Windows can't search for updates Luc 10/5/2008 7:18:00 PM I get an error message : 0800B0100. I tried to contact MS but did not got an answer that solves my problem. I tried to install SP1 in save mode as administrator but at the end the installation fails with an "helpfull" message : look at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=10139. There I've found a list of 8 (?) point to verify or to do, I did them all but no succes either. On the net i've found an fix (wufixvista11) but that did not solved the problem either. So i'm still stucked with the message that Windows cannot search for updates. Who can help ? kr Luc

Re: Windows can't search for updates Paul MontDenturesDropped <Paul[ at ]MontDenturesDropped.com> 10/5/2008 10:01:56 PM Luc wrote: [Quoted Text] > I get an error message : 0800B0100. > > I tried to contact MS but did not got an answer that solves my problem. > > I tried to install SP1 in save mode as administrator but at the end the > installation fails with an "helpfull" message : look at > http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=10139. Do you mean this Administrator account, because that's the only one on Vista that has full admin rights at all times? Your user/admin account you got out the box on Vista is not a user/admin account that has full rights. Any new user/admin accounts that you will create will not be a user/admin account with full rights either. There is only one admin account that has full admin rights, Administrator. <http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/enable-the-hidden-administrator-account-on-windows-vista/> You should try going into safe mode using Administrator and see what happens.

Re: Windows can't search for updates Luc 10/6/2008 7:30:00 AM Thanks for the information. Is there a difference between logging in as administrator and running a program, and right-clicking and run as administrator ? Otherwise, i do not believe this has something to do with my problem... In normal circumstances you will be logged on as a user, not as an (full)administrator, and that user should be able to do his Windows-updates, isn't it ? It's clear that i'm not the only one with this problem, but i cannot find a solution. Who has the key ? kr Luc "Paul MontDenturesDropped" wrote: [Quoted Text] > Luc wrote: > > I get an error message : 0800B0100. > > > > I tried to contact MS but did not got an answer that solves my problem. > > > > I tried to install SP1 in save mode as administrator but at the end the > > installation fails with an "helpfull" message : look at > > http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=10139. > > Do you mean this Administrator account, because that's the only one on > Vista that has full admin rights at all times? Your user/admin account > you got out the box on Vista is not a user/admin account that has full > rights. Any new user/admin accounts that you will create will not be a > user/admin account with full rights either. There is only one admin > account that has full admin rights, Administrator. > > <http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/enable-the-hidden-administrator-account-on-windows-vista/> > > You should try going into safe mode using Administrator and see what > happens. >

Re: Windows can't search for updates "Vangellis" <vangellis[ at ]airpost.net> 10/6/2008 5:59:27 PM "Luc" <Luc[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:9B1B548C-CCE1-4191-B050-5E3D925221CD[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > Thanks for the information. > Is there a difference between logging in as administrator and running a > program, and right-clicking and run as administrator ? > Otherwise, i do not believe this has something to do with my problem... > In normal circumstances you will be logged on as a user, not as an > (full)administrator, and that user should be able to do his > Windows-updates, > isn't it ? > > It's clear that i'm not the only one with this problem, but i cannot find > a > solution. > > Who has the key ? > > kr > Luc > Try clicking Start, then in the search box type "windowsupdate.log" without the quotes, and look through it and see if there are any errors on any other updates. If you find an update that failed, go to microsofts site and download that particular update manually, then install it and try again. hope this helps Vangellis MCP,MCTS,MCPD,MCIPT,MCA,MCSE,MCSD,MCDBA

Re: Windows can't search for updates "Mr. Arnold" <MR. Arnold[ at ]Arnold.com> 10/8/2008 9:28:13 AM "Luc" <Luc[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:9B1B548C-CCE1-4191-B050-5E3D925221CD[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > Thanks for the information. > Is there a difference between logging in as administrator and running a > program, and right-clicking and run as administrator ? Yes there is a difference. The Run as Administrator only last for the moment of privileged escalation, and the user admin is returned to a Standard user. The link explains the situation when the built-in Administrator account has the full admin rights power as opposed to your user/admin out of the box that doesn't have full rights, even a new one you might create. <http://chrisbensen.blogspot.com/2007/02/com-registration-under-microsoft.html> > Otherwise, i do not believe this has something to do with my problem... > In normal circumstances you will be logged on as a user, not as an > (full)administrator, and that user should be able to do his > Windows-updates, > isn't it ? I don't think you can install anything on Vista unless you're Admin or a Power-user. Power-user is there for backwards compatibilty. > > It's clear that i'm not the only one with this problem, but i cannot find > a > solution. > > Who has the key ? Now, if you do the *scan* like I finally got another poster to do in Vista.General after repeated attempts to get the OP to do the scan in the link as he couldn't do Windows Updates either, you might find that your system has corrupted system files. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929833 To view the log, you might have to disable UAC, because of the access denied that you wouldn't get by using the Administrator account, even with UAC enabled.

Re: Windows can't search for updates Luc 10/22/2008 7:29:01 PM I mailed about 2 weeks with MS and finaly the solution was an inplace upgrade of Vista. So simply put the Vista-DVD in en reinstall. All your programs and data remain on your computer... afterwards (you need a lot of time) updates are possible again. kr Luc "Mr. Arnold" wrote: [Quoted Text] > > "Luc" <Luc[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:9B1B548C-CCE1-4191-B050-5E3D925221CD[ at ]microsoft.com... > > Thanks for the information. > > Is there a difference between logging in as administrator and running a > > program, and right-clicking and run as administrator ? > > Yes there is a difference. The Run as Administrator only last for the moment > of privileged escalation, and the user admin is returned to a Standard user. > > The link explains the situation when the built-in Administrator account has > the full admin rights power as opposed to your user/admin out of the box > that doesn't have full rights, even a new one you might create. > > <http://chrisbensen.blogspot.com/2007/02/com-registration-under-microsoft.html> > > > > Otherwise, i do not believe this has something to do with my problem... > > In normal circumstances you will be logged on as a user, not as an > > (full)administrator, and that user should be able to do his > > Windows-updates, > > isn't it ? > > I don't think you can install anything on Vista unless you're Admin or a > Power-user. Power-user is there for backwards compatibilty. > > > > > It's clear that i'm not the only one with this problem, but i cannot find > > a > > solution. > > > > Who has the key ? > > Now, if you do the *scan* like I finally got another poster to do in > Vista.General after repeated attempts to get the OP to do the scan in the > link as he couldn't do Windows Updates either, you might find that your > system has corrupted system files. > > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929833 > > To view the log, you might have to disable UAC, because of the access denied > that you wouldn't get by using the Administrator account, even with UAC > enabled. > > >