XP Update Error

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[Error number: 0x8DDD0018] Windows Update cannot
continue because a required service application is
disabled. Windows Update requires the following services:

I have turned on updates a zillion times and to no
avail. Please Advise.

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What is the rest of the message? Specifically what
are "the following services"......

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Agent155 said:
[Error number: 0x8DDD0018] Windows Update cannot
continue because a required service application is
disabled. Windows Update requires the following services:

I have turned on updates a zillion times and to no
avail. Please Advise.
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Hi

From a previous post for this error code:

<quote>
From: "Sudheer GN [MSFT]" <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: Windows Update Error 0x8DDD0018
Date: Fri, 2 Jul 2004 16:55:18 -0700
Newsgroups: microsoft.private.xpsp2.install_config

Hi,
The problem is with the Security descriptor on BITS and wuauserv services.
On XPSP2, the ACL on these services should give
Network Service account at least the following permissions
SERVICE_QUERY_CONFIG
SERVICE_QUERY_STATUS
SERVICE_ENUMERATE_DEPENDENTS
SERVICE_INTERROGATE
This is needed in XPSP2 due to some security related changes in DCOM

Please see
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/e...ice_security_and_access_rights.asp?frame=true
for more information about the ACLs on a service.

On your machine, Network Service account doesnt have the above permissions
and hence BITS/Wuauserv services are not able to start.


To solve the problem on your machine now, you need to change the SD on
BITS/wuauserv services so that Network Service can get access.
To reset the ACL on the service to default, run the following command as
Domain Administrator or Local System account on the machine. (only these
accounts can modify the ACL on these services on your machine)

1.
sc sdset bits
"D:(A;;CCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRRC;;;SY)(A;;CCDCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRSDRCWDWO;;;BA)(A;;CCLCSWLOCRRC;;;AU)(A;;CCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRRC;;;PU)"

2.
sc sdset wuauserv
"D:(A;;CCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRRC;;;SY)(A;;CCDCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRSDRCWDWO;;;BA)(A;;CCLCSWLOCRRC;;;AU)(A;;CCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRRC;;;PU)"

</quote>


Note that the commands under 1. and 2. needs to be on one line. You
should run them from a command prompt. Open a command prompt like this:

Start/Run, and then type cmd.exe
 
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