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You may receive an error message when you search for available updates on the Windows Update Web site or on the Microsoft Update Web site

Q:You may receive an error message when you search for available updates on the Windows Update Web site or on the Microsoft Update Web site A: Method 1: Remove the user account that is experiencing difficulty from the Guests or Limited account groups Click Start, click Run, type control admintools, and then click OK. Click Computer Management. Expand Local Users and Groups. Select Users. Open the account that is used to access Windows Update or Microsoft Update. Click the Member Of tab. Select the user account that you want to remove, and then click Remove. Method 2: Set the Security Descriptor Click Start, click Run, type cmd, and then click OK. Type sc sdset wuauserv D:(A;;CCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRRC;;;SY)(A;;CCDCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRSDRCWDWO;;;BA)(A;;CCLCSWLOCRRC;;;AU)(A;;CCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRRC;;;PU), and then press ENTER. You will receive a "Success" message. Note The Sc.exe tool is not available in a default Windows 2000 installation. The Sc.exe tool can be found from the Mi...