Click Start, select run, type: regsvr32 wuaueng.dll
click Ok
Otherwise see
You cannot turn on the Automatic Updates feature on a Windows XP Service
Pack 2-based computer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/916261
The Automatic Updates feature is turned off in the Security Center.
Additionally, you cannot turn on the Automatic Updates feature.
When you try to install updates from the Microsoft Windows Update Web site,
you may receive an error message that resembles the following:
0x80070424
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How to ask a question:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
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"Mr.Kandola" <Mr.Kandola@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:4B16ACAC-3052-4C96-88BA-45FFFD56712F@microsoft.com...
> Upon Downloading Updates , Error Code 80070424 is popped up And i cannot
> search for new updates.
>
> Also update times , cannot be set to automatic . It always pops - up a
> message saying "Security Center can't change your automatic updating
> settings. " -Below- "Change settings manually" . When i click on the
> optian
> below the Windows Update window enlarged and repeted the error in the
> starting sentence.