Re: Windows Update Failing - Error 0x800A0046
- From: "Alfred Mühleisen" <mue.a@xxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2005 13:12:32 +0200
Hello Dave,
thank you very much! Your suggestions worked for me. With best greetings
from Germany
Alfred
"Dave" <KingOfTheBeach@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:OljKP%236lFHA.320@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Alfred,
>
> Here's some of the details of what I did that may solve your problem.
>
> Basically you need to remove "Guests" and "Users" from the Member Of tab
in
> the users account settings.
>
> I then logged off then back on. Then I proceeded to go out to the Windows
> update web site and my PC was then able to scan for updates and started
> working properly. Once I did this my automatic update client on my PC
> started working also. Prior to the update my Automatic Update Client
would
> show up in my task bar and when I double clicked on it. it would just
> dissapear for a few minutes and then show up in the task bar again later.
>
> There are a couple of other steps other people did, but 3 or 4 of us that
> had the problem determined that this was all you need to do.
>
> Dave
>
> I included the following for additional reference
> ___
>
> Okay, here is what I did to resolve my issue in Windows 2000 SP4.
>
> I visited this link:
>
http://update.microsoft.com/windowsupdate/v6/showarticle.aspx?articleid=20&ln=en
> that Torgeir Bakken supplied for me.
>
> I originally said the following:
> 1. Doesn't have this setting in Windows 2000 SP4.
> 2. Running this command does nothing.
> 3. Doesn't apply to Windows 2000 SP4.
>
> I typed the above answers from memory, so it was no wonder I was incorrect
> with my recollection from memory.
>
> Here are the steps I performed with respects to the support link above.
> 1. The workstations already had 'Service and Administrator' were part of
> "Impersonate a client after authentication" security policy. So this one
> didn't work.
>
> 2. I downloaded the 'SC' security descriptor from the provided link by
> Torgeir Bakken. Once I copied the 'SC' application to the root of the c:
> and
> typed the long commands I was greeted with the following:
> SetServiceObjectSecurity SUCCESS.
>
> I then attempted to try the Windows Update site again, no luck, still
'Error
> number: 0x800A0046'.
>
> 3. I went to the Local User Account settings and went to the 'Member Of'
> tab and noticed the account was a member of the following groups:
> Administrators, Backup Operators, Guests, Power Users, Replicator and
Users.
> I removed everyone but 'Administrators' from this Local User Account.
>
> I then attempted to try the Windows Update site again, no luck, still
'Error
> number: 0x800A0046'.
>
> So I decided to restart the workstation and voila Windows Update worked
> again and let me download the updates from the site and it also
> automatically
> downloaded critcal updates.
>
> I decided to go one step further to determine if step 2 or step 3 combined
> fixed the issue or if it was just step 2 or step 3 separately. I picked a
> couple of different workstations and upon testing step 2 by itself and the
> 'Error number: 0x800A0046' was still present. I restarted the workstation
> to
> see if the restart fixed step 2 and it didn't.
>
> I then tested step 3 by itself and the 'Error number: 0x800A0046' was
still
> present. I followed logic and restarted the workstation. The Windows
> Update
> worked again and let me download the updates from the site and it also
> automatically downloaded critcal updates.
>
> So, from my testing, I concluded that step 3 was the real solution by
> removing all the groups but 'Administrator'. You can probably just remove
> 'Guests' and 'Users' and get the same result.
>
> I will be venturing ahead and performing just step 3 to fix the issue I am
> experiencing with 'Error number: 0x800A0046' on Windows 2000 SP4.
>
> Thank you for all the suggestions and assistance.
> Randy
>
> "Alfred Mühleisen" <mue.a@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:dcooh9$bq$1@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > I have the same problem, the propositions for xp didn't work and I know
of
> > another guy with this symptoms since July 21. My inability to update
began
> > after installing the so-called "microsoft updater" v6 yesterday evening.
> > Help is really appreciated.
> >
> > Alfred
> >
> > "Dave" <KingOfTheBeach@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
> > news:%23L6OL9DlFHA.1048@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > >
> > > I'm not sure when my windows update started failing, but I think it
was
> > when
> > > the window updated client on my Windows 2000 box was updated to a
newer
> > > version. After it was updated, not only does the windows update
client
> > on
> > > my PC not work, but when I go to the windows update web site for
updates
> I
> > > press custom on the updates page and I get error 0x800A0046. So I now
> can
> > > not update my machine at all.
> > >
> > > Has anyone else experienced anything like this ?
> > >
> > > Dave
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
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