Re: WindowsXP Home Administrator account

From: Doug Knox MS-MVP (dknox_at_mvps.org)
Date: 12/04/03 

Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2003 18:20:32 -0500

See www.dougknox.com, Win XP Fixes, Windows Update Disabled (Network Policy) 

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"kevin.cain@netcom.co.uk" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:0b1101c3b995$263159e0$a101280a@phx.gbl...
> I am unable to get access to windows updates on the above
> machine. The windows update site says I do not have
> administrator rights on the logged on account. When I
> check I do have and am logged on as an adminstrator. Even
> if I right click the windows update icon and choose 'run
> as' and log on as an adminstrator user on another account
> I get the same message - I need to have administrator
> rights. Does anyone know what is happening here?

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