[Matt]

Hey Ralph. I had this problem as well.

In my case it was a group policy that was interfering with the updates.

The computer I was trying to update was in an OU that had a GP setting to
auto download Windows updates from one of the servers on our network. The
policy was in Computer Configuration>Administrative Templates> Windows
Components/Windows Updates>.

The name of the policy in that container was "Specify intranet Microsoft
update service location" and it was set to enabled and was pointing to one of
our servers on our local intranet.

To fix the problem I moved the computer that I was trying to install on to a
OU that had no Group Policy and the updates went fine after that.

So in short, you may want to have a look at your domain Group Policy not
your local.

"Dave" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Everytime I attempt to install KB842773 (BITS 2.0) update, I get the error
> that it fails and the error code 0x8007F004.
>
> SP2 also fails with a similar code (F004) and states that I don't have
> permission to update the computer.
>
> I've used Windows update sucessfully in the past and my domain account is in
> the local administrators group. Even the local administrator account logged
> on locally fails.
>
> Is my domain admin responsible, he claims he's not? Is is some sort of
> policy issue? I can't find any reference to the 8007F004 error.
>
> Thanks