Help with manual windows update

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Masu

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I have my daughters computer connected to my router and when I try and do a windows update I get the error message below. She is logged on as an administrator so thats not the problem. Can anyone help me with network policy settings (whatever that is) Running windows xp pro

A hopeful thanks

[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.
 
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I can't promise this is the best way to do manual windows updates, but it works for me:

set automatic updates (in system properties) to 'notify me but don't download or install'

when there are updates, the little yellow shield appears in the system tray - click once to get a list of the kb numbers but do not install

go to the Microsoft Download Center and search for each one; download (you don't require any special privileges)

install the downloaded files later - even on other machines with the same OS level
 
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