Windows Automatic Updates won't turn on

[brinklro]

Hello, I seem to be having a variety of different problems but I think they may be all related. Automatic updates cannot be turned on when i go into the services and change it to automatic; instead i get an error message: "error 1058: the service cannot be started either because it is disabled or because it has no devices associated with it" I am running Windows XP Profession SP2 and I just had my motherboard replaced about 5 days ago.

A second problem I have is with a pop-up in my mozilla firefox web browser of my own documents and settings. I don't know what is causing that. Any help is appreciated!

[HoustonIT]

I received this procedure from MS to fix AU issues, and it hasn't failed me yet:

Copy all of the following into a text doc and save it as a windowsupdate.bat:

regsvr32 comcat.dll /s

regsvr32 msxml3.dll /s

regsvr32 shdoc401.dll /s

regsvr32 cdm.dll /s

regsvr32 softpub.dll /s

regsvr32 wintrust.dll /s

regsvr32 initpki.dll /s

regsvr32 dssenh.dll /s

regsvr32 rsaenh.dll /s

regsvr32 gpkcsp.dll /s

regsvr32 sccbase.dll /s

regsvr32 slbcsp.dll /s

regsvr32 mssip32.dll /s

regsvr32 cryptdlg.dll /s

regsvr32 wucltui.dll /s

regsvr32 shdoc401.dll /i /s

regsvr32 dssenh.dll /s

regsvr32 rsaenh.dll /s

regsvr32 gpkcsp.dll /s

regsvr32 sccbase.dll /s

regsvr32 slbcsp.dll /s

regsvr32 asctrls.ocx /s

regsvr32 oleaut32.dll /s

regsvr32 shdocvw.dll /I /s

regsvr32 shdocvw.dll /s

regsvr32 browseui.dll /s

regsvr32 browseui.dll /I /s

regsvr32 msrating.dll /s

regsvr32 mlang.dll /s

regsvr32 hlink.dll /s

regsvr32 mshtmled.dll /s

regsvr32 urlmon.dll /s

regsvr32 plugin.ocx /s

regsvr32 sendmail.dll /s

regsvr32 scrobj.dll /s

regsvr32 mmefxe.ocx /s

regsvr32 corpol.dll /s

regsvr32 jscript.dll /s

regsvr32 msxml.dll /s

regsvr32 imgutil.dll /s

regsvr32 thumbvw.dll /s

regsvr32 cryptext.dll /s

regsvr32 rsabase.dll /s

regsvr32 inseng.dll /s

regsvr32 iesetup.dll /i /s

regsvr32 cryptdlg.dll /s

regsvr32 actxprxy.dll /s

regsvr32 dispex.dll /s

regsvr32 occache.dll /s

regsvr32 occache.dll /i /s

regsvr32 iepeers.dll /s

regsvr32 urlmon.dll /i /s

regsvr32 cdfview.dll /s

regsvr32 webcheck.dll /s

regsvr32 mobsync.dll /s

regsvr32 pngfilt.dll /s

egsvr32 licmgr10.dll /s

regsvr32 icmfilter.dll /s

regsvr32 hhctrl.ocx /s

regsvr32 inetcfg.dll /s

regsvr32 tdc.ocx /s

regsvr32 MSR2C.DLL /s

regsvr32 msident.dll /s

regsvr32 msieftp.dll /s

regsvr32 xmsconf.ocx /s

regsvr32 ils.dll /s

regsvr32 msoeacct.dll /s

regsvr32 inetcomm.dll /s

regsvr32 msdxm.ocx /s

regsvr32 dxmasf.dll /s

regsvr32 l3codecx.ax /s

regsvr32 acelpdec.ax /s

regsvr32 mpg4ds32.ax /s

regsvr32 voxmsdec.ax /s

regsvr32 danim.dll /s

regsvr32 Daxctle.ocx /s

regsvr32 lmrt.dll /s

regsvr32 datime.dll /s

regsvr32 dxtrans.dll /s

regsvr32 dxtmsft.dll /s

regsvr32 WEBPOST.DLL /s

regsvr32 WPWIZDLL.DLL /s

regsvr32 POSTWPP.DLL /s

regsvr32 CRSWPP.DLL /s

regsvr32 FTPWPP.DLL /s

regsvr32 FPWPP.DLL /s

regsvr32 WUAPI.DLL /s

regsvr32 WUAUENG.DLL /s

regsvr32 ATL.DLL /s

regsvr32 WUCLTUI.DLL /s

regsvr32 WUPS.DLL /s

regsvr32 WUWEB.DLL /s

regsvr32 wshom.ocx /s

regsvr32 wshext.dll /s

regsvr32 vbscript.dll /s

regsvr32 scrrun.dll mstinit.exe /setup /s

regsvr32 msnsspc.dll /SspcCreateSspiReg /s

regsvr32 msapsspc.dll /SspcCreateSspiReg /s

regsvr32 mshtml.dll /s

regsvr32 wups2.dll

net start cryptsvc

net start wuauserv

net start bits

net start bits is the last line of the batch file. Now that you have that created, follow this procedure:

1. Run the following commands first.

net stop cryptsvc

net stop wuauserv

net stop bits

2. Rename the following folders:

%windir%\system32\catroot
%windir%\system32\catroot2
%windir%\SoftwareDistribution

3. Run your new batch file, reboot, and everything should be cool.

[brinklro]

Thanks for your quick response; will this solve my automatic update problem or the pop-up problem? I'm new to this site and have a basic/intermediate knowledge of computers...so I kind of need a more step by step instructions if its possible. What text program should I use to save those commands and how do I run commands? Thanks for your time

[Suspishio]

Before you go to the trouble of doing what HoustonIT recommends (and it needs a bit of reasoning out and interpreting), have a look at this that I captured from elsewhere and judge whether or not you have picked up a bddie from somewhere:

I just fixed the Error 1058 with 'Malwarebytes AnitVirus' (http://www.malwarebytes.org/).

ERROR 1058 the services cannot start either because it is disabled or because it has no enable devise accouiated with it. -- andyz1234 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ andyz1234's Profile: http://forums.techarena.in/members/andyz1234.htm View this thread: http://forums.techarena.in/windows-2000-security/1052094.htm http://forums.techarena.in