Cant't upgrade from XP Professional to SP 2. Pls help!

Windows XP Support >> Cant't upgrade from XP Professional to SP 2. Pls help! I am currently running on XP Professional and i have been trying to upgrade
to SP 2 for the last few days. I went to the microsoft site for downloading,
when the system is searching for latest window version for updating, i
encountered the below error.

[Error number: 0x8DDD0018]
The site cannot continue because one or more of these Windows services is
not running:
The site cannot continue because one or more of these Windows services is
not running:

Automatic Updates (allows the site to find, download and install
high-priority updates for your computer)
Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) (helps updates download more
quickly and without problems if the download process is interrupted)
Event Log (keeps a record of updating activities to help with
troubleshooting, if needed)
To make sure these services are running:
1. Click Start, and then click Run.
2. Type services.msc and then click OK.
3. In the list of services, double-click on Automatic Updates and then click
Properties.
4. In the Startup type list, select Automatic and click Apply.
5. Verify that the Service status is started, if the Service Status is
Stopped click on the Start Button.
6. In the list of services, double-click on Background Intelligent Transfer
Service (BITS) and then click Properties.
7. In the Startup type list, select Manual and click Apply.
8. Verify that the Service status is started, If the Service Status is
Stopped click on the Start Button.
9. In the list of services, double-click on Event Log and then click
Properties.
10. In the Startup type list, select Automatic and click Apply.
11. Verify that the Service status is started, If the Service Status is
Stopped click on the Start Button.

I had followed through the instruction and do back to download but the same
error pop up again. I do realised that my Automatic Updates somehow will
revert back to disabled after i had selected Automatic,apply,ok. I had tried
many times and the same thing happen again. I am not sure whether this is the
main reason for the error.

Pls advise.

Windows XP1020

Windows XP Support >> Cant't upgrade from XP Professional to SP 2. Pls help!
Philip wrote:
> I am currently running on XP Professional and i have been trying to upgrade
> to SP 2 for the last few days. I went to the microsoft site for downloading,
> when the system is searching for latest window version for updating, i
> encountered the below error.
>
> [Error number: 0x8DDD0018]
> The site cannot continue because one or more of these Windows services is
> not running:
> The site cannot continue because one or more of these Windows services is
> not running:
>
> Automatic Updates (allows the site to find, download and install
> high-priority updates for your computer)
> Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) (helps updates download more
> quickly and without problems if the download process is interrupted)
> Event Log (keeps a record of updating activities to help with
> troubleshooting, if needed)
> To make sure these services are running:
> 1. Click Start, and then click Run.
> 2. Type services.msc and then click OK.
> 3. In the list of services, double-click on Automatic Updates and then click
> Properties.
> 4. In the Startup type list, select Automatic and click Apply.
> 5. Verify that the Service status is started, if the Service Status is
> Stopped click on the Start Button.
> 6. In the list of services, double-click on Background Intelligent Transfer
> Service (BITS) and then click Properties.
> 7. In the Startup type list, select Manual and click Apply.
> 8. Verify that the Service status is started, If the Service Status is
> Stopped click on the Start Button.
> 9. In the list of services, double-click on Event Log and then click
> Properties.
> 10. In the Startup type list, select Automatic and click Apply.
> 11. Verify that the Service status is started, If the Service Status is
> Stopped click on the Start Button.
>
> I had followed through the instruction and do back to download but the same
> error pop up again. I do realised that my Automatic Updates somehow will
> revert back to disabled after i had selected Automatic,apply,ok. I had tried
> many times and the same thing happen again. I am not sure whether this is the
> main reason for the error.
>
> Pls advise.

Try this :-

Windows XP Service Pack 2 - Direct Download
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=049C9DBE-3B8E-4F30-8245-9E368D3CDB5A&displaylang=en
or http://tinyurl.com/5bobl