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wuauclt.exe [has encountered a problem ...]

Discussion in 'Windows XP' started by hardone, 2007/11/26.

  1. 2007/11/26
    hardone

    hardone Inactive Thread Starter

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    wuauclt.exe has encountered a problem and needs to be closed
     
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    Christer

    Christer Geek Member Staff

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    hardone,
    welcome to WindowsBBS ... :) ... !

    You are a person of few words. Not much to go on. Is it the first time or a reoccurring issue?

    Christer
     
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  4. 2007/11/26
    hardone

    hardone Inactive Thread Starter

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    First time it has happened, I can clear the error but it does seem to pop back at it's leisure
     
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    Christer

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    wuauclt.exe is the process running Automatic Windows Update. It runs at computer start and should disappear within ~5 minutes (may be longer if it was a long time since it ran or if updates are available). After that, it runs on a schedule but I don't know exactly how often. Restart the computer and open Task Manager (ctrl-alt-del) and find it under the process tab. Check if it behaves like it should.

    How is it set to run in Control Panel > Automatic Updates?

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  6. 2007/11/26
    hardone

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    Autoupdates set as all PC's here automatically and daily, checked in task manager and it still is running after 10 minutes or so
     
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    Christer

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    I have my computer set to "notify but do nothing else until I say so" which results in the behaviour I referred to. (When updates are available, it brings up a yellow shield in the Notification Area, prompting for download and when done, promting for installation. I like to know when it happens rather than getting the "you need to reboot your computer" message when the deed is done.) I don't know how it behaves set to fully automatic but I don't expect it to differ. Get back if the message pops up again.

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  8. 2007/11/27
    Arie

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    Any additional information about this error in Event Viewer?
     
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