I know that this is a test, but have been unable to post.

[Charles W Davis]

I am having a problem posting a problem to microsoft.public.officeupdate,
microsoft.public.outlook.general and microsoft.public.windowsupdate. I can
post to microsoft.public.publisher. So, maybe with this post it will arrive
somehere.

My problem is that recently when closing Office Outlook 2007 on my Windows
Vista Ultimate system I have noticed that I get a message that Outlook 2007
did not close correctly and that the data file is being checked for errors.

I went to Outlook's Help drop down menu and chose Office Diagnostics. After
the system completed its process, I learned that Office has not been
updated...

When I go to Windows Update (Windows is up to date) and Click on Get updates
for more products button, it takes me to the Microsoft site to Try Microsoft
Update today, I click on the Start Now button, I then receive the following:

[Error number: 0x8DDD0002]
To install updates from this website, you must be logged on as an
administrator or a member of the Administrators group on your computer. If
you use Windows XP, you can see if you are an administrator by going to User
Accounts in Control Panel.

Note: If your computer is connected to a network, network policy settings
might also prevent you using this website. Contact your system administrator
for help with updates.

On the newsgroups, I found a reference to:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/316524

I have performed Methods 1 thru 4, with no positive results.
Method 5 results in an "access denied" message.

Method 6 also provides nothing positive.

Any suggestions as to why I can't post to the newsgroups and to install
Microsoft Update on my system.

 

[DL]

I think this is a Vista issue, to do with Administrator account
You posted to an update group, but not a Vista group.

The outlook issue is probably irrellevent, untill you have addressed the
Vista/MSupdate issue

 

[Charles W Davis]

Thank you. I failed to include the Vista General newsgroup.