RE: SP 2 Security question/problems

Thank you for pointing me to this answer. However, the problem I am
having seems to be a larger problem than just with WU. As I mentioned,
after installing SP 2, *nothing* can be installed any more (local
programs off of a CD, etc.). If SP 2 is removed, installs work again.
It is like the security is being messed up machine-wide. I need to find
out what might be causing this. The suggestions in the referenced URL
seem to only deal with WU.
Thank you again for your time, and I hope you (or anyone) might have
an idea about what might be going on.


In article <132644B8-DE73-47E8-9C94->,
says...
> Following post suggests an answer:
> http://communities2.microsoft.com/co...308&sloc=en-us
>
>
>
> "Mark Clark" wrote:
>
> > We are testing SP 2 on our work computers. The computers are part of
> > an NT domain. Whenever we install SP 2, 1) we can no longer install
> > programs, 2) some networked applications do not run, and 3) we cannot
> > even do a a Windows Update (WU returns error 0x800A0046). If we
> > uninstall SP 2, everything is back to normal. From what I found, the WU
> > error seems to indicate that the user does not have proper rights, but
> > the user is an Administator on the domain (and therefore the machine).
> >
> > Has anyone had this experience? Can someone enlighten me as to where
> > to look or as to what is going on here? The firewall has been shut off
> > on a machine and the same symptoms persist.
> >
> > Thanks!
> > Mark
> >
>

Go to internet options..advanced tab. The first 2 boxes under security might
need to be checked. Allow active content to run from cd and files.

"Mark Clark" <M-Clark-> wrote in message
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> Thank you for pointing me to this answer. However, the problem I am
> having seems to be a larger problem than just with WU. As I mentioned,
> after installing SP 2, *nothing* can be installed any more (local
> programs off of a CD, etc.). If SP 2 is removed, installs work again.
> It is like the security is being messed up machine-wide. I need to find
> out what might be causing this. The suggestions in the referenced URL
> seem to only deal with WU.
> Thank you again for your time, and I hope you (or anyone) might have
> an idea about what might be going on.
>
>
> In article <132644B8-DE73-47E8-9C94->,
> says...
>> Following post suggests an answer:
>> http://communities2.microsoft.com/co...308&sloc=en-us
>>
>>
>>
>> "Mark Clark" wrote:
>>
>> > We are testing SP 2 on our work computers. The computers are part of
>> > an NT domain. Whenever we install SP 2, 1) we can no longer install
>> > programs, 2) some networked applications do not run, and 3) we cannot
>> > even do a a Windows Update (WU returns error 0x800A0046). If we
>> > uninstall SP 2, everything is back to normal. From what I found, the
>> > WU
>> > error seems to indicate that the user does not have proper rights, but
>> > the user is an Administator on the domain (and therefore the machine).
>> >
>> > Has anyone had this experience? Can someone enlighten me as to where
>> > to look or as to what is going on here? The firewall has been shut off
>> > on a machine and the same symptoms persist.
>> >
>> > Thanks!
>> > Mark
>> >
>>
>