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In Windows Security Centre Under Automatic updating showing OFF. Every time I try and fix this problem I am getting error message saying Secutiry Centre Can't chage your automatic update settings. I have tried all the web listed solution but it's not working. Please help as it very furstrating. I am running Windows Vista Ultimate 64 bit version.

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Should near bottom of list. Are you running Business or Ultimate Vista where you can set Group
Policies - GPedit? Check them to see if you somehow have it off.

Reset Windows Updates

How do I reset Windows Update components? a Mr Fixit
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971058

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You may need to do these :

Start - type this in Search Box -> COMMAND find at top and RIGHT CLICK - RUN AS ADMIN

Enter this at the prompt - sfc /scannow

How to analyze the log file entries that the Microsoft Windows Resource Checker (SFC.exe) program
generates in Windows Vista cbs.log. You can paste any error portions in here, note that some sections
might repeat so only paste each sections only once. Usually a section is 10 lines or so
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928228

Try running checkdisk - schedule it to run at next start and then Apply OK your way out then restart.

How to Run Check Disk at Startup in Vista
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/67612-check-disk-chkdsk.html

if no joy :

Try Startup Repair -

This tells you how to access the System Recovery Options
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/326b756b-1601-435e-99d0-1585439470351033.mspx

Try StartUp Repair from Recovery Options

How to do a Startup Repair
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/91467-startup-repair.html

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Aerospace2021,

The following kb can help you to solve your issue.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/971058

Can you give any feed back if this solution works for you?

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Hi,

To add to daft's advice if needed and be sure to run the Reset as he suggested which often will
correct the issue.

Are your updates actually working? Do any of the other sections of Security Center not report
properly?

How to Fix the Vista Security Center Reporting Incorrect Information
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/195736-security-center-not-reporting-correct-information.html

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Hello DFT

I did run that kb but issue remaining same. I am not running any other virus protection software. I am only running microsoft one-care 90 days trial. Is there any other way to work around this problem?

I trully appriciated your help.

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Hello Mark Twain,

Thank you for your time. None of the updates are working. Now I am having trouble with windows defender as well. it's showing 0x80004002 error. and in security centre I am still getting same error "Security Centre Can't update your automatic settings." I have tried all the solution i have found on net but so far no luck....

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In Windows Security Centre Under Automatic updating showing OFF. Every time I try and fix this problem I am getting error message saying Secutiry Centre Can't chage your automatic update settings. I have tried all the web listed solution but it's not working. Please help as it is very furstrating. I am running Windows Vista Ultimate 64 bit version.

Thank you for your help.

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Hi,

I am Rob - Samuel Clemens was Mark Twain who said, "Get a bicycle. You will not regret it. If you live"
- "Taming the Bicycle".

This might be a persmissions issue and I have heard this fix often works :

From another report which cites Microsoft :

In Scanning process, we can use Permission Reset Tool in TC.

1. Please download the subinacl.msi file from the following link and save the installation patch onto the Desktop:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=e8ba3e56-d8fe-4a91-93cf-ed6985e3927b&displaylang=en#AffinityDownloads

2. Please go to the Desktop and double click the downloaded file.
3. Please select the C:\Windows\System32 folder as the Destination Folder during the installation. Later we will use this tool to reset the permission settings on the current machine.
4. Click the "Start" Button, in the "Start Search" bar, type: "notepad" (without quotes) and press Enter.
5. Copy the following commands and then paste them into the opened Notepad window:

@echo off

subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE /grant=administrators=f
subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_CURRENT_USER /grant=administrators=f
subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT /grant=administrators=f
subinacl /subdirectories %SystemDrive% /grant=administrators=f
subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE /grant=system=f
subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_CURRENT_USER /grant=system=f
subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT /grant=system=f
subinacl /subdirectories %SystemDrive% /grant=system=f

@Echo =========================
@Echo Finished.
@Echo =========================
@pause

6. After pasting the above commands, please close the Notepad window. Choose "Save" when you are prompted to save the file. Type "reset.bat" as the file name and choose "Desktop" from the left panel as the save location.
7. Refer to the Desktop and right click the reset.bat file, then choose "Run as administrator."
8. You will see a DOS-like window processing.

NOTE: It may take several minutes, please be patient. When it is finished, you will be prompted with the message: "Finished, press any key to continue".

Note: About some driver update installation procedure, we also received this error code, please reroute this kind of case to Vista System Team, because, it may regard for third party programs structure.

Good luck!!!
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Section - When is SubInACL useful
http://blogs.msdn.com/astebner/archive/2006/09/04/739820.aspx

SubInACL (SubInACL.exe) - Free
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=E8BA3E56-D8FE-4A91-93CF-ED6985E3927B&displaylang=en

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Also if needed :

Start - type in Search box -> Services - find at top - Right Click on - RUN AS ADMIN

Double Click Windows Defender - set to Started and Automatic - APPLY / OK

How to Turn Windows Defender On or Off
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/93118-windows-defender-off.html

Troubleshooting Windows Defender
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555957

How to troubleshoot definition update issues for Windows Defender
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/918355

How to manually download the latest definition updates for Windows Defender
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923159/

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Hello Rob

James E. Starrs said Melancholy is incompatible with bicycling.

Thank you so much for your help. I did run a both solutions but NO LUCK at this point. Windows defender having a error 0x80004002 and autoupdate missing in services list. Also when I run second method of yours Service - RUN AS ADMIN it do not start in services as a started.

Anymore suggestions???

Thank you Rob..

Read the article Taming the Bicycle...very interesting...

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How to manually download the latest definition updates for Windows Defender
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923159

How to troubleshoot definition update issues for Windows Defender
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/918355

Maybe something here for Updates
http://www.amset.info/windows/auto-updates.asp

You may encounter temporary connection-related errors when you use Windows Update or Microsoft Update
to install updates
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/836941

maybe more assistance here :

Windows Defender Newsgroups.
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/newsgroups/default.mspx

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This article discribe how you can fix an 0x80004002 error.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/956708

The error code 0x80004002 is triggered when registry keys for Wups2.dll are missing. This error code may also be triggered when additional keys are missing. By registering the Windows Update file and the other .dll files that are listed in Method 1, you make sure that any additional keys are also registered. > from KB956708

did this solve your issue?

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