Under Vista 32-bit, windows update will not run.

  1. If an attempt is made to run Windows update, it displays the message that it cannot work because the windows update service is not running and the computer must be restarted.  Reboot has not fixed the problem.  Checking in MSCONFIG shows that the windows update service is running.  Tried the ap fix - it without success. Ideas?

Hello

Thank you for contacting Microsoft Community.

You can go to start-> type services.msc-> press on enter. In windows, go to Windows Update. Double click on it. Make sure it is running and the startup type is set to automatic. Make sure that the following services are also running:

Remote procedure call (RPC)

DCOM Server process Launcher

RPC end point mapper

Make sure the service above are running and that their startup type is set to automatic.

Now, reboot your PC and then try again.

If Windows Update still fails, try this:

Click Start-> type-> right click cmd.exe and click Run as administrator.

Then, run the following commands:

CD %windir%\System32

net stop wuauserv

Ren c:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution softwaredistribution.old

net start wuauserv

Response if the issue is not resolved.

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