some thoughts

Hit by that annoying “Automatic Updates has encountered a problem and needs to close” loop when you start up your rig? Try the following:

1. Create a new text document on your desktop, title it fixmyrig.bat, and drop the following code in it:
   net stop WuAuServ
cd %windir%
rd /s /q %windir%\SDold
ren %windir%\SoftwareDistribution SDold
net start WuAuServ

2. Save it, close it, then double-click it to run it.
3. Restart your rig to see if it worked. It did for me!

Hope this helps all you fine folks out there. If anyone wants/needs an explanation, let me know. Or follow the HT link just after this sentence. (HT: MichaelM)