Re: Windows Update Installation Error

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From: Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\) (Torgeir.Bakken-spam_at_hydro.com)
Date: 10/27/04 

Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2004 15:36:45 +0200

Sérgio Antunes wrote:

> Hello There
> I´m running windows xp, service pack 1 and i just formatted my machine
> and still i cant get my windows update to work.
> I starts installing
> Update for Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) 2.0 and
> WinHTTP 5.1 (KB842773) but it fails all the time.
> The log file on windows folder writes this:
> [KB842773.log]
> 1.485:
> ==================================================================
> 1.485: 2004/10/26 14:15:21.906 (local)
> 1.485:
> C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\Download\e9b0377463edd4b6480f6148a1f88bac
> \update\update.exe (version 5.4.15.0)
> 1.485: Failed To Enable SE_BACKUP_PRIVILEGE
> 1.485: Setup encountered an error: You do not have permission to update
> Windows XP.
> Please contact your system administrator.
> [snip]
>
> Can someone help me?
> I´m admnistrator of my machine, and even if i log as domain adminsitrator
> it still doesn´t work.
Hi

Start/Run --> SecPol.msc

Then go to
"Local Policies > User Rights Assignment"

Verify that the "Administrators" group is a member of the following
policies:

Back up files and directories
Debug programs
Manage auditing and security log
Restore files and directories
Take ownership of files or other objects 

-- 
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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