Failed Security Upgrade patch Installations

I’m still unable to install all the successive updates and patches to my
computer. The list has grown now from the original seven to eleven. I’m
becoming more concerned as time passes regarding the vulnerability of my
computer. Since I can’t flatten the image and re-install (since I have no
idea why I can’t install the updates in the first place and might only be
wasting my time) I need some help trying to figure out why windows is telling
me I don’t have administrator rights to install these updates when I have
sufficient rights to install all the other ones.

Does anyone out there have any ideas why this happens and how to fix it?
The following list contains all the updates that won’t successfully install
to my computer from the windows update site:

Security Updates

KB840315 (Security Update for Windows 2000)
KB842526 (Security Update for Windows 2000)
KB841873 (Security Update for Windows 2000)
KB841872 (Security Update for Windows 2000)
KB839643 (DirectX 9.0)
KB839645 (Security Update for Windows 2000)

New to the list are:

KB834707 (Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 6 service Pack 1)
KB841356 (Security Update for Windows 2000)
KB840987 (Security Update for Windows 2000)
KB841533 (Security Update for Windows 2000)
KB824151 (Security Update for Windows 2000)

And:

Recommended Update:

KB837272 (Update for Windows Media Player 9 Series)

From the windows update site:
http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/en/default.asp

All other updates (both before and after these were issued) install
correctly, but when I try to install these, I get an install failure message
from the web page. I tried downloading them to my computer and installing
them that way, but then I get this message:

“Setup Error

You do not have permission to update Windows 2000. Please contact your
system administrator.�

I could understand this, but I AM the system administrator.

I’ve also tried to correct the problem using Microsoft Knowledge Base
Articles 316524 - "Administrators only" error message when you attempt to use
Windows Update Site, and 326686 "Windows update was disabled by your system
administrator" error message.

Please help

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"BruDe" <> wrote in message
news:AF11672E-E336-467C-B320-...
> I'm still unable to install all the successive updates and patches to my
> computer. The list has grown now from the original seven to eleven. I'm
> becoming more concerned as time passes regarding the vulnerability of my
> computer. Since I can't flatten the image and re-install (since I have no
> idea why I can't install the updates in the first place and might only be
> wasting my time) I need some help trying to figure out why windows is
> telling
> me I don't have administrator rights to install these updates when I have
> sufficient rights to install all the other ones.
>
> Does anyone out there have any ideas why this happens and how to fix it?
> The following list contains all the updates that won't successfully
> install
> to my computer from the windows update site:
>
> Security Updates
>
> KB840315 (Security Update for Windows 2000)
> KB842526 (Security Update for Windows 2000)
> KB841873 (Security Update for Windows 2000)
> KB841872 (Security Update for Windows 2000)
> KB839643 (DirectX 9.0)
> KB839645 (Security Update for Windows 2000)
>
> New to the list are:
>
> KB834707 (Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 6 service Pack
> 1)
> KB841356 (Security Update for Windows 2000)
> KB840987 (Security Update for Windows 2000)
> KB841533 (Security Update for Windows 2000)
> KB824151 (Security Update for Windows 2000)
>
> And:
>
> Recommended Update:
>
> KB837272 (Update for Windows Media Player 9 Series)
>
> From the windows update site:
> http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/en/default.asp
>
> All other updates (both before and after these were issued) install
> correctly, but when I try to install these, I get an install failure
> message
> from the web page. I tried downloading them to my computer and installing
> them that way, but then I get this message:
>
> "Setup Error
>
> You do not have permission to update Windows 2000. Please contact your
> system administrator."
>
> I could understand this, but I AM the system administrator.
>
> I've also tried to correct the problem using Microsoft Knowledge Base
> Articles 316524 - "Administrators only" error message when you attempt to
> use
> Windows Update Site, and 326686 "Windows update was disabled by your
> system
> administrator" error message.
>
> Please help
>