Re: 0x800a0046

From: Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\) (Torgeir.Bakken-spam_at_hydro.com)
Date: 09/05/04 

Date: Sun, 05 Sep 2004 19:11:55 +0200

tyler wrote:

> Hi. I noticed just recently that i can not use windows update manually after
> i got the sp2 , but the automatic configuration seems to work fine. I can't
> figure out what is wrong. It seems to me that all the hints that everyone
> else gets for fixing the problem, does not apply to me. For example, i do not
> seem to have a "Impersontate client after authentication" and i know i have
> looked in the right place. I even tried doing the wuauserv thing but i get a
> message that says i do not have that service running or something. I am
> getting really confused so if someone can help me, i would really appreciate
> it .
> thanks.
Hi

See if the tip from Karl B/Melvin Salazar works for you:

<quote>

From: "Karl B" <karl@gfield.org.uk>
Subject: Possible solution to the windows update 0x800A0046 problem
Date: Sun, 30 May 2004 12:03:39 +0100
Newsgroups: microsoft.private.xpsp2.general

Firstly, I take no credit for this I was going though the network
newsgroup because my dialup network settings had vanished and a guy
named Melvin Salazar suggested the following which WORKED!

'You can also try doing the following, it worked for me:

Go to Services under the Administrative Tools folder.

Notice that the logon account is set to a NT/User account under the RPC
(remote procedure call) service. Change it to Local System account,
under the Logon tab, and restart the computer. Many of these services
depend on the RPC, but there was an error when it came to configuring
this paticular service.'

Now once I made these changes I was able to get my network icons back
as well as use Windows Update.

Thanks
Karl

</quote> 

-- 
torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/default.mspx

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