I have Windows 2000 Pro SP3.

I can see critical updates if i goto windowsupdate.microsoft.com just
fine.

However I have set control panel/automatic updates to Notify only but
can not get it to work. I do not get notified. I am logged in as
administrator and there are no logging of info in c:\winnt\windows
update.log. There is logging of info if i goto the website manually
however.

I have tried the following to force an update cycle but all i get is
the both the time registry keys reappearing with a new time.

Try to force a detection cycle,
1) net stop wuauserv

2) Delete
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Win dowsUpdate\Auto
Update\LastWaitTime (if it exists)

3) Delete
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Win dowsUpdate\Auto
Update\DetectionStartTime (if it exists)

4) Make sure that
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Win dowsUpdate\Auto
Update\AUState=0x2

5) net start wuauserv


Any thoughts? How can i get notification to work?

Thanks

Try the following:

For Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003:
download our controls from
http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.co...code/iuctl.cab and save
them to your desktop. Extract the .cab file following the steps below:

1. Go to the desktop and right click the iuctl.cab file.
2. Click "Open".
3. Select all the files listed.
4. Right click on them and click "Extract."
5. Point to a known location (like the desktop) and click "OK."
6. Go to the location you selected and right click the iuctl.inf file.
5. Click "Install."

--
David Herman
Windows Update MVP
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