Are you logged onto your XP Pro system as the /Administrator/?

The 0x80070005 message is an "Access Denied" message and usually indicates
that the account attempting to install an update does not have the necessary
permissions.

"Nat Kuhn" <Nat Kuhn@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:94A2C1C4-F7CF-4EEB-B3C7-FFA51FAA33B3@microsoft.com...
> I'm trying to install just one update, KB896424 (Se urity Update).
> Automatic
> Updates gives "Updates were unable to be successfully installed." Windows
> Update
> update history status window says
>
> "Installation Failure
>
> Error Code: 0x80070005"
>
> Hope you can help resolve this. I have XP Pro and I can use the registry
> editor but I am not high-powered NT administrator type.
>
> Thanks,
> Nat Kuhn
> "Lawrence Garvin [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> I would suggest trying to install these updates ONE-at-a-time.
>>
>> You could be having issues installing the .NET Framework v2.0 (that update
>> ought to be coded as an exclusive update, anyway), because of a
>> pre-existing
>> ..NET Framework v2.0 beta edition.
>>
>> You could be having issues installing KB891122 if you don't have an
>> WMDRM-enabled Media Player installed.
>>
>> You could be having issues installing the MSRT.
>>
>> You could be experiencing more than one issue, which will require several
>> different steps to resolve.
>>
>> If you discover the MSRT is not installing, then follow up with Matt
>> Braverman, per his request posted earlier this morning:
>>
>>
>> Can you please send me a mail at mattbrav@microsoft.com ? I'd like to
>> follow-up with you to investigate this issue ASAP.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Matt Braverman
>> Security Technology Unit
>> Microsoft Corporation
>>
>>
>> "nojobbillybob" <nojobbillybob@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:EA06D94E-BF88-47B6-A5F5-AF7F9A050461@microsoft.com...
>> >I hope so too. I hope
>> >
>> > "danno2" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Identical problem here except error code is 0X80070005. Hope someone
>> >> replys
>> >> soon - or at least direct us to the error code definitions.
>> >>
>> >> "nojobbillybob" wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > Security Update Windows XP (KB896424
>> >> > Malicious Removal Tool Nov 2005 (KB890830)
>> >> > NetFrame 2.0:x86 (KB8209019)
>> >> > Update WMDRM-Enabled Media Players (KB891122)
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > When I went to the installed page all 4 updates failed due to: Error
>> >> > Code:
>> >> > 0x80200010
>>
>>
>>