In news:67E6E5E7-46AC-4E7C-89A2-F6ED0977E810@microsoft.com,
Wm. R. Taylor <WmRTaylor@discussions.microsoft.com> had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

> Reply @ bottom
>
> "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?

Nope, that was perfect. Thank you much. I'd tend to suspect it's permissions
and that you'll want to follow TaurArian's second set of advice.

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