Re: ACCESS DENIED

Tech-Archive recommends: Fix windows errors by optimizing your registry

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

Date: Sun, 05 Sep 2004 19:29:57 +0200

brighteyes12 wrote:

> Until 2 weeks ago I was able to install windows updates. Now I get a message
> that says "Access denied. Network policy settings prevent you from using
> windows update on your computer. If you believe you have received this
> message in error, please check with your system administer". There are no
> error codes displayed with this message. Please Help!
Hi

Start regedit.exe

Under the registry key
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

delete the value "NoWindowsUpdate" if it exist.

If that doesn't solve it, under the registry key
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
\Group Policy Objects\LocalUser\Software\Microsoft\Windows\
CurrentVersion\Policies\Windows Update

delete the value "DisableWindowsUpdateAccess" if it exist. 

-- 
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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