Re: error # 0x800a0046

And how are we suppose to know that you've "been there and done that", you
didn't mention what you have already tried.

Have you read any of these -

Error message when you visit the Windows Update Web site or the Microsoft
Update Web site:
"0x800A0046"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/910338/en-us
One of the following entries may be logged in the %windir%\Windowsupdate.log
file:
Date Time 3096 c1c COMAPI WARNING: Unable to listen to self-update/shutdown
event
(hr=0X80070005) Date Time 3096 c1c COMAPI WARNING: Unable to establish
connection to the
service. (hr=80070005)

You may receive an error message when you search for available updates on
the Windows Update Web site
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=883821

What causes Error 0x800a0046
http://www.updatexp.com/0x800a0046.html

When searching for available updates on the Update site, you receive the
0x800A0046 error.
http://update.microsoft.com/windowsupdate/v6/showarticle.aspx?articleid=20&ln=en

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Update Services
http://taurarian.mvps.org


"paragontec" wrote:

been there done that

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

And did you enable userDate persistence?

Your settings are not saved when you try to personalize the Windows Update
Web site or the Microsoft Update Web site:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/836914

Windows version? Is this a sudden, new problem? Please see this page
http://dts-l.net/goodpost.htm then post back to this thread with the
information we'd need to be able to assist you properly.

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CrystalBall© sez...

Updates are not installed successfully from Windows Update, from Microsoft
Update, or by using Automatic Updates after you repair a Windows XP
installation:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943144

NB: Also applies to clean installs, upgrade installs, and Recovery installs.
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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/




paragontec wrote:
the following message is shown when i try to download updates?? Help..

Please change your Internet Explorer security settings
To save changes to your settings for this website, you need to enable
userdata persistence for Internet Explorer. Complete the steps below, and
then click Change settings to the left and try saving your changes again.
In Internet Explorer, on the Tools menu, click Internet Options.
Click the Security tab, click the Internet security zone icon, and then
click Custom Level.

In the Settings dialog box, scroll to the Miscellaneous section.
Under Userdata persistence , select Enable.
Click OK and when the security warning dialog box appears, click Yes.

Read more about steps you can take to resolve this problem (error number
0x800A0046) yourself.


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