Thanks a lot, David!
been trying to find a fix that works and this did it, you seem right
about the initpki.dll as it was the only one that took a couple
minutes to reregister (what does the other dll's do?) also I don't use
Norton but I updated Kerio Firewall sometime, maybe that was it.





> "David_C" wrote:
>
> > Hello all,
> >
> > If deleting the ..\downloader folder has not solved your problem try
> > this. It should do the trick.
> >
> > 1. Open a new text document on your desktop.
> > -right click on desktop
> > -point to new
> > -point to text document
> >
> > 2. Copy and paste the following entries into the text document.
> >
> > regsvr32 oleaut32.dll
> > regsvr32 jscript.dll
> > regsvr32 vbscript.dll
> > regsvr32 msxml.dll
> > regsvr32 softpub.dll
> > regsvr32 wintrust.dll
> > regsvr32 initpki.dll
> > regsvr32 cryptdlg.dll
> >
> > 3. Save this file as a batch file.
> > -click on save as
> > -open the drop down box at the bottom to read save as file type: all
> > files
> > -name of file: BITS_fix.bat (the .bat is creating a batch file)
> >
> > 4. Run the BITS_fix.bat (double-click)
> >
> > 5. Now start BITS service. Should start fine and allow all updates.
> >
> > Explanation: (I think this is what's happening)
> > -Removing an anti-virus program removes or corrupts initpki.dll.
> >
> > Hopes this works for any frustrated users out there.
> >
> >