GUIDES
WINDOWS UPDATE POLICY REMOVER "Error number: 0x8DDD0003"
If you receive the following error:
Access Denied
Network policy settings prevent you from using Windows Update to
download and install updates on your computer.
If you believe you have received this message in error, please check
with your system administrator.
The following will undo the restriction in XP Home or Pro Edition
and Windows 2000 Server. To use: Download the
xp_winupd_netpolicy.vbs file and save it to your hard drive (you may
want to right click and use Save Target As). In Windows Explorer,
locate the script you just downloaded and double click it. The
script will modify the System Registry and notify you when its done.
This script can be viewed in Notepad or any text editor, as to the
specific function of the script and how it works.
Download the file below to fix this issue, recommended.
BELOW IS WHAT THE FILE ADDS TO THE REGISTRY OR IS YOU WANT TO ADD IT MANUALLY
'Undo Windows Update Restriction - xp_winupd_netpolicy.vbs
On Error Resume Next
Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
p1 = "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\WindowsUpdate\DisableWindowsUpdateAccess"
p2 = "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\NoWindowsUpdate"
WshShell.RegWrite p1, 0, "REG_DWORD"
WshShell.RegWrite p2, 0, "REG_DWORD"
Set WshShell = Nothing
x = MsgBox("Finished",4096,"Windows Update Restriction")