ERROR 0x8DDD0018 is driving me MAD

I have been rabidly looking for solutions to this all day, to no avail. My
automatic updates for windows randomly will not work anymore today.

Here is what I have tried:

- turning automatic updates on from the security center
((will not turn on))

- trying to get updat0x8DDD0018es directly from microsoft site
((gives me the 0x8DDD0018 OR 0x80070422 error))

- running "regsvr32 wuaueng.dll", "regsvr32 qmgr.dll" "regsvr32
qmgrprxy.dll", then doing Start > Run and type in regedit, browsing to the
key:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\wuauserv]
and looking for a "DeleteFlag"
((was no such deleteflag entry for me))

- running "regsvr32.exe wuaueng.dll" and then making sure "Automatics
updates service", "Background Intelligent Transfer Service", "Event Log" and
"Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Locator" are automatic and started.
((usually, everything but the automatic updates starts just fine. Somtimes
automatic updates lets me make it automatic, but when I try to start it,
gives me the error "1058" and won't start. Most of the time I try and set it
to automatic, it just goes right back to being disabled.

So does anyone know why this is happening and how I can fix this??

Thanks,

Julie

Hello Julie,


Procedure to manually Re-install Automatic Update Client
<http://www.wsuswiki.com/ProceduretomanuallyRe-InstallAutomaticUpdateClient>

Good luck
- - --- -


"Julie needs a new laptop" wrote:

> I have been rabidly looking for solutions to this all day, to no avail. My
> automatic updates for windows randomly will not work anymore today.
>
> Here is what I have tried:
>
> - turning automatic updates on from the security center
> ((will not turn on))
>
> - trying to get updat0x8DDD0018es directly from microsoft site
> ((gives me the 0x8DDD0018 OR 0x80070422 error))
>
> - running "regsvr32 wuaueng.dll", "regsvr32 qmgr.dll" "regsvr32
> qmgrprxy.dll", then doing Start > Run and type in regedit, browsing to the
> key:
> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\wuauserv]
> and looking for a "DeleteFlag"
> ((was no such deleteflag entry for me))
>
> - running "regsvr32.exe wuaueng.dll" and then making sure "Automatics
> updates service", "Background Intelligent Transfer Service", "Event Log" and
> "Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Locator" are automatic and started.
> ((usually, everything but the automatic updates starts just fine. Somtimes
> automatic updates lets me make it automatic, but when I try to start it,
> gives me the error "1058" and won't start. Most of the time I try and set it
> to automatic, it just goes right back to being disabled.
>
> So does anyone know why this is happening and how I can fix this??
>
> Thanks,
>
> Julie

When that site says run "rundll32.exe setupapi,InstallHinfSection
DefaultInstall 132 %systemroot%\inf\au.inf" from the command promt, does it
mean to run it all as one command? Also, I do not have the windows
installation CD, so is there any other way of reinstalling automatic updates
without it, or any other way around this problem?

Thank you for the help though,

Julie

"Engel" wrote:

> Hello Julie,
>
>
> Procedure to manually Re-install Automatic Update Client
> <http://www.wsuswiki.com/ProceduretomanuallyRe-InstallAutomaticUpdateClient>
>
> Good luck
> - - --- -
>
>
> "Julie needs a new laptop" wrote:
>
> > I have been rabidly looking for solutions to this all day, to no avail. My
> > automatic updates for windows randomly will not work anymore today.
> >
> > Here is what I have tried:
> >
> > - turning automatic updates on from the security center
> > ((will not turn on))
> >
> > - trying to get updat0x8DDD0018es directly from microsoft site
> > ((gives me the 0x8DDD0018 OR 0x80070422 error))
> >
> > - running "regsvr32 wuaueng.dll", "regsvr32 qmgr.dll" "regsvr32
> > qmgrprxy.dll", then doing Start > Run and type in regedit, browsing to the
> > key:
> > [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\wuauserv]
> > and looking for a "DeleteFlag"
> > ((was no such deleteflag entry for me))
> >
> > - running "regsvr32.exe wuaueng.dll" and then making sure "Automatics
> > updates service", "Background Intelligent Transfer Service", "Event Log" and
> > "Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Locator" are automatic and started.
> > ((usually, everything but the automatic updates starts just fine. Somtimes
> > automatic updates lets me make it automatic, but when I try to start it,
> > gives me the error "1058" and won't start. Most of the time I try and set it
> > to automatic, it just goes right back to being disabled.
> >
> > So does anyone know why this is happening and how I can fix this??
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Julie

So I ran the cmd prompt and located "wuapi.dll" in WINDOWS\system32 and it
all seemed to do it's thing, but upon restart, there is no change. Any other
suggestions?

"Engel" wrote:

> Hello Julie,
>
>
> Procedure to manually Re-install Automatic Update Client
> <http://www.wsuswiki.com/ProceduretomanuallyRe-InstallAutomaticUpdateClient>
>
> Good luck
> - - --- -
>
>
> "Julie needs a new laptop" wrote:
>
> > I have been rabidly looking for solutions to this all day, to no avail. My
> > automatic updates for windows randomly will not work anymore today.
> >
> > Here is what I have tried:
> >
> > - turning automatic updates on from the security center
> > ((will not turn on))
> >
> > - trying to get updat0x8DDD0018es directly from microsoft site
> > ((gives me the 0x8DDD0018 OR 0x80070422 error))
> >
> > - running "regsvr32 wuaueng.dll", "regsvr32 qmgr.dll" "regsvr32
> > qmgrprxy.dll", then doing Start > Run and type in regedit, browsing to the
> > key:
> > [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\wuauserv]
> > and looking for a "DeleteFlag"
> > ((was no such deleteflag entry for me))
> >
> > - running "regsvr32.exe wuaueng.dll" and then making sure "Automatics
> > updates service", "Background Intelligent Transfer Service", "Event Log" and
> > "Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Locator" are automatic and started.
> > ((usually, everything but the automatic updates starts just fine. Somtimes
> > automatic updates lets me make it automatic, but when I try to start it,
> > gives me the error "1058" and won't start. Most of the time I try and set it
> > to automatic, it just goes right back to being disabled.
> >
> > So does anyone know why this is happening and how I can fix this??
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Julie

Can you try this simple solution:

1) Reboot the system in safe mode (to do this, you have to restart your
system and keep pressing F8 function key)
2) On the black screen you get, use your arrow keys to go to the first
item called SAFE MODE
3) You may be prompted to confirm whether this is what you want. Click OK.
4) Now launch your Windows Explorer
5) Go to: C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution [or copy it and paste it in
your address bar ]
6) Delete everything there is in this folder because it will all be
created again when you start your system normally.
7) Now restart your system normally as you have done everyday thus far.
8) Go windows update site
<http://www.update.microsoft.com/windowsupdate/v6/default.aspx?ln=en-us>

Hope this helps.


Julie needs a new laptop wrote:

>I have been rabidly looking for solutions to this all day, to no avail. My
>automatic updates for windows randomly will not work anymore today.
>
>Here is what I have tried:
>
>- turning automatic updates on from the security center
>((will not turn on))
>
>- trying to get updat0x8DDD0018es directly from microsoft site
>((gives me the 0x8DDD0018 OR 0x80070422 error))
>
>- running "regsvr32 wuaueng.dll", "regsvr32 qmgr.dll" "regsvr32
>qmgrprxy.dll", then doing Start > Run and type in regedit, browsing to the
>key:
>[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\wuauserv]
>and looking for a "DeleteFlag"
>((was no such deleteflag entry for me))
>
>- running "regsvr32.exe wuaueng.dll" and then making sure "Automatics
>updates service", "Background Intelligent Transfer Service", "Event Log" and
>"Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Locator" are automatic and started.
>((usually, everything but the automatic updates starts just fine. Somtimes
>automatic updates lets me make it automatic, but when I try to start it,
>gives me the error "1058" and won't start. Most of the time I try and set it
>to automatic, it just goes right back to being disabled.
>
>So does anyone know why this is happening and how I can fix this??
>
>Thanks,
>
>Julie
>
>

I did all what you said to do and yet I still cannot enable automatic updates
and I went to that website and it still tells me I cannot download updates
because of the same error.

Thank you for your advice, but nothing seems to work! Any more suggestions?

- Julie

"ANONYMOUS" wrote:

> Can you try this simple solution:
>
> 1) Reboot the system in safe mode (to do this, you have to restart your
> system and keep pressing F8 function key)
> 2) On the black screen you get, use your arrow keys to go to the first
> item called SAFE MODE
> 3) You may be prompted to confirm whether this is what you want. Click OK.
> 4) Now launch your Windows Explorer
> 5) Go to: C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution [or copy it and paste it in
> your address bar ]
> 6) Delete everything there is in this folder because it will all be
> created again when you start your system normally.
> 7) Now restart your system normally as you have done everyday thus far.
> 8) Go windows update site
> <http://www.update.microsoft.com/windowsupdate/v6/default.aspx?ln=en-us>
>
> Hope this helps.
>
>
> Julie needs a new laptop wrote:
>
> >I have been rabidly looking for solutions to this all day, to no avail. My
> >automatic updates for windows randomly will not work anymore today.
> >
> >Here is what I have tried:
> >
> >- turning automatic updates on from the security center
> >((will not turn on))
> >
> >- trying to get updat0x8DDD0018es directly from microsoft site
> >((gives me the 0x8DDD0018 OR 0x80070422 error))
> >
> >- running "regsvr32 wuaueng.dll", "regsvr32 qmgr.dll" "regsvr32
> >qmgrprxy.dll", then doing Start > Run and type in regedit, browsing to the
> >key:
> >[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\wuauserv]
> >and looking for a "DeleteFlag"
> >((was no such deleteflag entry for me))
> >
> >- running "regsvr32.exe wuaueng.dll" and then making sure "Automatics
> >updates service", "Background Intelligent Transfer Service", "Event Log" and
> >"Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Locator" are automatic and started.
> >((usually, everything but the automatic updates starts just fine. Somtimes
> >automatic updates lets me make it automatic, but when I try to start it,
> >gives me the error "1058" and won't start. Most of the time I try and set it
> >to automatic, it just goes right back to being disabled.
> >
> >So does anyone know why this is happening and how I can fix this??
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >Julie
> >
> >
>

Reinstall AU -
You receive a "Windows Update has encountered an error and cannot display the requested
page" error message when you try to install an update
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/883614

Reboot then reinstall the WU Agent - (ignore the title)
Updates are not installed successfully from Windows Update, from Microsoft Update, or by
using Automatic Updates after you repair a Windows XP installation
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943144

--

TaurArian [MVP] 2005-2008 - Update Services
http://taurarian.mvps.org
======================================
How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
Computer Maintenance: Acronis / Diskeeper / Paragon / Raxco


"Julie needs a new laptop" <Julie needs a new laptop@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:15BE1F14-7939-4724-8DA8-AB0654D97F0C@microsoft.com...
|I have been rabidly looking for solutions to this all day, to no avail. My
| automatic updates for windows randomly will not work anymore today.
|
| Here is what I have tried:
|
| - turning automatic updates on from the security center
| ((will not turn on))
|
| - trying to get updat0x8DDD0018es directly from microsoft site
| ((gives me the 0x8DDD0018 OR 0x80070422 error))
|
| - running "regsvr32 wuaueng.dll", "regsvr32 qmgr.dll" "regsvr32
| qmgrprxy.dll", then doing Start > Run and type in regedit, browsing to the
| key:
| [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\wuauserv]
| and looking for a "DeleteFlag"
| ((was no such deleteflag entry for me))
|
| - running "regsvr32.exe wuaueng.dll" and then making sure "Automatics
| updates service", "Background Intelligent Transfer Service", "Event Log" and
| "Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Locator" are automatic and started.
| ((usually, everything but the automatic updates starts just fine. Somtimes
| automatic updates lets me make it automatic, but when I try to start it,
| gives me the error "1058" and won't start. Most of the time I try and set it
| to automatic, it just goes right back to being disabled.
|
| So does anyone know why this is happening and how I can fix this??
|
| Thanks,
|
| Julie

I also have this problem, I have tried reinstalling the AU client, but ends
up the same - WHen I try to change Automatic Update to Automatic in the
services.msc dialog, it flicks back to manual, sometimes it doesn't but when
I try to start the service, I get an Error 1058: Service cannot be start
becuase eiter........

This is now driving me mad, Any help appreciated.

Thanks,
Rob

"TaurArian" wrote:

> Reinstall AU -
> You receive a "Windows Update has encountered an error and cannot display the requested
> page" error message when you try to install an update
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/883614
>
> Reboot then reinstall the WU Agent - (ignore the title)
> Updates are not installed successfully from Windows Update, from Microsoft Update, or by
> using Automatic Updates after you repair a Windows XP installation
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943144
>
> --
>
> TaurArian [MVP] 2005-2008 - Update Services
> http://taurarian.mvps.org
> ======================================
> How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
> Computer Maintenance: Acronis / Diskeeper / Paragon / Raxco
>
>
> "Julie needs a new laptop" <Julie needs a new laptop@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message news:15BE1F14-7939-4724-8DA8-AB0654D97F0C@microsoft.com...
> |I have been rabidly looking for solutions to this all day, to no avail. My
> | automatic updates for windows randomly will not work anymore today.
> |
> | Here is what I have tried:
> |
> | - turning automatic updates on from the security center
> | ((will not turn on))
> |
> | - trying to get updat0x8DDD0018es directly from microsoft site
> | ((gives me the 0x8DDD0018 OR 0x80070422 error))
> |
> | - running "regsvr32 wuaueng.dll", "regsvr32 qmgr.dll" "regsvr32
> | qmgrprxy.dll", then doing Start > Run and type in regedit, browsing to the
> | key:
> | [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\wuauserv]
> | and looking for a "DeleteFlag"
> | ((was no such deleteflag entry for me))
> |
> | - running "regsvr32.exe wuaueng.dll" and then making sure "Automatics
> | updates service", "Background Intelligent Transfer Service", "Event Log" and
> | "Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Locator" are automatic and started.
> | ((usually, everything but the automatic updates starts just fine. Somtimes
> | automatic updates lets me make it automatic, but when I try to start it,
> | gives me the error "1058" and won't start. Most of the time I try and set it
> | to automatic, it just goes right back to being disabled.
> |
> | So does anyone know why this is happening and how I can fix this??
> |
> | Thanks,
> |
> | Julie
>
>
>

Julie,

Try Phase I here: Windows and Microsoft Update Problem Solver
http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?f=62&t=33560

After rebooting the system, visit Windows Update.
If no joy, go here and install the latest Version of the Windows Update
Agent using the steps laid out:

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/blog...showentry=1172

Reboot afterwards and try WU once more.

MowGreen [MVP 2003-2008]
===============
*-343-* FDNY
Never Forgotten
===============



Julie needs a new laptop wrote:

> I did all what you said to do and yet I still cannot enable automatic updates
> and I went to that website and it still tells me I cannot download updates
> because of the same error.
>
> Thank you for your advice, but nothing seems to work! Any more suggestions?
>
> - Julie
>
> "ANONYMOUS" wrote:
>
>
>>Can you try this simple solution:
>>
>>1) Reboot the system in safe mode (to do this, you have to restart your
>>system and keep pressing F8 function key)
>>2) On the black screen you get, use your arrow keys to go to the first
>>item called SAFE MODE
>>3) You may be prompted to confirm whether this is what you want. Click OK.
>>4) Now launch your Windows Explorer
>>5) Go to: C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution [or copy it and paste it in
>>your address bar ]
>>6) Delete everything there is in this folder because it will all be
>>created again when you start your system normally.
>>7) Now restart your system normally as you have done everyday thus far.
>>8) Go windows update site
>><http://www.update.microsoft.com/windowsupdate/v6/default.aspx?ln=en-us>
>>
>>Hope this helps.
>>
>>
>>Julie needs a new laptop wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I have been rabidly looking for solutions to this all day, to no avail. My
>>>automatic updates for windows randomly will not work anymore today.
>>>
>>>Here is what I have tried:
>>>
>>>- turning automatic updates on from the security center
>>>((will not turn on))
>>>
>>>- trying to get updat0x8DDD0018es directly from microsoft site
>>>((gives me the 0x8DDD0018 OR 0x80070422 error))
>>>
>>>- running "regsvr32 wuaueng.dll", "regsvr32 qmgr.dll" "regsvr32
>>>qmgrprxy.dll", then doing Start > Run and type in regedit, browsing to the
>>>key:
>>>[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\wuauserv]
>>>and looking for a "DeleteFlag"
>>>((was no such deleteflag entry for me))
>>>
>>>- running "regsvr32.exe wuaueng.dll" and then making sure "Automatics
>>>updates service", "Background Intelligent Transfer Service", "Event Log" and
>>>"Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Locator" are automatic and started.
>>>((usually, everything but the automatic updates starts just fine. Somtimes
>>>automatic updates lets me make it automatic, but when I try to start it,
>>>gives me the error "1058" and won't start. Most of the time I try and set it
>>>to automatic, it just goes right back to being disabled.
>>>
>>>So does anyone know why this is happening and how I can fix this??
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>
>>>Julie
>>>
>>>
>>

Rob,

Please see my post to Julie. There has been a noticeable increase in the
0x8DDD0018 error code posts with some posts including Error 1058.
It very well may be that these systems have been infected by a malware
known as Vundo.
http://www.microsoft.com/security/po...=Win32%2fVundo

After cleaning Vundo one then has to reset the
AU service and reinstall the Windows Update Agent [client].

Suggest you scan the system for the presence of Vundo. If the Windows
Malicious Software Tool is not installed nor scanned the system
recently, then suggest you first utilize it and see if it detects and
removes Vundo. Definitions for Vundo have been included in it since
March '08.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en


MowGreen [MVP 2003-2008]
===============
*-343-* FDNY
Never Forgotten
===============



Rob wrote:

> I also have this problem, I have tried reinstalling the AU client, but ends
> up the same - WHen I try to change Automatic Update to Automatic in the
> services.msc dialog, it flicks back to manual, sometimes it doesn't but when
> I try to start the service, I get an Error 1058: Service cannot be start
> becuase eiter........
>
> This is now driving me mad, Any help appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Rob
>
> "TaurArian" wrote:
>
>
>>Reinstall AU -
>>You receive a "Windows Update has encountered an error and cannot display the requested
>>page" error message when you try to install an update
>>http://support.microsoft.com/kb/883614
>>
>>Reboot then reinstall the WU Agent - (ignore the title)
>>Updates are not installed successfully from Windows Update, from Microsoft Update, or by
>>using Automatic Updates after you repair a Windows XP installation
>>http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943144
>>
>>--
>>
>>TaurArian [MVP] 2005-2008 - Update Services
>>http://taurarian.mvps.org
>>======================================
>>How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
>>Computer Maintenance: Acronis / Diskeeper / Paragon / Raxco
>>
>>
>>"Julie needs a new laptop" <Julie needs a new laptop@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>>message news:15BE1F14-7939-4724-8DA8-AB0654D97F0C@microsoft.com...
>>|I have been rabidly looking for solutions to this all day, to no avail. My
>>| automatic updates for windows randomly will not work anymore today.
>>|
>>| Here is what I have tried:
>>|
>>| - turning automatic updates on from the security center
>>| ((will not turn on))
>>|
>>| - trying to get updat0x8DDD0018es directly from microsoft site
>>| ((gives me the 0x8DDD0018 OR 0x80070422 error))
>>|
>>| - running "regsvr32 wuaueng.dll", "regsvr32 qmgr.dll" "regsvr32
>>| qmgrprxy.dll", then doing Start > Run and type in regedit, browsing to the
>>| key:
>>| [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\wuauserv]
>>| and looking for a "DeleteFlag"
>>| ((was no such deleteflag entry for me))
>>|
>>| - running "regsvr32.exe wuaueng.dll" and then making sure "Automatics
>>| updates service", "Background Intelligent Transfer Service", "Event Log" and
>>| "Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Locator" are automatic and started.
>>| ((usually, everything but the automatic updates starts just fine. Somtimes
>>| automatic updates lets me make it automatic, but when I try to start it,
>>| gives me the error "1058" and won't start. Most of the time I try and set it
>>| to automatic, it just goes right back to being disabled.
>>|
>>| So does anyone know why this is happening and how I can fix this??
>>|
>>| Thanks,
>>|
>>| Julie
>>
>>
>>