Re: Error code 0x800A0046 on Win2k Domain Controller

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I have a win2k DC having the same problem. I have checked the user account I
log in with and it isn't a member of the guest account. I am logged directly
into the server, not through terminal services. I have tried all the
solutions I could find and nothing has worked. The 'sc' command ran
successfully but still no luck. I have also rebooted multiple times with no
success. Is there anything else I can try?


"Torgeir Bakken (MVP)" wrote:

> Matt Edmunds wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm getting the exact same problem that a lot of other people are getting
> > here: Windows Update via the web fails with error 0x800A0046, and the
> > Auto-Update icon merely disappears when you click on it. However, nothing I
> > have read here has fixed the problem.
> >
> > None of Microsoft's suggested fixes work because a) because it's a domain
> > controller there are no local users to modify, and b) the 'sc' command
> > doesn't exist.
>
> You can download SC.exe from here:
> ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/reskit/win2000/
>
> > I have tried removing the domain 'Administrator' user from the Guests
> > group, with no effect.
>
> 1)
> Are you logged in with that 'Administrator' account when trying to
> install the updates? (and if you were logged in with this account when
> you removed it from the Guests group, you will need to log off and on
> again for the change to take effect).
>
> 2)
> Are you logged in from the console on the computer, or are you using
> some remote control software to log in?
>
>
> --
> 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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