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Main Forum => Tweaking.com Support & Help => Topic started by: The Face of Bo on June 04, 2012, 07:17:33 pm
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I found your program online because of this issue: "windows update cannot currently check for updates because updates on this computer are controlled by your system administrator". Well, hell, I AM the system administrator!! It's my laptop and I'm the only one who uses it!! Sorry, anyways, you wanted to know if your program did not fix a problem, and it did not. Nice program, and I think it helped my laptop. I am running Windows 7, 64 bit.
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That error sounds more like a system policy has been enabled that is causing the program. My repair doesnt mess with those since admins on networks some times set them.
Give this a try and let me know :wink:
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en/w7itprosecurity/thread/bc52a083-27e6-4184-9f58-9f5e0c0e6714
Shane
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Thank you, Shane.
I am sure that some setting somewhere is messed up. I tried what you suggested, but when is typed in gpedit.msc, Windows told me that it couldn't find it.
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Check here
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
look for policy and/or group policy.
What do you have?
Shane
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Shane,
This is what I have (see attached)
Phil
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Did some more research, try this location :wink:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate
Shane
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Hello Shane,
Well, that might explain things. As you can see, there is no "Windows Update" key.
Philip
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OK good, I don't have any there either and we don't want any.
So it looks like it isn't a policy that is doing it. So lets keep trying a few other things :cheesy:
Give this one a try and let me know. :wink:
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-windows_update/i-keep-getting-an-error-windows-update-cannot/98057eb8-f0ec-4b26-9f6d-2bd03a4d0b96
Shane
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O.K., so this is typical of Microsoft and Windows, I guess. I ran the tests and the photos are included, then I restarted the computer. When I go to the Control Panel and click on Check for Updates, Windows tells me that I don't have Admin Privileges. But when I check if updates have been installed, the log shows that some updates have been installed recently. Weird, huh? So I don't know what the issue is!
Thank you so much for your continued help!!
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There has got to be some policy in place that is blocking it.
I did find this
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-vista/Windows-Update-error-8024402C
If your computer is managed by WSUS, you will see You receive updates: Managed by your system administrator near the bottom of the page.
Have you had your system connected to any domains or other networks at all?
This is WSUS
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsserver/bb332157.aspx
Shane
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My laptop has always been connected to my internet connection from home, usually wirelessly. It hardly ever leaves the house.
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Lets cover all the bases, open the uninstall programs and have it show windows updates.
Check if you have Windows Server Update Services installed. :wink:
Shane
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I do not see Windows Server Update Services in the list of Installed Updates
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OK lets check the local user section :wink:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\WindowsUpdate
Shane
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:thinking: no WindowsUpdate in that section.
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What the crap LOL
do a search in the reg for "policy" and check everything it finds and let me know if you find anything with windows update :wink:
Shane
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That was FUN! :sarcastic: Sorry, that was a LONG search. Nope, no luck at all.
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Very odd. Everything I look up on that error says it has to do with a policy. But you have none of those policies set!
I did find this
http://it.slashdot.org/story/12/06/05/1638228/flame-malware-hijacks-windows-update
This new malware hijacks the Windows update. But doesn't say anything about the error you get.
Here is something we can try. Create a new user account, just as a test. Then login with that new account and try Windows updates. Does it work?
If it does then it is something with your profile. If it still fails with a new account then it is something under the system as a whole. :wink:
Shane
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:smiley: Wow. You da MAN!! Thank you, thank you!! I created a new profile, and Poof! Updates were installed. I will now restart the computer and see what happens.
So, when I restarted my laptop, it went straight to my profile. When I log off, then I can see the other profiles on this machine. Anywho, after my profile loaded up, the computer informed me that Windows was updated and happy. I still can't run updates on my profile, but it works on the new profile. "If it ain't broke. . ." My laptop is happy and right as rain.
Thank you so much, I will recommend your forum!! :cheesy:
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Glad that worked :-)
I wish we could have found out what was different in your profile so I could add it to the repair.
For now what you can do is create a new profile with a name of your choice and then transfer all your data from the old profile to the new. Then you can delete your old profile :wink:
Shane
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:smiley: :smiley: Thank you, Shane. I will do move everything to the new profile, I am grateful for your help!
Philip
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Since your all set I will lock this thread :wink:
And as always...
If your happy with my work. Then all I ask in return is you simply let others know about my site and programs. I help with anything computer or network related :-)
Also always feel free to make a post in the feedback forum.
And a facebook like at the top of the page of my site is nice as well. ;)
Shane