You should stick with the MS support until the matter is fixed. Whilst you're waiting for
a solution from MS you may wish to read :-
Error that you see in the upper-right corner when you visit the Windows Update Web site on
a Windows XP-based computer: "[Error number: 0x8DDD0004]"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/914224/en-us
Have you tried a manual download and installation of SP2
Windows XP Service Pack 2 - download (for single PCs also)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en
SP2 CD can be ordered online.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/d...s/default.mspx
Service Pack 2 for Windows XP Professional, x64 Edition, Windows Server 2003, x64 Editions
Windows Server 2003 R2, x64 Editions, Windows Server 2003 Compute Cluster Edition with
Service Pack 1
Windows Server 2003 Storage Server R2, x64 Editions
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en
Service Pack 2 information
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/xpsp2.htm
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spackins.htm
http://www.windowstalk.org/sp2.htm
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"Kerry" <> wrote in message
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|I have been in contact with MS update over the phone for three days now to
| resolve Error number: 0x8DDD0004 that I receive when I try and update Windows
| XP SP2. We have been through a number of things and have had no luck. My
| case number is 1043589525. Can you help me?
|
| Kerry