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Windows update won't shut off?

Okay, I'm having a weird problem with Windows update, and need some help.
My school just forced me to go from sp1 to sp2 in order to get connected. When I installed it, it reset most of my security settings, and I can't switch automatic updates back off. I am running an admin account, and I can open the bit that allows me to change it, but all my options are greyed out, and I can't change the settings.
What am I doing wrong?

go to a command prompt and type in " net stop wuauserv"

this should stop the auto updates

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Did you have to install any specific software aside from SP2, such as any extra security management software? If so, it's possible that they won't let you disable it. Do you have a specific reason to want automatic updates disabled?

Have you tried to change it through gpedit.msc?
computer configuration:admin templates:Windows components:windows update:configure automatic updates

ah, that last one had what I needed, thanks much.

I have the same problem Hawkeye did. I tried "net stop wuauserv" and it worked but automatic update turned itself back on later. When I try gpedit.msc I am told that Windows cannot find it.
Is there any way I can turn it off so that it remains so? All the options for automatic update are still greyed out.

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I have the same problem Hawkeye did. I tried "net stop wuauserv" and it worked but automatic update turned itself back on later.

"net stop wuauserv" doesn't change the startup type which for Automatic updates is normally set to "automatic". Open services.msc and change it to manual or disabled.

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When I try gpedit.msc I am told that Windows cannot find it.

XP Home? gpedit.msc isn't part of XP Home edition. (There's more to it than just adding the file.)

Automatic updates options can be greyed out for several reasons. You aren't admin, you're part of a domain and policy prevents it, or something has added registry entries that simulate the policy situation. I'm not sure why but that last one seems to have happened to many people in the last month.

Stopping the service will do, but look for this registry entry:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\...
...WindowsUpdate\DisableWindowsUpdateAccess

If it's there, delete it. Now check the control panel again.

services.msc seems to have worked. Thank you.