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June 25th, 2002
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The Windows Update Service is unavailable
When i click to Control Panel>System>Automatic Updates it says that The Windows Update Service is unavailable. It is all grey; i mean i cant choice any of them. However i can update it manually from M$'s update site.. what's the problem with it? help me pls! thanx |
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June 25th, 2002
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nope..
i can make downloads.. i just want to correct this automatic updates section it is all grey.. i want to make it normal as seen before.. i can't select anything.. |
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June 25th, 2002
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- do you have the keep my computer up to date... check box checked? If not, check that.
- make sure you are logged in as admin to change settings. - if all else fails, try going to C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\ and relocate the hosts file in that directory to your desktop TEMPORARILY. If that doesn't work, put the hosts file back in the etc folder. - if all else fails even more, go to start, run, and type in: sfc /scannow *then let it scan now. - if all else really fails, contact microsoft support and complain. - I don't think I helped at all. |
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June 25th, 2002
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Bleh!
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Mines all greyed out also... must have something to do with the SP1 beta.
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June 25th, 2002
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i cant interfere to these choices... they are all grey.. i mean not in their original color... n yep i logged in as admin.. |
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June 25th, 2002
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Bleh!
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June 25th, 2002
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automatic updates are usually available like a week or so after they are posted on the windows update site. It's not really useful anyway, unless you cant type windowsupdate.microsoft.com in your browser. I would just forget it.
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June 25th, 2002
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better to forget it but its so itchy that u know it is all grey and cant make any choice or to interfere it..
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June 25th, 2002
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Actually, have you tried checking the Services? It might be that the Automatic Updating Service is disabled.
 If it is, enable it and it's fixed.
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June 25th, 2002
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What, me worry?
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Why would you want to enable Automatic Updates? Go there every few days and run a check manually.
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