Automatic updates messed Winxp SP2

RangerJoe · 08-07-05, 11:15 PM

I have winxp pro with SP2. And recent I went to see if there were any windows updates, and notice that automatic updates are messed up....

Not only that, but windows update page will not load.

tenchi86 · 08-08-05, 03:07 AM

I myself don't have XP so I cannot check Windows update for you. Though, one thing thats worth trying is downloading SP2 from google, and reinstalling it. Also make sure your antivirus software is running. Some viruses I know do things like turn updates off. http://www.updatexp.com/0x800B0004.html may help you some.

RangerJoe · 08-08-05, 07:48 AM

It doesnt fail with an error, the website just doesnt work.

hibner · 08-08-05, 07:52 AM

Go to your services and set Automatic Updates to automatic startup, and reboot. Just a guess.

Flamed_Chip · 08-08-05, 09:17 AM

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Originally Posted by hibner

Go to your services and set Automatic Updates to automatic startup, and reboot. Just a guess.

That should fix it. It looks like the Automatic Updates service is disabled, thats why the dialog is disabled.

RangerJoe · 08-08-05, 08:31 PM

service is started, and set to automatic

AngelfireUk83 · 08-09-05, 12:27 PM

Set these 3 services to automatic to get Windows Update to work

Automatic Updates
Background Intel Transfer Service
Cryographic Services

This should get windows.Updates to work once you connect to there site

RangerJoe · 08-09-05, 09:04 PM

those are all enabled and started

Bios24 · 08-09-05, 10:06 PM

Could this have something do to with microsoft's new 'genuine advantage'? What happens if you fail the key check? Do you have a legal copy? (probably shouldn't say if you don't)

It's odd that it blocks the website itself. I wonder how they are doing this? Have you looked in the 'hosts' file? Is it blocked there by chance?

koss20100 · 08-09-05, 11:50 PM

... i doupt your cd key is all to legit or how it suddenly stops working when ms gets there anti piracy thing going ....

RangerJoe · 08-10-05, 06:43 AM

Suprisingly enough, that is not the case. I pass the genuine advantage tests. This is the first thing my brother said when I asked him about it.

SpaceRangerJoe · 09-04-05, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by koss20100

... i doupt your cd key is all to legit or how it suddenly stops working when ms gets there anti piracy thing going ....

That genuine windows test thing doesn't affect the auto updating anyway. You can install a fresh, legit, copy of windows and turn on auto update, and it will work no problem. You don't have to get that authentication plugin to have the auto updater work.

darksparkz · 09-05-05, 02:31 AM

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Originally Posted by SpaceRangerJoe

That genuine windows test thing doesn't affect the auto updating anyway. You can install a fresh, legit, copy of windows and turn on auto update, and it will work no problem. You don't have to get that authentication plugin to have the auto updater work.

Actually, you DO need a legit cdkey to be able to install SP2. When I try updating SP2, both using the auto update or going to microsoft.com, it pops up saying "Windows XP Service Pack 2 cannont install. The product key used to install Microsoft Windows may not be valid. For more information.."

cw823 · 09-05-05, 02:13 PM

We had several PCs at work that were not running windows updates, though they were set to automatically download. We use SUS to download them locally then the PCs are supposed to look to that server for updates. Problem was, many were not pointed to that server and our proxy blocks windowsupdate....so they had no updates. So turn off the proxy, run the registry fix (all PCs are SP1), and still no go. I had to look on another PC, write down all the KB#s, download the update files manually, then it worked. Coincedentally, it worked once I'd run about the 3rd update that I downloaded manually.....then it would download the rest automatically from the SUS server.

And yes, both SP1 and SP2 check the CD-Key prior to install. It will download automatically, but the installation should fail

SpaceRangerJoe · 09-05-05, 10:08 PM

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Originally Posted by darksparkz

Actually, you DO need a legit cdkey to be able to install SP2. When I try updating SP2, both using the auto update or going to microsoft.com, it pops up saying "Windows XP Service Pack 2 cannont install. The product key used to install Microsoft Windows may not be valid. For more information.."

I realize my post may have been a little unclear. I meant that to get normal windows updates, it doesn't check your CD key, or check to see if your windows is genuine. It only does that for the service pack installs, which are seperate installers. If you looked at the pic at the top, and read the post, you would notice that service pack 2 is already installed, and it's just the updates that aren't working.

As to my "fresh" windows install comment, I assumed that SP2 came on the disc. I did the on a computer this past week. Installed windows, enabled auto update on install, and everything updated automatically as soon as the network drivers were installed. However, when I tried to download MS Antispy, I could not do so until I validated the install.

As to the problem, perhaps there is a problem with the .NET framework, or it's not installed.

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08-08-05, 03:07 AM	#2
tenchi86 Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Smoky Mountains, NC	I myself don't have XP so I cannot check Windows update for you. Though, one thing thats worth trying is downloading SP2 from google, and reinstalling it. Also make sure your antivirus software is running. Some viruses I know do things like turn updates off. http://www.updatexp.com/0x800B0004.html may help you some. __________________ "Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton was the one who asked why." -Bernard Mannes Baruch Mobo: MSI Neo2-V CPU: 2.8a Prescott @ 3.2 PSU: Blue Storm 500 Watt GPU: Geforce 6600GT HS: Zalman 7000 Ram: Kingston HyperX 1024mb 3200
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08-08-05, 07:48 AM	Thread Starter #3
RangerJoe All that is Man! Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Stillwater, Oklahoma	It doesnt fail with an error, the website just doesnt work. __________________ Q6600 @ 2.92ghz --- Asus Striker Extreme Lian Li V2000B---Corsair 620w PSU 8gb DDR2 Patriot (4x2gb)---Samsung Spinpoint T 500gb Thermalright Ultra-120 eXtreme My name is actually Phillip.
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08-08-05, 07:52 AM	#4
hibner Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Huntington, WV	Go to your services and set Automatic Updates to automatic startup, and reboot. Just a guess.
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08-08-05, 08:31 PM	Thread Starter #6
RangerJoe All that is Man! Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Stillwater, Oklahoma	service is started, and set to automatic __________________ Q6600 @ 2.92ghz --- Asus Striker Extreme Lian Li V2000B---Corsair 620w PSU 8gb DDR2 Patriot (4x2gb)---Samsung Spinpoint T 500gb Thermalright Ultra-120 eXtreme My name is actually Phillip.
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08-09-05, 12:27 PM	#7
AngelfireUk83 Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: England	Set these 3 services to automatic to get Windows Update to work Automatic Updates Background Intel Transfer Service Cryographic Services This should get windows.Updates to work once you connect to there site __________________ OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit Board: Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Rev.1 F8 CPU: INTEL i7 2600k 3.40ghz (Stock) RAM: Crucial Ballistix Elite 8GB 1866mhz DDR3 (1600mhz@1.60v) Storage: Crucial 128GB M4 SSD (FW 040H) Storage 2: Seagate 500GB 7,200rpm HDD GPU/Audio: HIS 7850 2GB GDDR5 PCI-E Card (Stock) PSU: OCZ Fatality 750w Modular PSU Optical: LG GH24NS90 24x DVD-RW
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08-09-05, 09:04 PM	Thread Starter #8
RangerJoe All that is Man! Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Stillwater, Oklahoma	those are all enabled and started __________________ Q6600 @ 2.92ghz --- Asus Striker Extreme Lian Li V2000B---Corsair 620w PSU 8gb DDR2 Patriot (4x2gb)---Samsung Spinpoint T 500gb Thermalright Ultra-120 eXtreme My name is actually Phillip.
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08-09-05, 10:06 PM	#9
Bios24 Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Kansas City, MO	Could this have something do to with microsoft's new 'genuine advantage'? What happens if you fail the key check? Do you have a legal copy? (probably shouldn't say if you don't) It's odd that it blocks the website itself. I wonder how they are doing this? Have you looked in the 'hosts' file? Is it blocked there by chance? __________________ Antec P180 - Corsair HX520W - Dell 2005fpw Opteron 165 <Currently 280x9 1.35v> DFI NF4 Ultra-D - 2gb G.Skill 3-4-4-8@250mhz 320gb+200gb Seagate - XFX 6800GS 500/1.2ghz Sound Blaster X-Fi - BA7900 5.1 Surround Thermalright XP-90C - <The Quiet Overclock> [ HEATWARE ]
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koss20100 Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Houston, TX	... i doupt your cd key is all to legit or how it suddenly stops working when ms gets there anti piracy thing going ....
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08-10-05, 06:43 AM	Thread Starter #11
RangerJoe All that is Man! Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Stillwater, Oklahoma	Suprisingly enough, that is not the case. I pass the genuine advantage tests. This is the first thing my brother said when I asked him about it. __________________ Q6600 @ 2.92ghz --- Asus Striker Extreme Lian Li V2000B---Corsair 620w PSU 8gb DDR2 Patriot (4x2gb)---Samsung Spinpoint T 500gb Thermalright Ultra-120 eXtreme My name is actually Phillip.
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