Try the following (provided by Narayana Mahankali [MSFT] in an October 2004
thread regarding the same error codes):
Open a command prompt window, and key in (or copy/paste):
rd /q /s "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\Microsoft\Network\Downloader"
hit ENTER
Now key in:
net start BITS
and hit ENTER
Regards,
--
Patti MacLeod
Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User
"cwsiggy" <> wrote in message
news:303EB0C8-5D45-4BBB-ABED-...
> thanks but it didn't work. Must be a more serious problem with BITS. I
cn't
> seem to get it started even after the dll fix attempt. I get error
2147024891
> when starting BITS and the dll thing didn't work. I'll keep seearching
>
> "Patti MacLeod" wrote:
>
> > Oooops........sorry 'bout that.......I usually leave instructions to
> > copy/paste the entire URL into a browser window, or leave a link for a
> > TinyURL if I think that the URL will wrap due to its length.
> > Here is the TinyURL:
> > http://tinyurl.com/4x863
> >
> >
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > --
> > Patti MacLeod
> > Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User
> >
> > "cwsiggy" <> wrote in message
> > news:B3F4AD28-F6B5-485A-B11B-...
> > > This is the error message I am getting when trying to update. Patti -
your
> > > response from below gave a bad link...
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >