I just got a new pc and I have a security alert saying that automatic updates are 
not enabled. 

When I press 'turn on automatic updates' it says it can't be changed and that I should 
go to 'system' in the control panel and turn it on there, but I just get the same 
message saying it cant be changed.

I have also tried turning it on in the 'services' window, setting the startup type 
as automatic, but it just seems to be permanently disables.

anyone have any ideas?

thanks

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re: Automatic Updates Problem Wednesday, July 23, 2008 at 12:38 pm Posted by michele2007 (135 messages posted) Look in the Windows XP Discussion Forum for a thread of: Microsfot Software Distribution 3.0. I found out how to permanently turn off Microsoft Updates and it is listed in there how I did it. I can't remember. As a matter of fact I went to Updates the other day to get something and I couldn't so I just skipped it. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Automatic Updates Problem Wednesday, July 23, 2008 at 12:43 pm Posted by Andrew (57 messages posted) well I don't want to turn it off. because I havn't got the automatic updates enabled in the security centre, every time I go to the microsoft update web page it wont allow me to download updates. On Wednesday, July 23, 2008 at 12:38 pm, michele2007 wrote: >Look in the Windows XP Discussion Forum for a thread of: Microsfot Software Distribution >3.0. I found out how to permanently turn off Microsoft Updates and it is listed >in there how I did it. I can't remember. As a matter of fact I went to Updates >the other day to get something and I couldn't so I just skipped it. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Automatic Updates Problem Wednesday, July 23, 2008 at 12:43 pm Posted by michele2007 (135 messages posted) http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/winxp/t1198424819 Here's the path for the Microsoft Software Distribution Service 3.0 thread where I eventually state how to turn of automatic updates permanently. Check your system to see if any of these things are done and reverse them. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Automatic Updates Problem Wednesday, July 23, 2008 at 1:14 pm Posted by michele2007 (135 messages posted) I know you don't want to disable it. You want to make it work. I'm just saying look at how I disabled mine permanently and go to these places in your computer and see what I checked and you uncheck it or whatever. [Reply or follow-up to this message] Tip: Use one of the [Reply or follow-up to this message] links above to add a message to this thread Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows XP Discussion Forum