failed Windows Updates (software)

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Win2K
SP4

It's been a while since on of my boxes has recieved any updates of any kind
so apparently I need to first upgrade the Update software. I was attempting
to install this software and it kept blowing up. I have two messages in the
Event Viewer:

Installation Failure: Windows failed to install the following update with
error 0x8007f004: Update for Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS)
2.0 and WinHTTP 5.1 (KB842773).



Installation Failure: Windows failed to install the following update with
error 0x8007f004: Microsoft Windows Installer 3.1.





I see a few things regarding these messages in KB, but nothing really in
regards to while installing this software. I was thinking of perhaps
installing these guys on they're own and not in part of the total software
package update as indicated in this KB:



http://support.microsoft.com/defau [...] -us;842773



but wanted to get some opinions on this before I do it. Also the KB doesn't
mention if a reboot is required or not?



Alternatively, does anyone know what may have caused this or what other
choices there are to fix it?



TIA, ChrisR

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Im in the Domain Admins group. Client for Microsoft Networks is being used.


"Torgeir Bakken (MVP)" <Torgeir.Bakken-spam@hydro.com> wrote in message
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> ChrisR wrote:
>
>> Win2K
>> SP4
>>
>> It's been a while since on of my boxes has recieved any updates of any
>> kind so apparently I need to first upgrade the Update software. I was
>> attempting to install this software and it kept blowing up. I have two
>> messages in the Event Viewer:
>>
>> Installation Failure: Windows failed to install the following update with
>> error 0x8007f004: Update for Background Intelligent Transfer Service
>> (BITS) 2.0 and WinHTTP 5.1 (KB842773).
>>
>>
>> Installation Failure: Windows failed to install the following update with
>> error 0x8007f004: Microsoft Windows Installer 3.1.
>>
>>
>> I see a few things regarding these messages in KB, but nothing really in
>> regards to while installing this software. I was thinking of perhaps
>> installing these guys on they're own and not in part of the total
>> software package update as indicated in this KB:
>>
>> http://support.microsoft.com/defau [...] -us;842773
>>
>>
>> but wanted to get some opinions on this before I do it. Also the KB
>> doesn't mention if a reboot is required or not?
>>
>>
>> Alternatively, does anyone know what may have caused this or what other
>> choices there are to fix it?
> Hi,
>
> Error 0x8007F004 is:
>
> STATUS_INSUFFICIENT_PRIVS
> You do not have permission to update.
>
>
> Please see if this helps:
>
> 1. Start Explorer.
> 2. In Explorer, right click on "My Computer"
> 3. Select "Manage"
> 4. Expand Local Users and Groups.
> 5. Select Users.
> 6. Open the account used to access Windows Update.
> 7. Click the Member Of tab.
> 8. If you find anything else than the "Administrators" group there,
> remove those other entries. You need to have only the
> "Administrators" group listed there.
> 9. If you did any changes to the Member of list, log off and on again,
> and try Windows Update again.
>
>
> Do you have "Client for Microsoft Networks" installed/enabled for your
> network connection? If not, install it and see if it helps.
>
>
>
> --
> torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
> Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
> the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
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