Windows/Microsoft Update Not Working on Windows 2000/XP/2003

[click-click]

It's off and on. Seems to be a website problem. [Error number: 0x8DDD0010]

[bluebolt]

It's off and on. Seems to be a website problem. [Error number: 0x8DDD0010]

 

XP is working fine here, but Windows 2000 Professional is giving me the same error(s) as your screenshot.

 

EDIT:  After yet another attempt it just worked for W2K Pro, so I suppose all is well, or what  passes for "well" in the wonderful world of Microsoft Update.  Like an old TV...smack the top of the chassis, jiggle the antennae...

Edited October 14, 2015 by bluebolt

[Dave-H]

I thought I'd spoken too soon after my main machine updated fine.

When I did the updates on my netbook it all seemed fine too, but when I went to MS Update to check afterwards, it did not work, although it was apparently still working on the main machine!

I tried a few more times, and without changing anything, it started working again on the netbook too, so I guess it is a server problem at Microsoft's end.

It does say "Error 500 - Internal Server Error" at the top left of the error page, and I guess that's exactly what it was!

Edited October 14, 2015 by Dave-H

[submix8c]

FYI - was getting "Server Busy" here -

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/dictate-text-speech-recognition#1TC=windows-7

...and now it's OK. Maybe this Win8 Updates and the Win10 Rollout is making stuff hickup? (no more Patch Tuesday.)