Problem:
The following error is displayed when attempting to synchronize Third Party Catalogs
The following vendor product information was discovered including...
The following vendor catalogs could not be downloaded including...
Dell Business Client Update Catalog with error Access is denied
Dell Server Updates Catalog with error Access is denied
EminentWare Update Catalog with error The type initializer for 'Microsoft.UpdateServices.Internal.UtilConstants' threw an exception.
Hewlett-Packard Client Updates Catalog with error Access is denied
Hewlett-Packard Server Updates Catalog with error Access is denied
Solution:
Verify that the local users group has read permission to the following registry key.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Update Services\Server
This error can occur if Windows Update Services Service Pack 2 was applied after EminentWare was installed.
-Sean