Re: Administrator being denied access to updates

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Hi Brenda,

See if the information in this MSKB article helps you resolve the problem:

"Administrators only" error message when you attempt to use the Windows
Update site
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=316524



Regards,

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Patti MacLeod
Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User

"Brenda" <Brenda@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:680C6C60-BB1A-4D91-AA50-38E873EE0644@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Getting error message that I must be member of Administrators group while
> trying to use Windows Update as an Administrator. Recent problem. Any
ideas
> what has changed and how to get around it?
>
>


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