Can only use update thru Admin not thru Standard user.


  1. bigcitycat
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    Windows Seven, Ubuntu
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    Can only use update thru Admin not thru Standard user.


    error code 80072efd. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks This all I get. Windows Update error 80072efd
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  3. richc46
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    In general this means that the MS serves are busy and cannot send requests. I see no correlation between the code and the administrative account problem
    Windows Update error 80072efd As you have already read.
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  4. bigcitycat
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    Windows Seven, Ubuntu
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    Yeh but I checked for updates in admin and I have no problem but when I check in standard user it will not update. I think this started with the MSE update the other day. I can update MSE through MSE or in admin mode but I cant update through standard user. It is recognizing the updates and it does download them but it won't install them in standard user.
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  6. bigcitycat
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    I'm just going to hope they fix this issue in a later update. I know I don't have any malware. I'm too careful and I have been using Ubuntu almost all of the time. I hardly ever use win7. It will probably get fixed in a later updat and I can update through admin until then I guess.
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  7. richc46
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    You can also try to create another standard user account and see if the first is defective, at least for test purposes.
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  8. Bill2
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    See this tutorial and under that "Who can install updates" (Serial no. 6). That box needs to be checked.

    Windows Update Settings - Change
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  10. bigcitycat
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    Privoxy was blocking some things. I installed it but wasn't using it and I guess it was out of date and was blocking a lot of things. Thanks for trying to help anyway.
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  11. richc46
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    So great, its fixed. Good luck.
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  12. bigcitycat
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    yes ty
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