update horrors continued

Upgraded to XP Pro. Tried WU and continually get following error code:
0x80070005. PLEASE HELP!!!!!

On Wed, 19 Jul 2006 18:21:02 -0700, abnk <> wrote:

>Upgraded to XP Pro. Tried WU and continually get following error code:
>0x80070005. PLEASE HELP!!!!!

Turn off Zone Alarm Pro, Norton's Firewall, etc., activate Windows firewall, and try again.
Turn off any Dial Up Accelerator, such as NetZero, HiSpeed, Speedband etc., and try again.

As you're using Windows XP Pro make sure it hasn't been disabled by Group
Policy:-
Start/Run/gpedit.msc. User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows
Components/Windows Update. In the right pane, double click, Remove access to
all Windows Update Features and set it to the default "not configured"

If that's not the case -

How to back up, edit, and restore the registry in Windows XP and Windows
Server 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322756

Check points:

Make sure the Administrators group has Full Control permissions to the Auto
Update registry key.
1. Use an account that has administrative credentials to log on to the
Windows XP computer.
2. Click Start, click Run, and then type the following command: regedit
3. Click OK.
4. Navigate to the following key in the registry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\WindowsUpdate\Auto
Update
5. Right-click the Auto Update folder, and then click Permissions.
6. Make sure that the Administrators group has Full Control.

Also check especially if the WindowsUpdate.log file will also read errors
0x80070005 and 0x80080005
(for Windows XP & Windows Server 2003
Locate the following key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\WindowsUpdate.
On the menu, click Edit. Click Permissions.
For Administrator and System, select the Allow check boxes next to Full
Control and Read permissions. NOTE: In certain instances, these check boxes
are grayed out. Ensure all accounts have appropriate permissions.
Click Apply, Click OK, Close the Registry Editor.
Restart the system.


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"abnk" <> wrote in message
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> Upgraded to XP Pro. Tried WU and continually get following error code:
> 0x80070005. PLEASE HELP!!!!!