Re: Windows update problems

Let's ask them here. x-posted to:microsoft.public.windowsupdate

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"TLMPLHou66" wrote:
>I am logged in as the logged in as the local administrator
>
> "Dave Patrick" wrote:
>
>> 0x8007F004 = STATUS_INSUFFICIENT_PRIVS
>>
>> You must be logged on as local administrator.
>>
>>
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>> Regards,
>>
>> Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
>> Microsoft Certified Professional
>> Microsoft MVP [Windows]
>> http://www.microsoft.com/protect
>>
>>
>> "TLMPLHou66" wrote:
>> >I have a Windows 2003 SP2 server, trying to run windows updates, but the
>> > installation of the updates always fail. The KB directories in the
>> > C:\WINDOWS\$hf_mig$ get created but they are empty, they contain no
>> > files.
>> > Is
>> > there any way to repair Windows Updates to fix this problem? I get the
>> > following error in the system log for each failed update:
>> >
>> > Installation Failure: Windows failed to install the following update
>> > with
>> > error 0x8007f004:
>> >
>> > Thanks
>>
>>

Could be a GPO setting?

Dave Patrick wrote:
> Let's ask them here. x-posted to:microsoft.public.windowsupdate
>
> "TLMPLHou66" wrote:
>> I am logged in as the logged in as the local administrator
>>
>> "Dave Patrick" wrote:
>>> 0x8007F004 = STATUS_INSUFFICIENT_PRIVS
>>>
>>> You must be logged on as local administrator.
>>>
>>> "TLMPLHou66" wrote:
>>>> I have a Windows 2003 SP2 server, trying to run windows updates, but
>>>> the
>>>> installation of the updates always fail. The KB directories in the
>>>> C:\WINDOWS\$hf_mig$ get created but they are empty, they contain no
>>>> files.
>>>> Is there any way to repair Windows Updates to fix this problem? I get
>>>> the
>>>> following error in the system log for each failed update:
>>>>
>>>> Installation Failure: Windows failed to install the following update
>>>> with
>>>> error 0x8007f004