
rundll32.exe setupapi,InstallHinfSection AutoUpdate 132
%systemroot%\inf\au.inf

Trying to start the (now) existing service results in:
"Error 1083: The executable program that this service to run in does not
implement the service"

regsvr32.exe wuaueng.dll
Results in:
"DllRegisterServer in wuaueng.dll failed.
Return code was: 0x80004005"
The "DeleteFlag" is now set.

Reboot the system. After that AU is deleted.

Again:
rundll32.exe setupapi,InstallHinfSection AutoUpdate 132
%systemroot%\inf\au.inf

The (now again existing) service starts.

Thanks, Helmut