Posted October 16, 200816 yr "TaurArian [MS-MVP]" wrote: > Disclaimer: Modifying the registry can cause serious problems that may require > you to reinstall your operating system. Use the information provided at your own > risk. > For further help see Description of the Microsoft Windows registry > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/256986/ > > How to back up, edit, and restore the registry in Windows XP and Windows Server > 2003 > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322756 > > Check points: > > Make sure the Administrators group has Full Control permissions to the Auto > Update registry key. > 1. Use an account that has administrative credentials to log on to the Windows > XP computer. > 2. Click Start, click Run, and then type the following command: regedit > 3. Click OK. > 4. Navigate to the following key in the registry: > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\Auto > Update > 5. Right-click the Auto Update folder, and then click Permissions. > 6. Make sure that the Administrators group has Full Control. > > Also check especially if the WindowsUpdate.log file will also read errors > 0x80070005 and 0x80080005 > (for Windows XP & Windows Server 2003 > Locate the following key: > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate. > On the menu, click Edit. Click Permissions. > For Administrator and System, select the Allow check boxes next to Full Control > and Read permissions. NOTE: In certain instances, these check boxes are grayed > out. Ensure all accounts have appropriate permissions. > Click Apply, Click OK, Close the Registry Editor. > Restart the system. > > If you're using Windows XP Pro make sure it hasn't been disabled by Group > Policy:- > Start/Run/gpedit.msc. User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows > Components/Windows Update. In the right pane, double click, Remove access to all > Windows Update Features and set it to the default "not configured" > > Another workaround is to use Regmon and see for what keys get "Access Denied", > or > Restore the permission back to default > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/313222/EN-US/ > How to reset security settings back to the defaults - WinXP Professional > > Regmon is a Registry monitoring utility that will show you which applications > are accessing your Registry, which keys they are accessing, and the Registry > data that they are reading and writing - all in real-time > http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/Regmon.html > > > > If you're using Windows XP Home Edition check to see you haven't got the key > "DisableWindowsUpdateAccess" > Locate this key: > HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\ > WindowsUpdate > > If you see a key in the right pane called "DisableWindowsUpdateAccess", then to > access the Windows Update site, the data value should be a zero "0". > If the value is set to a one "1", then you are currently configured to DENY > access to the Windows Update site. > To change the data value, double-click on the key name and set the value to a > zero "0". > > Now locate this key: > HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer] > Do you see the key called: "NoWindowsUpdate" > To access the Windows Update site, the data value should be a zero "0". > If the value is set to a one "1", then your PC is currently configured to DENY > access to the Windows Update site. > To change the data value, double-click on the key name and set the value to a > zero "0". > > After you have changed the data values, close regedit and reboot the computer > and try Windows Update again. > > > -- > > =========================== > TaurArian [MS-MVP] 2005-2006 > =========================== > http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm > "Need more help? http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=phen-us6527 > (Links to web pages and MSKB Articles are posted for the purposes of keeping the > information current) > > > "Antonio" <Antonio@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:9DF93918-F1CF-43A5-BC70-413F9A717BB4@microsoft.com... > | Just did all the self help steps. The installer downloads but then if fails > | the instalation. The most recent error I got was 0x80070005. Can somebody > | help me, please. > > >
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