Unable to start Automatic Update

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Hello.

System: Win XP Media Centre Edition – Service Pack 3

Somehow, I picked up a variant of VirtuMonde; Symantec Anti-virus, Spybot
Search & Destroy etc did not locate it; I discovered it by chance using
Windows Sysinternals Process Explorer.

I ran Vundo Fix 7.0.0.6 and it removed three traces of VirtuMonde, I then
rebooted and ran Vundo Fix 7.0.0.6 again, this time it found nothing.
However, I noticed that Automatic Update was disabled.

Irrespective of how many so-called “fixes� I try, I cannot enable it in via
Services. When I set it to automatic and click start, I receive the following
message: Could not start the Automatic Updates service on Local Computer.
Error 1058: The service cannot be started, either because it is disabled or
because it has no enabled devices associated with it.

How do I associate a device with it? If I do the former, is it likely to
help? Has anybody found a solution to this problem< I am open to all
suggestions.
I shall thank everybody in advance for any help with this matter.

Regards,

Pseu.

[Mr. Arnold]

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How do I associate a device with it? If I do the former, is it likely to
help? Has anybody found a solution to this problem< I am open to all
suggestions.
I shall thank everybody in advance for any help with this matter.

MS.public.windows.xp.general is where you need to post this issue.