Windows Update - Admin problems

[Aditya Krishnan]

I tried using Windows Update i.e. the website to install Vista SP1 as the
standalone installer is a honkin' 450+ MB in size... so I hit the site, it
tells me to use IE instead of FireFox. Ok, I open it in IE and download some
ActiveX plugin.. then it tells me I need to be an Administrator. I AM an
administrator!! the only one!! tried it from a freshly-created Admin account
and no use there too. Since it's Home Basic, I can't access lusrmgr.msc. Can
anybody shed some light? Thanks for your time!

System: PAckard Bell EasyNote, Core Duo 2.2 with 1GB RAM, ATI Xpress 200M,
Vista Home Basic

 

[Aditya Krishnan]

Yes, I did try that. Only thing it did was screw up my system, but good.
Basically my broadband stopped working. Apps like uTorrent, Limewire, gTalk
and Skype worked fine, but I could not use Firefox or IE to actually access
any sites. Pinged a few major servers - strangely enough, everything replied
except microsoft.com. After a reboot, all ping gave me was a "General
Failure" error - even to localhost.

Did everything - reset my ADSL router, rebooted, reinstalled, called my ISP
and nothing worked until I did a System Restore. I guess I'll just wait until
it's released as a general update.