Win2K problem, logged in as admin, but still cant do admin stuff

[buddhafest]

Hi guys, I just reinstalled Win2k

and for some unknown reason, as i was doing the regulart windows updates,
all of a sudden, i get messages telling me that I dont have the privelages to update devices or drivers etc etc and that I should log in as administrator,

but the THING IS I ALREADY AM IN ADMINISTRATOR!

so what in the world is going on ???

would like some help here because I dont like not being able to update certain security patches... its bugging the hell out of me!

[PresterJohn]

to begin to troubleshoot this, i would:

1) create a new account w/admin privileges.
2) login using that account and try the windows updates again.

[buddhafest]

Yes, that I already tried and i stil lget the same results,

this is freaking me out because I can't seem to do anything to the computer

[PresterJohn]

ok, then the next step is to please give us the EXACT error message you are seeing.

[buddhafest]

I am getting this

You do not have sufficient security privileges to uninstall devices or to change device properties or device drivers. Please contact your site administrator, or logout and log in again as an administrator and try again.

so what's happening?

I've been searching through the microsoft knowledge base but can't seem to find anyoen with the same problem

[PresterJohn]

open the registry editor and goto:

hkey_current_user\software\microsoft\windows\curre ntversion\policies\explorer

is there a nowindowsupdate value there? is so, delete it and reboot.

[buddhafest]

No i dont see that value but there is this value

NoDriveTypeAutoRun REG_DWORD 0x00000095 (149)



do I delete that?

[PresterJohn]

no leave that value alone. we're one step closer to narrowing it down...

now open the group policy editor (click on start -- run -- and type: gpedit.msc)

then go to:

computer configuration-windows settings--security settings-local policies. click on the User rights assigment folder and in the right pane window:

under load & unload device drives, does it show administrators under both local & efective setting?

[buddhafest]

well, by george it doesn't!

is that the problem? you my friend have placed a bit of hope in me.

i hope we really are getting closer to the solution!

[PresterJohn]

well, that's it then. you need to add the Administrators group to that policy. just click Add and so on...

reboot and try the update again.

it's 2am here in ny [yawn] i'm heading off to bed...let me know if that fixed it.

[edit] ooops...sorry if this wasn't clear. dbl-click on that policy, click add button, add the group, and Check ON the local policy box.