In news7962D24-4BA2-41E2-ACD8-1D8CA4413BC2@microsoft.com,
Wm. R. Taylor <WmRTaylor@discussions.microsoft.com> had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

> I have been attempting to update XP home edition, but it keeps giving
> me an
> error (
> Error number: 0x8DDD0002) saying I need to be an admin??!!! I'm the
> only
> one who uses this PC and I am not the admin, even though the User
> Accounts
> control pannel applet says I am???!!!???

I'm not going to be able to give you an answer likely but could you do me a
favor?

Start > run > type "services.msc" without the quotes > hit enter button

Is the COM+ Event System running? Are both the COM+ services set to manual
and not to disabled? On failure they're set to restart? Anything in the
event log? (eventvwr.msc)

I'm following up on a strange tangent I seem to actually have notes for from
almost 3 years ago. I was reading those just a few minutes ago actually and
then stumbled across this post. I wish I'd followed up on it then but at
that point it wasn't common, more pressing issues - Blaster was being a pig
still for instance and that's where my notes leave off on that section - but
if you don't mind answering those than I might have an answer for you if no
one else does.

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Galen - MS MVP - Windows (Shell/User & IE)
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