Manual start of BITS fails with error 2147024891

[Bill Bruins]

Manual start of BITS fails with error 2147024891 and I am
unable to download any WIN XP updates. WIN XP updates
fail with error 80246008.

Is there a fix for these problems?

 

[=?Windows-1252?B?1L/UIE13cw==?=]

For me to get this to work, I had to start the BITS service and switch it to
Automatic "before" I went to the Windows update site..

Mo

 

[XP User]

What is the Service pack level of the machine?

 

[Bits Friend]

Forwarding to the BITS newsgroup microsoft.public.windows.backgroundtransfer.

 

[Narayana Mahankali [MSFT]]

Is the error code -2147024891?

Did you apply any security templates? If so please check the security
descriptor of the BITS service and confirm that the NetworkService account
has read access to the BITS Service.

Type the following command in a command window to view the current security
descriptor of BITS:

sc sdshow bits

See if the output matches the following (one line). If it matches, then the
security descriptor for the BITS service is wrong and we need to correct it
using the methods given below:

D:AR(A;;CCDCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRSDRCWDWO;;;BA)(A;;CCDCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRSDRCWDWO;;;SY)(A;;CCLCSWLOCRRC;;;IU)S:AU;FA;CCDCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRSDRCWDWO;;;WD)

The following are two solutions to this problem:
a) Download the latest security templates and apply them and try to
start bits.
b) Or Run the following command:

sc sdset bits
D:AR(A;;CCDCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRSDRCWDWO;;;BA)(A;;CCDCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRSDRCWDWO;;;SY)(A;;CCLCSWLOCRRC;;;IU)(A;;KRLCLO;;;NS)SAU;FA;CCDCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRSDRCWDWO;;;WD)

and try to start BITS service now.

Let me know if this doesn't solve the problem and we will try something
else.
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[Bill Bruins]

Both Manual and Automatic settings and clicking start fail with the
same error any time I try it. This was occuring before installing SP2
and now it occurs following the installation of SP2.

 

[Linda]

I have this same problem and this is the error code I get when trying to
manually start BITS. The results I get from "sc sdshow bits" are *not* the
same as your string. Do you have any other suggestions?

I have XP Pro and a W2K Server. I don't think the server is involved in my
problem since I can update my laptop but not my desktop. Both are running
xp Pro and have SP2 installed.
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[Linda]

No, I'm not familiar with security templates. The output of the sc sdshow
BITS command is:

DA;;CCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRRC;;;SY)(A;;CCDCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRSDRCWDWO;;;BA)(A;;CCLCSWLOCR
RC;;;AU)(A;;CCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRRC;;;PU)

 

[Dennis Meriwether]

I am having the same problem. My last successful update
was in July and I have made no changes or additions to my
PC other than an online update to my IEN Warbirds program.
I tried restoring my system to a restore point previous to
the date when the updates started failing...didn't work.

I tried the fix stated in MS knowledge base 883822 and
running "regsvr32 qmgr.dll". This resulted in:

"qmgr.dll was loaded, but the DllRegisterServer entry
point was not found. This file can not be registered."

My last idea was to attempt a repair using my XP system
disk. That did not work either.

I have tried to start the BITS service and it will not
start (error 2147024891) by either automatic or manual
means. There is a BITS update avaiable but I cannot
download and install it. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks.

Dennis

 

[Guest]

How do you apply security templates? Is it the same as a security update?
These seem to be up to date.

When I run "sc sdshow bits" in the command line a window appears on the
screen for a milisecond...not long enough to read it.

Attempting to set it.....typing "sc sdset bits

D:AR(A;;CCDCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRSDRCWDWO;;;BA)(A;;CCDCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRSDRCWDWO;;;SY)(A;;CCLCSWLOCRRC;;;IU)(A;;KRLCLO;;;NS)SAU;FA;CCDCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRSDRCWDWO;;;WD)" into the command line (I presume this is to be run all as one line) a window flashes and cannot be read.

Dennis

 

[Linda]

Guess there's no additional intelligence on this issue? Did you get
anything via email that might help resolve this problem?

 

[Guest]

Good morning,

Actually once I figured out what a "command prompt" was (Duh!) I tried what
was sugggested by a previous post.

sc sdshow bits
See if the output matches the following (one line).

D:AR(A;;CCDCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRSDRCWDWO;;;BA),
(A;;CCDCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRSDRCWDWO;;;SY)(A;;CCLCSWLOCRRC;;;IU)>S:AU;FA;CCDCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRSDRCWDWO;;;WD)

The output did NOT match this.

The following are two solutions to this problem:
a) Download the latest security templates and apply them and try to
start bits.
b) Or Run the following command:

sc sdset bits
D:AR(A;;CCDCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRSDRCWDWO;;;BA)
(A;;CCDCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRSDRCWDWO;;;SY)(A;;CCLCSWLOCRRC;;;IU)
(A;;KRLCLO;;;NS)SAU;FA;CCDCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRSDRCWDWO;;;WD)

I tried this and it accepted the change. However bits still would not start.
I ran "sc sdshow bits" again and the output was what it was to begin with.
Looks like I may be looking at a complete reinstall : (

 

[Narayana Mahankali [MSFT]]

Sorry for the late reply.

Please post the output of the following command:

cacls "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\Microsoft\Network\Donwnloader"

Did you encrypt the "Documents and Settings" folder?

Please try the following:

Delete the directory "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application
Data\Microsoft\Network\Donwnloader" and try to start the BITS service. Here
are commands to do this. Run them at a command prompt.
rd /q /s "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application
Data\Microsoft\Network\Donwnloader"
net start BITS

Please note the quotation marks arround the path as there are spaces in the
path.

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Microsoft, BITS

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[Narayana Mahankali [MSFT]]

Sorry for the late reply.

Please post the output of the following command:

cacls "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\Microsoft\Network\Donwnloader"

Did you encrypt the "Documents and Settings" folder?

Please try the following:

Delete the directory "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application
Data\Microsoft\Network\Donwnloader" and try to start the BITS service. Here
are commands to do this. Run them at a command prompt.
rd /q /s "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application
Data\Microsoft\Network\Donwnloader"
net start BITS

Please note the quotation marks arround the path as there are spaces in the
path.

--
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Microsoft, BITS

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[Guest]

Sorry for the late reply.

Please post the output of the following command:

cacls "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\Microsoft\Network\Donwnloader"

Here is the output:

c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application
Data\Microsoft\Network\Downloader BUILTN\AdministratorsOI)(CI)F

NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEMOI)(CI)F

Did you encrypt the "Documents and Settings" folder?

Please try the following:

Delete the directory "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application
Data\Microsoft\Network\Donwnloader" and try to start the BITS service. Here
are commands to do this. Run them at a command prompt.
rd /q /s "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application
Data\Microsoft\Network\Donwnloader"
net start BITS

Please note the quotation marks arround the path as there are spaces in the
path.

IT STARTED!!!!!! THank you! I will reboot now to see if it will start
automatically.

Dennis

 

[Guest]

After a reboot it started successfully again. I then was able to download and
install all of the latest update. Thanks for the help.

Dennis