Can not update Windows XP

I have been trying to apply KB840374 to our 3 XP Pro machines and I
get the same error on all 3. "You do not have permission to update
Windows XP. Please contact you system administrator." I tried logging
in with the local admin account and the domain admin account and I
still get the same error. I checked to see if something was set in a
GPO, but it all looks good. I then tried to apply a hotfix for Media
Player 9 and get the same message. I did a search and found where
others are getting the same errors, but no solutions. I also tried to
run System Restore and I get, "You do not have sufficient security
privileges to restore your system." This just happened within the last
couple of weeks, because I was able to apply fixes no problem up until
now. I wonder if another fix screwed something up. My next step was
going to perform a repair of the OS. Any ideas or suggestion?

The symptoms are the same as some others but your circumstances are unique
to the setup you describe. Because of all the networking involved in your
particular situation, you might want to try this on the
windowsxp.network_web newsgroup.

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"Sean Peters" <speters@peredur.com> wrote in message
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>I have been trying to apply KB840374 to our 3 XP Pro machines and I
> get the same error on all 3. "You do not have permission to update
> Windows XP. Please contact you system administrator." I tried logging
> in with the local admin account and the domain admin account and I
> still get the same error. I checked to see if something was set in a
> GPO, but it all looks good. I then tried to apply a hotfix for Media
> Player 9 and get the same message. I did a search and found where
> others are getting the same errors, but no solutions. I also tried to
> run System Restore and I get, "You do not have sufficient security
> privileges to restore your system." This just happened within the last
> couple of weeks, because I was able to apply fixes no problem up until
> now. I wonder if another fix screwed something up. My next step was
> going to perform a repair of the OS. Any ideas or suggestion?