This is how to solve error-8008 problems

Question

Ok, this is how I fixed it. No one at apple told me to do this but it worked.
First I found my Itunes folder on my computer. For most people this will be on their main drive (C:/Itunes) Within your itunes folder there is a folder named DOWNLOADS.(C:Itunes/Downloads) In this folder Itunes stores temporary files of your downloads in progress. Double click on this folder and you should see the names of the files/programs that keep coming up error -8008. They will be folders with a .tmp extension.
Just delete them!!! I know this is scary but it works. Once you delete them go back to your itunes click on store and check for purchases and the downloads will resume.
Very simple version (assuming used the default Itunes install location)
Locate and double click on My Computer
Locate and double click on the folder itunes
Once inside the itunes folder locate and double click on the folder labelled Downloads.
In this folder you should see folders that have the same names as the files that have had -8008 error message, along with an extension of .tmp.
Delete those files!!!
Go back to itunes and go to store then check for purchases and everything should go perfectly fine.
It did for me.
  Windows XP  

Answer 1

it does not work every time and or on every computer, i have the same issue as above but this does not work all it does is start the file over and then the file just errors out again.