You receive a "The necessary services are disabled or unavailable" error message when
you connect to the Microsoft Windows Update Web site or to the Microsoft Update Web
site
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/883822
The necessary services are disabled or unavailable. Error 0x80246007
The necessary services are disabled or unavailable. Error 0x80246008
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| Update fails with this message "The site cannot continue because one or more
| of these Windows services is not running" and lists BITS, Automatic Updates
| and event log as the possible culprits. A quick look shows that indeed all
| are running.
| Anyone know how to fix this since obviously MS doesn't even know whats wrong?