THIS FIXES 0x800a0046

From: Artitus (artitus_at_blueyonder.co.uk)
Date: 09/07/04


Date: Tue, 07 Sep 2004 17:32:57 GMT

This fixes it:

Click Start > Run
Type "cmd" (w/o quotes)
Press Enter
At the command prompt copy and paste the following command:

sc sdset wuauserv
D:(A;;CCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRRC;;;SY)(A;;CCDCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRSDRCWDWO;;;BA)(A;;CCLCSWLOCRRC;;;AU)(A;;CCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRRC;;;PU)

All in one line, you should get a "Succeeded" message.

Restart the system and then try Windows Update again.

If you don't want to type the whole string in, cut'n'paste the three lines
starting with "sc sdset..." etc into notepad, remove the two <CR><LF> and
then cut'n'paste the single line into the run dialogue without using cmd.
Restart windows.

Simon.

(Refer to
http://communities2.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx?dg=microsoft.public.windowsupdate&mid=2e5ed6f3-8de7-4281-9951-72d6ca8f7308&sloc=en-us)

"tyler" <tyler@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:85FD2F8B-52FE-4DF1-9A3A-829F7923E4C1@microsoft.com...
> 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.



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