Re: Error number: 0x800A0046

From: Qumis (Qumis_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 12/21/04 

Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2004 01:09:03 -0800

That was the info I needed. Fixed my problems.
Thanks!

PS Somebody ought to write a knowledge base article about this!

"Torgeir Bakken (MVP)" wrote:

> mfhau wrote:
>
> > Error number: 0x800A0046
> >
> 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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