Disable ALL antivirus
components, Web Trap component of PC-cillin, Surfin
Guard Pro, download accelerators/enhancements, Download
Accelerator Plus, spyware applications and anything
unusual installed.
Third-Party Products That Conflict
with Windows Update, this is NOT a complete
list, but it gives you an idea what to look for.
Windows 98/ME
Windows Update says I need to be an Administrator. I am
using Windows 98/ME and I don't have an Administrator.
1. If you log on to Windows and hit "Cancel":
How to Prevent a
Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows Me Logon Prompt at Startup
2.
Try this if the above fails:
WINUP: "Software
Update Incomplete, This Windows Update Software Did Not Update
Successfully" Error Message When You Visit the Windows Update Web Site
3.
"Windows Update Was Disabled by
Your System
Administrator" Error
Message
4.
WINUP Err Msg: Windows Update Was
Disabled by Your System
Administrator
5.
"Administrators Only"
Error Message When You Attempt to Use the Windows Update
Site
6. Otherwise follow the
Windows
Update Checklist
Windows XP/Server 2003
1.
"Administrators Only" Error
Message When You Attempt to Use the Windows Update Site
2.
"Windows Update Was Disabled by Your
System Administrator"
Error Message
3. Otherwise follow the
Windows
Update Checklist
