BITS won't start

[GrayPlover]

I got a lot of help from this Forum (guestolo, you are the one and only!) and so there is another annoying problem I'm facing for quite a while.
I'm running Windows XP – SP2 and can't get the Windows Update to work. Download (of the updates) never starts and after certain timeout it terminates with error code 0x80246008.
After a little bit more investigation it turned out the BITS will not start, and probably this is the problem.

I tried steps 2,3 and 4 here and it didn't solve the problem:
http://www.botmanfamily.net/~aurelien/arti..._reinstall.html

I also tried the following sequence:
regsvr32 oleaut32.dll
regsvr32 jscript.dll
regsvr32 vbscript.dll
regsvr32 msxml.dll
regsvr32 softpub.dll
regsvr32 wintrust.dll
regsvr32 initpki.dll
regsvr32 cryptdlg.dll

It didn't help either.

I read somewhere that Uninstalling Norton with Symantec "special" tool may cause problem with the BITS. It might be my case since I recently Uninstalled Norton Internet Security using a tool called SymNRT I downloaded from the Symantec site. I also read that Installing Norton back and Uninstalling it again using the CD help to recover the BITS. I really don't want to try that since I don't have the CD (it was not an "official" installing CD), plus I really, REALLY, don't want any Symantec products in 20 miles radius from my PC anymore  http://images.thetechguide.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/mad.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':angry:\' /> .

I know it's quite a common problem but somehow everything I tried didn't solve it. Any other ideas would be welcomed.

[guestolo]

Just as a double check

If you go to START>>Run>>type in services.msc
Hit OK

In the new window on the right handside

Ensure that Automatic updates is started and set to Automatic
Also check that the Background Intelligent Transfer service is at least set to Manual

[GrayPlover]

Yeap,
Automatic Updates is started and set to Automatic.
BITS is set to Manual.

[guestolo]

Can we try the following

Open Notepad (START>>>RUN>>>type in notepad)
Hit OK
Copy the Entire contents of the CODE box to notepad, not including the word "code"
In Notepad click FILE>>SAVE AS
Change the Save as Type to All Files.
Name the file as fix.bat
Make sure it has the .bat extension

Code: [Select]

cd /d %SystemRoot%\system32
regsvr32 comcat.dll /s
regsvr32 shdoc401.dll /s
regsvr32 shdoc401.dll /i /s
regsvr32 asctrls.ocx /s
regsvr32 oleaut32.dll /s
regsvr32 shdocvw.dll /I /s
regsvr32 shdocvw.dll /s
regsvr32 browseui.dll /s
regsvr32 browseui.dll /I /s
regsvr32 msrating.dll /s
regsvr32 mlang.dll /s
regsvr32 hlink.dll /s
regsvr32 mshtmled.dll /s
regsvr32 urlmon.dll /s
regsvr32 plugin.ocx /s
regsvr32 sendmail.dll /s
regsvr32 scrobj.dll /s
regsvr32 mmefxe.ocx /s
regsvr32 corpol.dll /s
regsvr32 jscript.dll /s
regsvr32 msxml.dll /s
regsvr32 imgutil.dll /s
regsvr32 thumbvw.dll /s
regsvr32 cryptext.dll /s
regsvr32 rsabase.dll /s
regsvr32 inseng.dll /s
regsvr32 iesetup.dll /i /s
regsvr32 cryptdlg.dll /s
regsvr32 actxprxy.dll /s
regsvr32 dispex.dll /s
regsvr32 occache.dll /s
regsvr32 occache.dll /i /s
regsvr32 iepeers.dll /s
regsvr32 urlmon.dll /i /s
regsvr32 cdfview.dll /s
regsvr32 webcheck.dll /s
regsvr32 mobsync.dll /s
regsvr32 pngfilt.dll /s
regsvr32 licmgr10.dll /s
regsvr32 icmfilter.dll /s
regsvr32 hhctrl.ocx /s
regsvr32 inetcfg.dll /s
regsvr32 tdc.ocx /s
regsvr32 MSR2C.DLL /s
regsvr32 msident.dll /s
regsvr32 msieftp.dll /s
regsvr32 xmsconf.ocx /s
regsvr32 ils.dll /s
regsvr32 msoeacct.dll /s
regsvr32 inetcomm.dll /s
regsvr32 msdxm.ocx /s
regsvr32 dxmasf.dll /s
regsvr32 l3codecx.ax /s
regsvr32 acelpdec.ax /s
regsvr32 mpg4ds32.ax /s
regsvr32 voxmsdec.ax /s
regsvr32 danim.dll /s
regsvr32 Daxctle.ocx /s
regsvr32 lmrt.dll /s
regsvr32 datime.dll /s
regsvr32 dxtrans.dll /s
regsvr32 dxtmsft.dll /s
regsvr32 WEBPOST.DLL /s
regsvr32 WPWIZDLL.DLL /s
regsvr32 POSTWPP.DLL /s
regsvr32 CRSWPP.DLL /s
regsvr32 FTPWPP.DLL /s
regsvr32 FPWPP.DLL /s
regsvr32 WUAPI.DLL /s
regsvr32 WUAUENG.DLL /s
regsvr32 ATL.DLL /s
regsvr32 WUCLTUI.DLL /s
regsvr32 WUPS.DLL /s
regsvr32 WUWEB.DLL /s
regsvr32 wshom.ocx /s
regsvr32 wshext.dll /s
regsvr32 vbscript.dll /s
regsvr32 scrrun.dll mstinit.exe /setup /s
regsvr32 msnsspc.dll /SspcCreateSspiReg /s
regsvr32 msapsspc.dll /SspcCreateSspiReg /s
exit
Close all programs and windows running in the background, including this one

Double click on fix.bat, wait for it to finish
Restart your computer afterwards
Let me know how it goes

[GrayPlover]

I'm a stupid idiot.

O.k., first is first, Your script Guestolo unfortunately didn't solve the problem.
BUT, I read some other pages and tried erasing the following directory:

C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\Network\downloader

AND IT WORKED!!!

The BITS started and running, and for the first time in this PC's life The Windows Update is working.

I really don't know why it worked, I guess the BITS could not write to this directory because of limited permissions, maybe you can explain it better.

Many thanks again, and sorry for the trouble.

[guestolo]

I'm a stupid idiot.

I wouldn't say so, you tracked down the necessary fix and resolved the issue
Good work  http://images.thetechguide.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\'\' />
And many thanks for the info
I assume you are logged into Admin account when trying to install the updates
I wonder what the permissions were on the folder

[guestolo]

As this problem is resolved I'll lock this topic