I get a Windows Update Error! The suggested fix doesnot work.

[Error number: 0x800A0046]
Please change your Internet Explorer security settings
To save changes to your settings for this website, you need to enable
userdata persistence for Internet Explorer. Complete the steps below, and
then click Change settings to the left and try saving your changes again.
In Internet Explorer, on the Tools menu, click Internet Options.
Click the Security tab, click the Internet security zone icon, and then
click Custom Level.
In the Settings dialog box, scroll to the Miscellaneous section.
Under Userdata persistence , select Enable.
Click OK and when the security warning dialog box appears, click Yes.

I did the above and it does not fix the problem

You may receive an error message when you search for available updates on the Windows Update Web
site
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=883821

What causes Error 0x800a0046
http://www.updatexp.com/0x800a0046.html

When searching for available updates on the Windows Update site, you receive the 0x800A0046 error.
This error can occur if the user logon account is part of the Guests account or a limited-user
account, if the security descriptor does not allow have the Authenticated Users to run Windows
Update, or if the Impersonate a client after authentication policy is missing Service and
Administrators from the Users and Groups list.
http://v5.windowsupdate.microsoft.co...cleid=20&ln=en

When searching for available updates on the Update site, you receive the 0x800A0046 error.
http://update.microsoft.com/windowsu...cleid=20&ln=en


Courtesy of torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway

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When searching for available updates on the Update site, you receive the 0x800A0046 error.
http://update.microsoft.com/windowsu...cleid=20&ln=en

Note that if you in method 1 remove the user account from any groups, you will need to log off and
on again.

For method 2, if you are using Windows 2000 and not Windows XP, note that SC.exe doesn't come
builtin with Windows 2000. You can download it from here:
ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/reskit/win2000/
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> [Error number: 0x800A0046]
> Please change your Internet Explorer security settings
> To save changes to your settings for this website, you need to enable
> userdata persistence for Internet Explorer. Complete the steps below, and
> then click Change settings to the left and try saving your changes again.
> In Internet Explorer, on the Tools menu, click Internet Options.
> Click the Security tab, click the Internet security zone icon, and then
> click Custom Level.
> In the Settings dialog box, scroll to the Miscellaneous section.
> Under Userdata persistence , select Enable.
> Click OK and when the security warning dialog box appears, click Yes.
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> I did the above and it does not fix the problem
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