Error 0x800A0046

[KTC]

Since installing Windows SP3 I cannot access the Windows Update site. I keep
getting the message to "Please change your Internet Explorer security
settings" which are correctly set. This is a home computer running Windows XP
Home edition. Any help is appreciated.

 

[Shenan Stanley]

KTC wrote:
> Since installing Windows SP3 I cannot access the Windows Update
> site. I keep getting the message to "Please change your Internet
> Explorer security settings" which are correctly set. This is a home
> computer running Windows XP Home edition. Any help is appreciated.

Just for 'fun'...

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

(Ignore the title - it may fix your problem reguardless of how you got to
the situation you are now in...)

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Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

 

[TaurArian]

You may receive an error message when you search for available updates on the Windows
Update Web site
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/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
Note that if you remove the user account from any groups, you will need to log off and on
again


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"KTC" <KTC@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:148F0315-8153-41E6-8D56-A99B72B87677@microsoft.com...
| Since installing Windows SP3 I cannot access the Windows Update site. I keep
| getting the message to "Please change your Internet Explorer security
| settings" which are correctly set. This is a home computer running Windows XP
| Home edition. Any help is appreciated.
|

 

[KTC]

Hi Shenan, I tried the fix you suggested with the link. After going to DOS,
and typing the first entry I get "Access Denied". Don't ask me why as I don't
understand as this is a simple home installation.

"Shenan Stanley" wrote:

> KTC wrote:
> > Since installing Windows SP3 I cannot access the Windows Update
> > site. I keep getting the message to "Please change your Internet
> > Explorer security settings" which are correctly set. This is a home
> > computer running Windows XP Home edition. Any help is appreciated.
>
> Just for 'fun'...
>
> 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
>
> (Ignore the title - it may fix your problem reguardless of how you got to
> the situation you are now in...)
>
> --
> Shenan Stanley
> MS-MVP
> --
> How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
>
>