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Windows update.com? by The_Thief on 01-10-2005 at 08:59 PM

Is windowsupdate.com not working?


the error is: Network policy settings prevent you from using Windows Update to download and install updates on your computer. If you believe you have received this message in error, please check with your system administrator...


right?


RE: Windows update.com? by user27089 on 01-10-2005 at 09:00 PM

it isn't working for me at all... :s


RE: Windows update.com? by .blade// on 01-10-2005 at 09:01 PM

http://v5.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/v5consumer/default.aspx?ln=en-us

Working fine for me :-/


RE: Windows update.com? by user35870 on 01-10-2005 at 09:10 PM


quote:
Originally posted by blade
Working fine for me

seems ok here to
RE: Windows update.com? by The_Thief on 01-10-2005 at 09:10 PM

Not for me...I am the administrator on my machine...hmmmm


RE: Windows update.com? by CookieRevised on 01-10-2005 at 09:12 PM

www.windowsupdate.com and update.microsoft.com , etc... all work perfectly here....

note that you need to use MSIE to go to those sites...
and you also might want to check your internet settings...


EDIT after reply: in other words you needed to check your internet settings... :p
RE: Windows update.com? by The_Thief on 01-10-2005 at 09:17 PM

I did and everything seems to be fine...but can't get into windowsupdate i keep getting

Network policy settings prevent you from using Windows Update to download and install updates on your computer. If you believe you have received this message in error, please check with your system administrator...


Resolved here is how i did it:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
"NoWindowsUpdate"=dword:00000000