Automatic Updates service unavailable

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Tom

I support an office running a Windows 2000 server and
several Windows 2000 desktops. I have followed the steps
outlined in the articles listed below. This includes
running gpedit.msc on the server and creating an
administrative template that allows Automatic Updates. If
I log in as an admin on the client PCs I can run Windows
Update but this isn't what I need in the long run.
(http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/en/default.asp).
If I log in as an user I get an Admin error message
stating that I need to be logged in as an Admin. I still
get a "Windows Update Service is unavailable" error when I
try to setup Automatic Updates, this is the real issue.
The Automatic Updates error I get no matter who I'm logged
in as. Please help!

"Windows Update was disabled by your system administrator"
error message
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
us;326686&Product=win2000

How to configure automatic updates by using Group Policy
or registry settings
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
us;328010&Product=win2000
 
I think the solution you're looking for is Software Updates Server (SUS
2.0). You can find more information about it at www.susserver.com

Pretty neat solution--approve updates to roll out to your network, configged
by group policy, and you can update all your computers without having each
of them duplicate update downloading.

HTH

Ken
 
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