Hi,

Please try this as well:

Start Regedit.exe (from Start/Run)

Locate the registry key
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Contro l\BackupRestore\

Create the following key if it does not exist:
FilesNotToBackup

so you have this path when finished:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Contro l
\BackupRestore\FilesNotToBackup\


Now see if BITS will start.


Goldnsteel wrote:

> I know this ones a common theme, but all the promising help threads I have
> found here have not helped me yet. I've opened a new thread since someone
> suggested it was the proper procedure. I am by no means an expert, so I hope
> the following details are clear and enable some benevolent do-gooder to help.
>
> Problem: Windows updates hangs and fails with Error Code 0x80246008. Event
> Log shows service specific error code 2147942402. BITS will not start. OS
> is W2000 SP4. Yes - Norton was uninstalled recently - I understand this
> tends to do strange things.
>
> Here are my failed solutions:
> - Installed rollup 1 for SP4
> - Deleted files from C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application
> Data\Microsoft\Network\Downloader
> - registered (regsvr32) on oleaut32.dll, jscript.dll, vbscript.dll,
> msxml.dll, softpub.dll, wintrust.dll, initpki.dll, and cryptdlg.dll,
> - Ensured that dependencies (RPC, System Event Notification, COM+ Event
> System, and Windows Management Instrumentation Driver Extensions) were
> started.
> - Local System Account logon enabled (in BITS)
> - Tried to load Bitsadmin from Support.cab on my installation disk. (it
> wasnt found in the unzipped directory)
> - Tried to reset the security settings on the BITS service by using 'sc
> sdset bits' (but my OS didn't recognize the sc command)
> - Registered (regsvr32.exe) on qmgr.dll and qmgrprxy.dll
> - Tried to reinstall the BITs service from the command prompt using
> "%SystemRoot%\System32\rundll32.exe setupapi,InstallHinfSection
> DefaultInstall 132 %SystemRoot%\inf\qmgr.inf" --> install failed
> - Tried the following from the command window;
> [
> rd /q /s "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\Microsoft\Network\Downloader"
> hit ENTER
> Now key in:
> net start BITS
> and hit ENTER
> ] - BITS failed to start with same error code
> - Added BITS and WUAUSERV to the ntsrvc registry key


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