Why only my user account gets Windows Updates! error message:(0x800C0008)!!

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Local/Home Computer/Windows XP Pro/ 3 User Account

Only under my (user account) I get the ! Windows Update Erro
Windows Updates has encountered an error. This maybe due to discrepancy in your coumputer's time settings. (my date and time are Synchronized with: time.windows.com on 5/5/2004 successfully)
But, when I log on to my wife or my daughter Accounts, I don't get any Error Message, and I can get to Windows updates and I can scan easily !!!! "Strange
My question is: what are the "Windows Updates" Registry keys under (HKEY_CURRENT_USER) related to my user account that i should look for? so I can compare and fix
Thanks.

 

[Ramesh [MVP]]

Currently the hot topic in WindowsUpdate newsgroup. Use https://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/en/default.asp to solve the problem.

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hi
Local/Home Computer/Windows XP Pro/ 3 User Accounts

Only under my (user account) I get the ! Windows Update Error
Windows Updates has encountered an error. This maybe due to discrepancy in your coumputer's time settings. (my date and time are Synchronized with: time.windows.com on 5/5/2004 successfully).
But, when I log on to my wife or my daughter Accounts, I don't get any Error Message, and I can get to Windows updates and I can scan easily !!!! "Strange"
My question is: what are the "Windows Updates" Registry keys under (HKEY_CURRENT_USER) related to my user account that i should look for? so I can compare and fix?
Thanks.

 

[Guest]

Rames
thanks
yes I know about that the "s" thing, but if you read carefully what I mean, and what I asked for
You would know what I need exactly.
I don't need to add the "s" to get to Windows update's scanning, and downloading when I log on, under my wife user account
Ji

 

[Steve Nielsen]

Ramesh thanks, yes I know about that the "s" thing, but if you read
carefully what I mean, and what I asked for, You would know what I
need exactly.. I don't need to add the "s" to get to Windows update's
scanning, and downloading when I log on, under my wife user account.
Jim

My thought is that your user profile is corrupt. I'd backup your data,
create a new user for yourself and see how it does.

Steve

 

[Ramesh [MVP]]

Jim,

Could not repro the problem. See this link, from Jupiter Jones, MVP.
0x800c0005 & 0x800c0008:
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/0x800c0005.htm

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Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
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What You Should Know About the Sasser Worm and It Variants:
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Ramesh
thanks,
yes I know about that the "s" thing, but if you read carefully what I mean, and what I asked for,
You would know what I need exactly..
I don't need to add the "s" to get to Windows update's scanning, and downloading when I log on, under my wife user account.
Jim