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"Galen" wrote:

> 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)
> snip.

I have the Component Services application running. The COM+ Event System
service was running, but not the COM+ System Application. I have started the
System Application and tried to get updates... same results. BTW, both COM+
services are manual startups.

I checked the event logs, but nothing out of the ordinary appears. At
least, no mention of any update failures. Anything specific I should look
for?