Re: SP1 and securtiy updates failed

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From: Sky King (skyking_at_mvps.org)
Date: 11/14/04 

Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2004 10:23:22 -0600

shelbyby wrote:
> It is a stand alone desktop. I am the only user and it is windows xp.

OK, to verify that your account is a member of the Administrators group,
open Control Panel/User Accounts. You should see your name there, and
underneath should be "Computer Administrator"

Since you are the only user, I'm guessing that you already have the Admin
privileges. If this is XP Pro, open Control Panel/Administrative
Tools/Computer Management. In the left pane, click the "+" by Local Users
and Groups to expand it, then select Groups. Double click Guests in the
resulting right pane. You should see just one entry there: Guest. If you
see your name there (or any other name) highlight that name and click
Remove. In other words, you Do Not want to be part of the Guests group,
since that can cause authentication issues in several places.

Note that if you are using XP Home you probably won't be able to perform the
actions in that last paragraph. Be sure to post back with that info.

So, now back to the problem with installing that update. Since you state
you have been able to install previous updates, time to take a closer look
at the one the failed. Which update was it (the KBxxxxxxxx number)? I
know you reported an error of "F01F" but wasn't there more to it than that?
Most of those error numbers are 8 characters. Can you try the update again
and write down the exact error message and the full error number and post
back with that info? That would probably help a lot in tracking down the
problem. :) 

-- 
...Sky
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