Windows Updates Manual

sabelu

System offers this error messag when trying to update manually, [Error number: 0x8DDD0002, it says I not an administrator but I am auto updates ok. What can I do?

John_the_Boy

Try the following links:-

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;316524

http://www.pchelpforum.com/windows-xp-2000/13690-error-0x8ddd0002.html

sabelu

John_the_Boy wrote: »

Try the following links:-

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;316524

http://www.pchelpforum.com/windows-xp-2000/13690-error-0x8ddd0002.html

Sorry but no instructions for Windows 7

John_the_Boy

Mmmh could be a number of things, a few things to try:-

1. Try the update with your AntiVirus shut down for a short while - sometimes you AV blocks access for some reason.

2. Reset windows update - create a text file called reset.bat and paste the followwing commands into it. Save it and run the BAT file.

net stop wuauserv
cd %systemroot%\SoftwareDistribution
ren Download Download.old
net start wuauserv
pause

3. One I found on the web....
Open User Accounts > Create New Account > Select 'Administrator' for the
Account Type. Enter a name and password to create the account. Then Start >
Switch User > Log-in with the name and password for the new account.

You get a 'clean' setup. Cancel any 'new user popups', go straight to
Windows Update in the Start Menu. Be prepared to download and install an
hour or more's worth of backlog updates! When all's done, you can switch
back to your original user account and, as if by magic, find it's working
properly there too.


4. Another one I found on the web....

1. Stop Windows Update Service - Start, Run, type 'services.msc', press
Enter or Start, click in Start Search box, type 'services.msc'. The services
box will appear and scroll down to 'Windows Update', right click 'Windows
Update and click 'Stop'.

2. Navigate into C:\ Drive, 'Windows' folder and right click
'SoftwareDistribution' and check "Administrators" has full control permission
on the 'SoftwareDistribution' folder. If it doesnt change the so it does. (In
my case i did not have to change any Security Settings). An alternative would
be to rename the 'SoftwareDistribution' folder at this point to
SoftwareDistribution.old for example.

3. Open an 'Internet Explorer' page (Blue E Icon) click on 'Tools' then
'Internet Options'. Click on the 'Advanced' tab on the right hand side and
then click 'Reset' to Reset Internet Explorer Settings (Inc Home Page). Close
off 'Internet Eplorer' page.

4. Start Windows Update Service - Start, Run, type 'services.msc', press
Enter or Start, click in Start Search box, type 'services.msc'. The services
box will appear and scroll down to 'Windows Update', right click 'Windows
Update and click 'Start'.

5. Try windows update again.



best of luck - update errors are a real pain :mad:

sabelu

Thanks john option 3 worked fine

John_the_Boy

Glad u got it sorted.