still get error 0x80072EFD after 6 months of tring to fix

Is there an alternate site to down load xp update?

 

You can download them from the Catalog and save to be installed later.
http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/catalog/en/default.asp
How to Download Windows Updates and Drivers from the Windows Update Catalog
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=323166

Click Add button for each update you want to download. Once you have what you want,
Click the “Go To Download Basket†link. Type in or browse to the location where you
want the updates saved to and then Click the “Download Now†button.
Once downloaded, you can then burn them to CD.

Search for a download
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/search.aspx?displaylang=en

How to install multiple Windows updates or hotfixes with only one reboot
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=296861

Error: 80072efd = ERROR_INTERNET_CANNOT_CONNECT
Translation: Cannot connect to the Internet server
See also:
When searching for available updates on the Windows Update site, you receive the
0x8024502d error.
http://v5.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/v5consumer/showarticle.aspx?articleid=26&ln=en

 

I'll try this it is nice to know I'm not alone but sorry everyone has the
problem too!