My computer started randomly closing overnight - then the left on download. Internet points out the unexpected stop down and gives me a link dead at error number: 0x8DDD0002 - I'M the only user/administrator

I've been downloading for years, but the last 3 - 4 times when I let the computer do its things while I'm in bed, I come down in the morning and the computer restarted itself and I get the Vista - computer has recovered from an unexpected stop, then he gives me the windows update link, which tells me that I must be an administrator to apply updates!  I AM she!  only one user on this computer, checked my settings and its fine!

Someone has any ideas why this started all of a sudden the most stupid and frustrating now!

Thanks in advance people :D

"computer has recovered from an unexpected shutdown, then he gives me the windows Update link.

Most of the time, it restarts itself during the update process.

Change it to no automatic installation, which is what I was hoping you would do to dismiss this case.

That's what brought me to update problems.

See you soon.

Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

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