Vista windows update not working

[nate-nat]

Hello, keep getting this prompt:
windows update cannot currently check for updates because the service is not running. You need to restart your computer." restart does not help....please advise. Many thanks!

 

[buwish]

It means that you need to turn on automatic updates:

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Turn-automatic-updating-on-or-off