Update error. [Error number: 0x8DDD0018]

When I go to the update page this erros pop's up.............

[Error number: 0x8DDD0018]
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. To ensure that
these services are enabled:

1. Click Start, and then click Run.
2. Type services.msc and then click OK.
3. In the list of services, right-click the service name, and then click
Properties.
4. In the Startup type list, select Automatic.
5. Verify that the service status is started.

The items listed are on auto, MS's version of java is running, tried with
my firewall disabled, rebooted my PC.......Same erroer every time.
MS has no listing of this error in it's FAQ's when I search...."Go
figure";-)

Anyone else running into this problem?........ Found a solution?

Thanks.

I might add the last time I did a manual update all worked fine.

"Hawk" wrote:

> When I go to the update page this erros pop's up.............
>
> [Error number: 0x8DDD0018]
> 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. To ensure that
> these services are enabled:
>
> 1. Click Start, and then click Run.
> 2. Type services.msc and then click OK.
> 3. In the list of services, right-click the service name, and then click
> Properties.
> 4. In the Startup type list, select Automatic.
> 5. Verify that the service status is started.
>
> The items listed are on auto, MS's version of java is running, tried with
> my firewall disabled, rebooted my PC.......Same erroer every time.
> MS has no listing of this error in it's FAQ's when I search...."Go
> figure";-)
>
> Anyone else running into this problem?........ Found a solution?
>
> Thanks.
>
>
>

I've got the same problem that just started today. The last time I updated,
about a week ago, everything worked fine. The required services are running.
I am wonderng if Microsoft has changed some of their software.

"Hawk" wrote:

> I might add the last time I did a manual update all worked fine.
>
> "Hawk" wrote:
>
> > When I go to the update page this erros pop's up.............
> >
> > [Error number: 0x8DDD0018]
> > 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. To ensure that
> > these services are enabled:
> >
> > 1. Click Start, and then click Run.
> > 2. Type services.msc and then click OK.
> > 3. In the list of services, right-click the service name, and then click
> > Properties.
> > 4. In the Startup type list, select Automatic.
> > 5. Verify that the service status is started.
> >
> > The items listed are on auto, MS's version of java is running, tried with
> > my firewall disabled, rebooted my PC.......Same erroer every time.
> > MS has no listing of this error in it's FAQ's when I search...."Go
> > figure";-)
> >
> > Anyone else running into this problem?........ Found a solution?
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> >
> >

Thanks Maureen, it (the auto update did down load the latest updates)...
Alas manual still does not work, so until MS tech figures out what is going
on, I mdae a shortcut to the "auto updates" on the desktop and will just get
my checks by turning it on and off as needed ;-D



"Maureen Goldman" wrote:

> >"Fred" <> wrote:
>
> >I've got the same problem that just started today. The last time I updated,
> >about a week ago, everything worked fine. The required services are running.
> > I am wonderng if Microsoft has changed some of their software.
>
> In Control Panel \ Security Centre, do you have Automatic Updates
> selected? If not, do so. You can turn it off again after the download.
> (In my case, for whatever reason, I never had to activate it again,
> and manual updates have gone smoothly.)
>
>

Hawk wrote:

> When I go to the update page this erros pop's up.............
>
> [Error number: 0x8DDD0018]
> 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. To ensure that
> these services are enabled:
>
> 1. Click Start, and then click Run.
> 2. Type services.msc and then click OK.
> 3. In the list of services, right-click the service name, and then click
> Properties.
> 4. In the Startup type list, select Automatic.
> 5. Verify that the service status is started.
>
> The items listed are on auto, MS's version of java is running, tried with
> my firewall disabled, rebooted my PC.......Same erroer every time.
Hi

Please 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.

Do the same for this two DLLs as well:

qmgr.dll
qmgrprxy.dll


After the regsvr32 command, start regedit.exe (from Start/Run)
and locate the key
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\wuauserv

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



--
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

Thank you. The suggestion worked. I have not tried what Torgeir Bakken
(MVP) has suggested yet. I don't know if it is appropriate, but why has the
update suddenly stopped working? I'm not aware of any changes on my end.
Oh, well...

Thank you.

Fred

"Maureen Goldman" wrote:

> >"Fred" <> wrote:
>
> >I've got the same problem that just started today. The last time I updated,
> >about a week ago, everything worked fine. The required services are running.
> > I am wonderng if Microsoft has changed some of their software.
>
> In Control Panel \ Security Centre, do you have Automatic Updates
> selected? If not, do so. You can turn it off again after the download.
> (In my case, for whatever reason, I never had to activate it again,
> and manual updates have gone smoothly.)
>
>

Thank you. Auto update is off and with your changed, it seems to be working.
I got interesting results with the 2nd and 3rd dll, but everything is
working.

Again, thank you.

"Torgeir Bakken (MVP)" wrote:

> Hawk wrote:
>
> > When I go to the update page this erros pop's up.............
> >
> > [Error number: 0x8DDD0018]
> > 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. To ensure that
> > these services are enabled:
> >
> > 1. Click Start, and then click Run.
> > 2. Type services.msc and then click OK.
> > 3. In the list of services, right-click the service name, and then click
> > Properties.
> > 4. In the Startup type list, select Automatic.
> > 5. Verify that the service status is started.
> >
> > The items listed are on auto, MS's version of java is running, tried with
> > my firewall disabled, rebooted my PC.......Same erroer every time.
> Hi
>
> Please 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.
>
> Do the same for this two DLLs as well:
>
> qmgr.dll
> qmgrprxy.dll
>
>
> After the regsvr32 command, start regedit.exe (from Start/Run)
> and locate the key
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\wuauserv
>
> If you find a DeleteFlag value there, delete the DeleteFlag value.
>
>
>
> --
> 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
>

Yep that did it for me as well...manual updates are working again ;-D Thanks!



"Torgeir Bakken (MVP)" wrote:

> Hawk wrote:
>
> > When I go to the update page this erros pop's up.............
> >
> > [Error number: 0x8DDD0018]
> > 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. To ensure that
> > these services are enabled:
> >
> > 1. Click Start, and then click Run.
> > 2. Type services.msc and then click OK.
> > 3. In the list of services, right-click the service name, and then click
> > Properties.
> > 4. In the Startup type list, select Automatic.
> > 5. Verify that the service status is started.
> >
> > The items listed are on auto, MS's version of java is running, tried with
> > my firewall disabled, rebooted my PC.......Same erroer every time.
> Hi
>
> Please 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.
>
> Do the same for this two DLLs as well:
>
> qmgr.dll
> qmgrprxy.dll
>
>
> After the regsvr32 command, start regedit.exe (from Start/Run)
> and locate the key
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\wuauserv
>
> If you find a DeleteFlag value there, delete the DeleteFlag value.
>
>
>
> --
> 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
>

"Hawk" wrote:

> Yep that did it for me as well...manual updates are working again ;-D Thanks!
>
>
>
> "Torgeir Bakken (MVP)" wrote:
>
> > Hawk wrote:
> >
> > > When I go to the update page this erros pop's up.............
> > >
> > > [Error number: 0x8DDD0018]
> > > 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. To ensure that
> > > these services are enabled:
> > >
> > > 1. Click Start, and then click Run.
> > > 2. Type services.msc and then click OK.
> > > 3. In the list of services, right-click the service name, and then click
> > > Properties.
> > > 4. In the Startup type list, select Automatic.
> > > 5. Verify that the service status is started.
> > >
> > > The items listed are on auto, MS's version of java is running, tried with
> > > my firewall disabled, rebooted my PC.......Same erroer every time.
> > Hi
> >
> > Please 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.
> >
> > Do the same for this two DLLs as well:
> >
> > qmgr.dll
> > qmgrprxy.dll
> >
> >
> > After the regsvr32 command, start regedit.exe (from Start/Run)
> > and locate the key
> > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\wuauserv
> >
> > If you find a DeleteFlag value there, delete the DeleteFlag value.
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > 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
> >