Been there done that. Turn off UAC and it will then run and give you
another error.


"kristian.c.r" <kristiancr@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:4D8F88CB-E9F5-4032-A544-F2444D1A16CB@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
> Hey Rick, i tried to install the new MSFT Update download in vista RC1 but
> i
> get a error message (Error number: 0x8DDD0002), that i must be logged on
> as
> and Administrator to download that. Im the only user and im logged on as
> an
> Administrator, do you now what can i do ??
>
> "Chad Harris" wrote:
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>> *You* fix the problem. Windows Update is the old version of Update.
>> MSFT
>> Update released on June 6, 2007. They don't showcase or advertise it
>> well.
>> It has a better improved BITS--translation updates install faster and
>> without many of the glitches of the old Windows Update you keep trying to
>> use by default. Why Vista didn't update to MSFT Update is a great
>> question. When I asked the IE team the other day in a chat, I got a
>> ridiculous but typical reply lol "we have our reasons." A lot of
>> children
>> work at Redmond.
>>
>> MSFT Update Download/Upgrade from Well MSFT
>> [url]http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate/v6/muoptdefault.aspx?ln=en&returnurl=http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate/v6/default.aspx?ln=en-us[/url]
>>
>>
>> How to enable and to disable Microsoft Update
>> [url]http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;901037[/url]
>>
>> For info on BITS see from Technet Mag:
>> [url]http://www.microsoft.com/technet/technetmag/issues/2006/05/InsideMSFT/[/url]
>>
>> BITS
>> [url]http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/bits/bits/about_bits.asp[/url]
>>
>> [url]http://search.msdn.microsoft.com/search/default.aspx?siteId=0&tab=0&query=bits[/url]
>>
>> CH
>>
>> "Rick" <rehallman@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:EFFB9DC8-E3AA-4664-A6A2-F567B4BC879E@microsoft.com...[color=darkred]
>> > Windows Update stopped working back on 10/6/06 and reports the error
>> > 8024400A. Windows Defender is now showing a Red Security Shield in the
>> > taskbar. The built in help feature doesn't directly support this error
>> > message. The closest it gets is 8024400C. Some people say that this
>> > was
>> > fixed with RC2 but I don't see Microsoft offering that as a fix. I was
>> > one of those who blinked and missed the release and retraction of RC2.
>> > So, if RC2 is not an option then how do I fix this problem running RC1
>> > Build 5728?[/color]
>>
>>
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