Cannot update: userdata persistance error

Windows will not let me update. I have automatic updates turned on and those
aren't downloading either. I continually get error 0x800a01ad, where Windows
tells me to enable userdata persistence in my Internet options. I've enabled
it, turned off my firewall, re-registered my dlls, added the updates sites as
trusted sites, checked proxy settings (which i don't use), etc. In other
words, I've run every fix I can find on this site and nothing is working!

Basically same problem except I get error 0x800A0046 which best I can tell
relates to some sort of VB security error
(http://search.microsoft.com/search/r...&qu=0x800A0046).








"evey35" <> wrote in message
news:C5C2502E-12F6-4034-A765-...
> Windows will not let me update. I have automatic updates turned on and
those
> aren't downloading either. I continually get error 0x800a01ad, where
Windows
> tells me to enable userdata persistence in my Internet options. I've
enabled
> it, turned off my firewall, re-registered my dlls, added the updates sites
as
> trusted sites, checked proxy settings (which i don't use), etc. In other
> words, I've run every fix I can find on this site and nothing is working!
>
>
>
>

Same error as you Don. Only when I look at the fix for that, it gets worse.

For Method 1: I can't access Local Users and Groups in my Admin
tools...there is no such listing.

For Method 3: There is also no Local Security Policy so I can't do that
either.

Did #2 but it didn't help.

Obviously the lack of these are my problem, but I lost my Windows Disk and I
don't know how to get these working again.

Anyone have suggestions?


"Don" wrote:

> Basically same problem except I get error 0x800A0046 which best I can tell
> relates to some sort of VB security error
> (http://search.microsoft.com/search/r...&qu=0x800A0046).
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> "evey35" <> wrote in message
> news:C5C2502E-12F6-4034-A765-...
> > Windows will not let me update. I have automatic updates turned on and
> those
> > aren't downloading either. I continually get error 0x800a01ad, where
> Windows
> > tells me to enable userdata persistence in my Internet options. I've
> enabled
> > it, turned off my firewall, re-registered my dlls, added the updates sites
> as
> > trusted sites, checked proxy settings (which i don't use), etc. In other
> > words, I've run every fix I can find on this site and nothing is working!
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>

I think something is really hosed in the new Windows Update software. The
account I am running from is in the admin group. The fact that there was
nothing that said the user has to make these changes or have these settings
to continue makes me believe there is something fundamentally wrong with
their new version.

Of course, it could be a case of trying to coerce those of use with Win2000
SP4 to upgrade!

Oh well, I guess I will wait a couple of days for a new version of the
Windows updater and see what happens then!

Good luck!

Don







"evey35" <> wrote in message
news:2ADB1131-FCD8-4B6A-BBFA-...
> Same error as you Don. Only when I look at the fix for that, it gets
worse.
>
> For Method 1: I can't access Local Users and Groups in my Admin
> tools...there is no such listing.
>
> For Method 3: There is also no Local Security Policy so I can't do that
> either.
>
> Did #2 but it didn't help.
>
> Obviously the lack of these are my problem, but I lost my Windows Disk and
I
> don't know how to get these working again.
>
> Anyone have suggestions?
>
>
> "Don" wrote:
>
> > Basically same problem except I get error 0x800A0046 which best I can
tell
> > relates to some sort of VB security error
> >
(http://search.microsoft.com/search/r...&qu=0x800A0046).
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "evey35" <> wrote in message
> > news:C5C2502E-12F6-4034-A765-...
> > > Windows will not let me update. I have automatic updates turned on
and
> > those
> > > aren't downloading either. I continually get error 0x800a01ad, where
> > Windows
> > > tells me to enable userdata persistence in my Internet options. I've
> > enabled
> > > it, turned off my firewall, re-registered my dlls, added the updates
sites
> > as
> > > trusted sites, checked proxy settings (which i don't use), etc. In
other
> > > words, I've run every fix I can find on this site and nothing is
working!
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >

Well, after re-doing the items listed at:


(http://search.microsoft.com/search/r...&qu=0x800A0046)

and a couple of reboots later, update now appears to work.

Don





"Don" <> wrote in message
news:eGLM$...
> I think something is really hosed in the new Windows Update software. The
> account I am running from is in the admin group. The fact that there was
> nothing that said the user has to make these changes or have these
settings
> to continue makes me believe there is something fundamentally wrong with
> their new version.
>
> Of course, it could be a case of trying to coerce those of use with
Win2000
> SP4 to upgrade!
>
> Oh well, I guess I will wait a couple of days for a new version of the
> Windows updater and see what happens then!
>
> Good luck!
>
> Don
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> "evey35" <> wrote in message
> news:2ADB1131-FCD8-4B6A-BBFA-...
> > Same error as you Don. Only when I look at the fix for that, it gets
> worse.
> >
> > For Method 1: I can't access Local Users and Groups in my Admin
> > tools...there is no such listing.
> >
> > For Method 3: There is also no Local Security Policy so I can't do that
> > either.
> >
> > Did #2 but it didn't help.
> >
> > Obviously the lack of these are my problem, but I lost my Windows Disk
and
> I
> > don't know how to get these working again.
> >
> > Anyone have suggestions?
> >
> >
> > "Don" wrote:
> >
> > > Basically same problem except I get error 0x800A0046 which best I can
> tell
> > > relates to some sort of VB security error
> > >
>
(http://search.microsoft.com/search/r...&qu=0x800A0046).
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "evey35" <> wrote in message
> > > news:C5C2502E-12F6-4034-A765-...
> > > > Windows will not let me update. I have automatic updates turned on
> and
> > > those
> > > > aren't downloading either. I continually get error 0x800a01ad,
where
> > > Windows
> > > > tells me to enable userdata persistence in my Internet options.
I've
> > > enabled
> > > > it, turned off my firewall, re-registered my dlls, added the updates
> sites
> > > as
> > > > trusted sites, checked proxy settings (which i don't use), etc. In
> other
> > > > words, I've run every fix I can find on this site and nothing is
> working!
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
>
>