Enabling / Disabling Windows Update

Windows Update.

For some of use, enables it to automatically update windows (auto update)is important while some of us think that auto update is a bugging program.
Since there are people asking about this, I'll try my best to explain and help regarding windows update.
Basically, to enable windows update in windows XP, we just need to :

1. Go to Start > Control Panel >Automatic Updates
2. In Automatic Updates, make sure the Automatic(Recommended) is selected to ensure that windows update will automatically update your windows in the days and time that you selected.
3. To disable this, you could select turn off automatic updates and update it manually.There are two more options about the update that you can select in there.
   
4. After you're done with the selection,click apply and OK.

If things were done and still it's not working....Try this.

1. Go to Start > Run
2. In Run, type " services.msc " (without the " ")
3. A window will pop up with a list of services that run in your computer.
4. Look for Automatic Updates and right click on it and pick properties.
   
5. To enable it(set it to automatically start during startup), go to "Startup type: "and select Automatic.
6. To disable it(disable it from automatically start during startup), in "Startup type:" select disable.
7. In "Service status:" you can manually Start, Stop, Pause and Resume automatic updates by pressing the buttons.
8. after done with it, click Apply and Ok.
9. Reboot.

If that also didnt help, try this one.

1. Go to Start > Run
2. In Run, type "regedit" (without the " ")
3. Then in regedit window, go to :
   

4. " HKET_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\NoWindowsUpdate " Windows Update will be disabled if this DWORD value is set to 1. Set it to 0 will enable Windows Update.

5. then go to" HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\WindowsUpdate\DisableWindowsUpdateAccess " set to 0 to enable windows update, and set to 1 to disable windows update.
6. After you're done with that, close all windows and reboot.

Hope this will help :)