Update Message "Administrator Only"

From: Nanee Tuckawetha (princeoftheblessed_at_comcast.net)
Date: 08/26/03 

Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2003 11:17:16 -0700

To whomever can help me!
   I recently upgraded from 98SE To XP Pro and when I
tried to update it to get the Patch needed for the nasty
little worms out there I was given this message at
http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/en/default.asp and
received the following message...
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To install items from Windows Update, you must be logged
on as an administrator or a member of the Administrators
group. If your computer is connected to a network,
network policy settings may also prevent you from
completing this procedure.

Note If you are running a Windows 2000 (except
DataCenter), Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003 operating
system, you can run the local administrator account on
your computer without having to log off and then log on
again.

To run as the local administrator in Windows XP or
Windows Server 2003:

Click Start, and then click All Programs (or right-click
Windows Update if it is available).
Right-click Windows Update.
Click Run as on the menu that appears.
Do one of the following:
Enter the password for the administrator.
Enter the user name, domain name, and password of a
different user account that has administrative
permissions on this computer.

To run as the local administrator in Windows 2000:

Click Start, right-click Windows Update, and then click
Run As on the menu that appears.
Do one of the following:
Enter the password for the administrator.
Enter the user name, domain name, and password of a
different user account that has administrative
permissions on this computer.

If the option to run as the local administrator is not
available:

Click Start, right-click Windows Update, and then click
Properties.
Click the Shortcut tab, and then select the Run as
different user check box.

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Can Anyone tell me how this could be??? I am the only
person on this computer and only have one account on it
and it is Admin... Please help me before I do contract
those nasty worms...

Thanks,
Nanee

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