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Posted

My father-in-law has windows vista home premium.

He can no longer get any automatic updates, this generates error code

80246008. Support information refers to a corrupt BITS service. However, the

BITS service is missing among the Services. Downloading files from

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/940520 does not restore the BITS service.

Can anyone advise?

Many thanks,

Koen

Guest Mick Murphy
Posted

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/956706

 

Above is the MS link to correct that error problem in BITS

--

Mad Mike

 

 

"Koen" wrote:

<span style="color:blue">

> My father-in-law has windows vista home premium.

> He can no longer get any automatic updates, this generates error code

> 80246008. Support information refers to a corrupt BITS service. However, the

> BITS service is missing among the Services. Downloading files from

> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/940520 does not restore the BITS service.

> Can anyone advise?

> Many thanks,

> Koen</span>

Guest Salvador Manaois III
Posted

Try reinstalling the services as outlined in this KB:

 

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/883614

 

Regards,

 

Salvador Manaois III

MCSE MCSA CIEH CIWA MCITP|Server/Enterprise Admin

Bytes & Badz : http://badzmanaois.blogspot.com

 

 

"Koen" wrote:

<span style="color:blue">

> My father-in-law has windows vista home premium.

> He can no longer get any automatic updates, this generates error code

> 80246008. Support information refers to a corrupt BITS service. However, the

> BITS service is missing among the Services. Downloading files from

> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/940520 does not restore the BITS service.

> Can anyone advise?

> Many thanks,

> Koen</span>

Posted

Hello Koen,

 

My 2 cents ;-)

 

See if anything here helps.

 

 

0x80246008 WU_E_DM_FAILTOCONNECTTOBITS A download manager operation failed

because the download manager was unable to connect the Background Intelligent

 

Transfer Service (BITS).

 

<http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=910337>

 

 

 

You receive an error message when you try to download updates from the

 

Windows Update Web site or from the Microsoft Update Web site, or when you

 

try to start the Background Intelligent Transfer Service 0x80246008

 

<http://support.microsoft.com/kb/916251>

 

 

Good luck

 

 

ÆŽ

-=-

 

 

 

 

"Koen" wrote:

<span style="color:blue">

> My father-in-law has windows vista home premium.

> He can no longer get any automatic updates, this generates error code

> 80246008. Support information refers to a corrupt BITS service. However, the

> BITS service is missing among the Services. Downloading files from

> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/940520 does not restore the BITS service.

> Can anyone advise?

> Many thanks,

> Koen</span>

Posted

Hi all,

 

Thanks for your replies!

 

Important is that the BITS service is simply not present and that this is a

Vista machine not an XP. Suggestions by Mick and Salvador probably for one of

these reasons did not solve the issue.

 

Engel: I'll pass on yours, but Vista is not mentioned, only XP and other

platforms.

 

I come back with more news asap.

 

Thanks,

 

Koen

 

"Engel" wrote:

<span style="color:blue">

> Hello Koen,

>

> My 2 cents ;-)

>

> See if anything here helps.

>

>

> 0x80246008 WU_E_DM_FAILTOCONNECTTOBITS A download manager operation failed

> because the download manager was unable to connect the Background Intelligent

>

> Transfer Service (BITS).

>

> <http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=910337>

>

>

>

> You receive an error message when you try to download updates from the

>

> Windows Update Web site or from the Microsoft Update Web site, or when you

>

> try to start the Background Intelligent Transfer Service 0x80246008

>

> <http://support.microsoft.com/kb/916251>

>

>

> Good luck

>

>

> ÆŽ

> -=-

>

>

>

>

> "Koen" wrote:

> <span style="color:green">

> > My father-in-law has windows vista home premium.

> > He can no longer get any automatic updates, this generates error code

> > 80246008. Support information refers to a corrupt BITS service. However, the

> > BITS service is missing among the Services. Downloading files from

> > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/940520 does not restore the BITS service.

> > Can anyone advise?

> > Many thanks,

> > Koen</span></span>

Guest Mick Murphy
Posted

Koen, my advice link does apply to vista, if you read down a little bit.

You tell it is Vista advice., by the start ORB

 

Also, at that download link of yours that you tried, did you try the manual

way to fix it.

Manual way is below the 32bit and 64bit download links.

--

Mad Mike

 

 

"Koen" wrote:

<span style="color:blue">

> Hi all,

>

> Thanks for your replies!

>

> Important is that the BITS service is simply not present and that this is a

> Vista machine not an XP. Suggestions by Mick and Salvador probably for one of

> these reasons did not solve the issue.

>

> Engel: I'll pass on yours, but Vista is not mentioned, only XP and other

> platforms.

>

> I come back with more news asap.

>

> Thanks,

>

> Koen

>

> "Engel" wrote:

> <span style="color:green">

> > Hello Koen,

> >

> > My 2 cents ;-)

> >

> > See if anything here helps.

> >

> >

> > 0x80246008 WU_E_DM_FAILTOCONNECTTOBITS A download manager operation failed

> > because the download manager was unable to connect the Background Intelligent

> >

> > Transfer Service (BITS).

> >

> > <http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=910337>

> >

> >

> >

> > You receive an error message when you try to download updates from the

> >

> > Windows Update Web site or from the Microsoft Update Web site, or when you

> >

> > try to start the Background Intelligent Transfer Service 0x80246008

> >

> > <http://support.microsoft.com/kb/916251>

> >

> >

> > Good luck

> >

> >

> > ÆŽ

> > -=-

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > "Koen" wrote:

> > <span style="color:darkred">

> > > My father-in-law has windows vista home premium.

> > > He can no longer get any automatic updates, this generates error code

> > > 80246008. Support information refers to a corrupt BITS service. However, the

> > > BITS service is missing among the Services. Downloading files from

> > > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/940520 does not restore the BITS service.

> > > Can anyone advise?

> > > Many thanks,

> > > Koen</span></span></span>

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