Can't access Windows Update after updating...Error message

XP with 2SP.

Just updated via window's update. Got the blue screen (with dialog
telling me that something may have went wrong with the download and
installation...as best as I can remember) when I rebooted. Rebooted
again and this time the DOS screen asked if I wanted to boot back to a
previously working setup...said Yes.

Tried to go back to Windows Update but got this error message:
[Error number: 0x8DDD0007]
You need to restart your computer to finish installing a program or
updates. You cannot view or get other updates from the site until you
restart.
Read more about steps you can take to resolve this problem (error
number 0x8DDD0007) yourself.

However, when I clicked on the link that was to give me a way to resolve
the problem, the screen that opened (see below) didn't allow for any
input. Computer seems to be working, but now I can't get anymore updates...

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Your answer is anonymous and is used to help improve content on this site.

 

What??

Are you sure you're not a Google Groper?

 

I have no idea what your answer means. As far as I can tell, it is of
no help at all.

To email, erase "forgetit"

 

I've got that before ans still can't figure it out.

 

Read this page through...
http://www.mcse.ms/message994868.html

 

My condolescense.

Even after a restart?
May be time to check the calender of restore points for the next one past
the accident ...

No. Usenet is not anonymous. WTF did you cut&paste here? Did you copy the
qeustion you asked on some website?

 

Thanks Meerkat for the link. However, I have great fears about fooling
around with regedit. Although I can follow the instructions, I wouldn't
feel comfortable working in the registry. Then again, I guess I will
have to do something or else I probably won't be able to get anymore
Windows updates???

To email, erase "forgetit"

 

The cut and paste is is from a windows net screen that was supposed to
help me with the problem, but I couldn't make any entries as the entry
fields were missing....WTF
To email, erase "forgetit"

 

If you go to Start/Run, and type in regedit...
Find the offending line in the Registry.
Rt/click on it, and Export it to your desktop.
Delete the entry, then restart your machine.

That should solve your problem...but, you can always
return that entry to the Registry if you wish.

Or as another poster says, do a System Restore to a
time before you installed the Updates

bw..

 

I think I have solved the problem. Instead of first going into the
registry, I opted to do a restore as I thought this would be the easier
way out. After a successful restore, I went to the Windows Update Web
site to again dl the latest updates. However, this time I was still
blocked from using the site with an error message stating that I
couldn't install updates by using the Microsoft Windows Update Web site:
Error number:0x80245003. Windows Update has encountered an error and
cannot display the requested page. As explained by the MS KB for this
error number, "This problem occurs because the redirector identification
(redirectorID) number of the downloaded Wuredir.cab file is lower than
the redirectorID number of the Wuredir.cab file in the
%windir%\SoftwareDistribution folder."
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/919749/en-us). After doing the
workaround, I successfully dl'd the updates. Thanks all for your help.

To email, erase "forgetit"

 

http://www.bootdisk.com/xptop20.htm#4