[Whitney]

I haven't been able to run Windows update on my computer for almost a year
now. for some reason all of a sudden i would get this message that only the
administrator could do it. I am not on a network and never have been. Even
when i sign in as the administrator it won't let me run the updates. what can
i do?

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

"Administrators only" error message when you attempt to use the Windows Update site
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;316524

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups

Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/windowsxp/choose.mspx

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"Whitney" wrote:

| I haven't been able to run Windows update on my computer for almost a year
| now. for some reason all of a sudden i would get this message that only the
| administrator could do it. I am not on a network and never have been. Even
| when i sign in as the administrator it won't let me run the updates. what can
| i do?

[Whitney]

I when i went to the site and did what it told me to give everyone
permission, there was no option under the Edit button "permission". it still
won't work.

"Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote:

> "Administrators only" error message when you attempt to use the Windows Update site
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;316524
>
> --
> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows XP - Shell/User
> Microsoft Newsgroups
>
> Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies:
> http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/windowsxp/choose.mspx
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> "Whitney" wrote:
>
> | I haven't been able to run Windows update on my computer for almost a year
> | now. for some reason all of a sudden i would get this message that only the
> | administrator could do it. I am not on a network and never have been. Even
> | when i sign in as the administrator it won't let me run the updates. what can
> | i do?
>

[Robert Aldwinckle]

"Whitney" <sweetpy2003@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:114A3B84-BB8F-4A56-9F06-9C62697514E3@microsoft.com
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>>> [Subject: Windows 2000 Admin Only]
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> "Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> "Administrators only" error message when you attempt to use the Windows Update site
>> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;316524

>I when i went to the site and did what it told me to give everyone
> permission, there was no option under the Edit button "permission". it still
> won't work.


Those instructions don't list your OS.
If W2K is like NT4 RegEdit wouldn't be used to do that;
try RegEdt32 instead.

BTW you may get more informed assistance from a newsgroup
which supports your OS.


Also, FWIW I had a similar symptom on my XPsp2 which I suspect
would have been fixable by using the repair procedures given here:

<title>KB813444 - How to troubleshoot situations where you cannot complete MSN sign-up
or connect to SSL secured (128-Bit) Web sites by using Internet Explorer in Windows XP</title>

In particular I suspect re-registering initpki.dll would have helped me.
YMMV.


Hmm... here's an article for your OS which at least mentions that module

<title>KB822798 - You cannot install some updates or programs</title>

(MSKB Boolean search for
initpki AND kbwin2000search
)


Good luck

Robert Aldwinckle
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