Re: W2K Windows Update no longers works - 0x800A0046

Please check out my post titled 'Error number: 0x800A0046 Windows 2000 SP4
Critical Update Issue'. I think you are experiencing the same issue I am.
This link should get you to the posting.

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/newsgroups/dgbrowser/en-us/default.mspx?pg=2&guid=&sloc=en-us&dg=microsoft.public.windowsupdate&fltr=

I posted it on 7/29/2005.

Randy

"chilibaby1" wrote:

> Thank you, TauArian [MVP]. However, I have already gone through all of this
> from the Microsoft site. I am the Administrator of my system and also have a
> seperate account profile set up for myself as a member of all the groups. I
> am the only one who has access to my computer. Windows Update site still
> shows that I am set up for atuomatic update notices and that I wish only to
> be notified that they are ready for download. The only difference since the
> last Critical update notice is that I went through the Microsoft Verification
> of Genuine Products on my last Windows update and that was the last time my
> update function worked properly.
> Kay
>
> "TaurArian [MVP]" wrote:
>
> > Error 0x800A0046
> >
> > http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=883821
> > You may receive an error message when you search for available updates on the Windows
> > Update Web site
> >
> > http://www.updatexp.com/0x800a0046.html
> > What causes Error 0x800a0046
> >
> > When searching for available updates on the Windows Update site, you receive the
> > 0x800A0046 error.
> > This error can occur if the user logon account is part of the Guests account or a
> > limited-user account, if the security descriptor does not allow have the
> > Authenticated Users to run Windows Update, or if the Impersonate a client after
> > authentication policy is missing Service and Administrators from the Users and Groups
> > list.
> > http://v5.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/v5consumer/showarticle.aspx?articleid=20&ln=en
> >
> > http://update.microsoft.com/windowsupdate/v6/showarticle.aspx?articleid=20&ln=en&IsMu=False|
> > When searching for available updates on the Update site, you receive the 0x800A0046
> > error.
> >
> >
> > "Dave" <KingOfTheBeach@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > news:%23HkX47DlFHA.1948@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > I'm not sure when my windows update started failing, but I think it was when
> > > the window updated client on my Windows 2000 box was updated to a newer
> > > version. After it was updated, not only does the windows update client on
> > > my PC not work, but when I go to the windows update web site for updates I
> > > press custom on the updates page and I get error 0x800A0046. So I now can
> > > not update my machine at all.
> > >
> > > Has anyone else experienced anything like this ?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
.

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