PA Bear wrote:
> 1. Were you logged on as Administrator?
>
> 2. Did you try going to http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com and installing
> the updates? Did you try again later?
>
> See this archived thread: http://snipurl.com/gv8g (or
> http://groups.google.com/group/micro...8354b072b92c89)
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE) & Security
>
> Ron wrote:
> > Here we go again. I clicked the little yellow shield,
> > it waited a few seconds, the little yellow shield went away
> > and then nothing. Absolutely nothing. No error messages,
> > no failures, no indications of any problems whatsoever.
> > It just stops dead and tells you NOTHING!
> >
> > In the log there's this message repeated "Update not allowed
> > due to regulation". Huh? Have I broken some Microsoft regulation
> > or something? I swear my copy of XP is legal! The little software
> > thingy last week said so.
> >
> > This happens all the time. What oh what could the problem be?
> >
> <snip>
> > DtaStor WARNING: Update Service: Failed to update backup store 2005-08-10
> > 07:43:01 1052 d7c DnldMgr *********** DnldMgr: New download job
> > [UpdateId = {418BD412-1A4C-44B7-8C96-5515E77F8657}.100] ***********
> > 2005-08-10 07:43:01 1052 d7c DnldMgr * Update is not allowed to
> > download due to regulation. 2005-08-10 07:43:01 1052 d7c DnldMgr
> > ***********
> <snip>
"Due to regulation" means that you are not allowed to use the site
because your policy settings are set to not allow the user to update.
See HKLU\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\pol icies\explorer.
If the the "NoWindowsUpdate" key ios set to "1", you will get that
error message. Change it to a "0" and it should work.
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