Windows 7 update service not present

[dragosb]

Hi,

I have a problem with the windows update. It has a red icon telling me that it is disabled and if I click on check updates it tells me that the service is not running. I searched for the windows update service and I could not find it in the list. Please help me find out what the problem is and how I can solve it.

Thank you

 

[garysgold]

Hello dragosb,

Welcome to Seven Forums.

Type sevices in the start menu search box and hit enter. Make sure the Windows update service is started and set to automatic (Rt. click on a service and select properties to change).

Hope this helps.

Gary

 

[dragosb]

What is the name of the service

I can not find the windows update service in the list.
Can you please tell what is the name of the service as I do not seem to find it
I do not have any windows update or automatic update service present

Please help

 

[garysgold]

Sorry I meant to have this pic in the post, but that is what it is called.



Don't know why it wouldn't be there.

 

[dragosb]

Service not in list

Unfortunatelly I do not have the service in the list.
Anyone with some ideas of what could be the problem?

Thank you

 

[derekimo]

Unfortunatelly I do not have the service in the list.
Anyone with some ideas of what could be the problem?

Thank you

Just a thought, Is Windows Activated ?

 

[dragosb]

Just checked

I have just checked and it says that it is activated and genuine

 

[dragosb]

seems like I found the problem, the service was not registred and I had to register it mannualy with regsvr32.exe

 

[derekimo]

can you post a screenshot of what you are seeing on windows update.

 

[derekimo]

seems like I found the problem, the service was not registred and I had to register it mannualy with regsvr32.exe

so you got it fixed?

 

[Arslan]

Same problem

I am having the same problem. the only difference is that i can see windows update service and its running. BIT, cryptographic and windows event log services are also running. I think there is an issue with registry. Any suggestions?

 

[derekimo]

I am having the same problem. the only difference is that i can see windows update service and its running. BIT, cryptographic and windows event log services are also running. I think there is an issue with registry. Any suggestions?

Welcome to SF,

Can you explain a little better what the problem is your having.

 

[Flavius]

I am having the same problem. the only difference is that i can see windows update service and its running. BIT, cryptographic and windows event log services are also running. I think there is an issue with registry. Any suggestions?

It's rather another problem with WU.

Control Panel>>Windows Update and read in Update History with which one hotfixes do you have problem,what error code is returned.

 

[Nem]

I've also had that problem it was driving me crazy. i looked everywhere tried re-registering the dll's but got errors the services i had Missing was BITS & Windows Update Service.

The way i solved it was going to that blackviper site was it? and downloaded a default reg file of the services i was missing entered them back in registry... restarted and they were back.

 

[jbz007]

I had the same problem and this fixed it:

start > Run > regsvr32 wuaueng.dll

Restart and try again