Vista automatic updates service not running

Gagan Vithal said on June 7, at pm. Cognivore said on September 26, at pm. Good solution. Deservedly appears first in the Google search for the error. Eitan said on November 17, at pm. BW said on March 30, at pm. Looked all over for this fix -had me stumped for days.

Thanks you! Pravesh Hajela said on July 28, at pm. Bryant said on September 9, at am. Thank you said on November 24, at am. Thank you, that works great! It saved me a lot of time. Suresh said on April 24, at am. Still I get the message WIndows Update service is not running. I am bugged with this problem. Any other tips to come out of it pls………. Chris W said on October 19, at pm.

Hiya Martin, Thanks, Your solution worked for me. Leave a Reply Cancel reply Comment Check the box to consent to your data being stored in line with the guidelines set out in our privacy policy We love comments and welcome thoughtful and civilized discussion.

Rudeness and personal attacks will not be tolerated. Please stay on-topic. Please note that your comment may not appear immediately after you post it. Spread the Word. Published in: January 11, pm Updated in: January 11, pm. Details required :. Cancel Submit. In reply to m1ndnumb's post on November 24, If you get the error message that the update service is not running, the first thing to check is that the service is on automatic.

If it is, then go to your automatic updates settings, and turn them completely off. It's the "not recommended" setting, never check for updates. I rebooted and got the same result. I checked the services and the update service and BITS show to be running as normal. The laptop had been turned off and not connected to the internet for more than a year. Can anyone help me with this problem? This thread is locked. You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread.

I have the same question Report abuse. However, the following reasons are the most common:. SP2 requires you to have SP1 installed. System components that you must have to install the service pack are not installed on your computer. You have a piece of hardware or software on your computer that is listed in the " Hardware and software that if present will result in Windows Update not offering you a service pack " section of this article.

You installed a prerelease version of a service pack, and it was not correctly uninstalled before you tried to install the final release version of the service pack. If you are a user in a corporate environment, contact your system administrator.

Some administrators temporarily block the delivery of service packs. If you are not in a corporate environment where the delivery of service packs is temporarily blocked, use the following methods to resolve this problem.

You may already have the latest service pack installed and not realize this, especially if you have Windows Update turned on. Or you may have a prerelease version of the service pack installed. To determine whether you have an earlier version service pack installed, follow these steps:. Click Start , right-click Computer , and then click Properties.

If a service pack is installed, a reference to the service pack will be displayed at the bottom of the Windows Edition section. Note If a prerelease version of a service pack is installed, the information that is displayed will resemble "Service Pack 2, v. Note If you have a prerelease version of the service pack, you must uninstall it before Windows Update will offer you the final release version of the service pack. For more information about how to uninstall service packs, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:.

If there are any updates pending, such as security updates, for your system on Windows Update, Windows Update will not offer a service pack until those updates are installed. Therefore, you may have to install other pending updates or device driver updates before you can install the service pack.

Pending updates can include security updates or other critical updates. Device driver updates can include updates for audio drivers, for display drivers, or for other hardware or software drivers. To install all pending updates and device driver updates, follow these steps:. Click Check for updates. Review the list of updates, and verify that all updates that are marked Important or Recommended are selected, and then select any hardware device drivers that are listed as optional updates.