Solved Error 0x8DDD0018 - disabled sevices

I am using Windows XP Home on a custom built Pentium 4 desktop

"Windows Update cannot continue because a required service application is
disabled. Windows Update requires the following services:

Automatic Updates enables detection, downloading, and installation of
critical updates for your computer.
Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) enables faster, restartable
downloading of updates.
Event Log logs Windows Update events for troubleshooting."

The trouble is, Automatic Updates, BITS and Event Logs ALL show started in
the status column of component services. I even clicked the restart link
above the descriptions for Automatic Updates and BITS (Event Logs didn't
have a restart link).

The only related change I have made since the last time I ran Windows Update
was to change Automatic Updates in the System Properties from off to "Notify
me but don't automaticly download or install them". I changed that setting
back to off, and still got the same error. I then changed to "Download
updates for me, but let me chose when to install them." but still got the
same error.

FYI. It finally started working. Windows Update isn't satisfied with
Automatic Updates being started manualy, it insists on the automatic start
setting too. Now I wonder how to tell if it's doing anything. I don't see
anything in the notification area.

Robert,

Automatic Updates must be set to Automatic, but BITS can be set to
Manual in order to successfully update. Have those settings on XP Home
and XP Pro systems that have successfully been updated.


MowGreen [MVP]
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RobertVA wrote:

> I am using Windows XP Home on a custom built Pentium 4 desktop
>
> "Windows Update cannot continue because a required service application is
> disabled. Windows Update requires the following services:
>
> Automatic Updates enables detection, downloading, and installation of
> critical updates for your computer.
> Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) enables faster, restartable
> downloading of updates.
> Event Log logs Windows Update events for troubleshooting."
>
> The trouble is, Automatic Updates, BITS and Event Logs ALL show started in
> the status column of component services. I even clicked the restart link
> above the descriptions for Automatic Updates and BITS (Event Logs didn't
> have a restart link).
>
> The only related change I have made since the last time I ran Windows Update
> was to change Automatic Updates in the System Properties from off to "Notify
> me but don't automaticly download or install them". I changed that setting
> back to off, and still got the same error. I then changed to "Download
> updates for me, but let me chose when to install them." but still got the
> same error.
>
> FYI. It finally started working. Windows Update isn't satisfied with
> Automatic Updates being started manualy, it insists on the automatic start
> setting too. Now I wonder how to tell if it's doing anything. I don't see
> anything in the notification area.
>
>