BITS Error 1290: 0x50a following updates

Anonymous
2013-10-03T10:56:25+00:00

Hi,

I'm looking for some assistance.

I'm running Microsoft XP Pro and have completed the critical updates, however now my BITS service will not start at all.

It is producing the error [Error 1290: 0x50a].

I've ran the Microsoft Updates fix utility and it is still unable to start it.

Any Help is greatly appreciated.

James

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Anonymous
2013-11-02T13:35:05+00:00

Hello.

Regarding this issue, it looks as follows:

a recent update for WIndows XP SP 3 seems to have accidentally added 2 flags into the BITS Service Registry entry which are, simply said, invalid there in that place on XP Clients.

The first key is "DelayedAutoStart".  According to MS this is valid from Vista and newer only, so -> remove that from a WIndows XP machine since it is not functioning.

The second key (and mostly our cause of 1290 0x50a error for BITS where it appears)

is the flag "SIDVersionType".

On WIndows XP this is invalid for the BITS service also. -> Remove it.

After that, Reboot Windows XP.

Regards

Bernd

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  1. Anonymous
    2013-10-30T13:09:42+00:00

    just solved it with this link from microsoft.

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

    Same here, special the part:

    reinstall BITS:

    1. (Start), Execute (Start), OK:

    %windir%\System32\rundll32.exe setupapi,InstallHinfSection DefaultInstall 132 %windir%\inf\qmgr.inf 2. Browse: %windir%\ServicePackFiles\i386

    NOTE:

    I use other OS language and notice that BITS service was in english and after "reinstall" was in Portuguese, my language.

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-11-02T21:17:05+00:00

    Hello Bernd,

    Please could you tell me where to find those two registery entries?

    Thankyou for working the problem out, it has been annyoing me for a while.

    Best regards,

    Daniel

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-11-03T06:43:22+00:00

    Hello

    I am having the exact same problem.

    Inform: XP Pro SP3

    Ho not instak:

    KB 951847 x86

    KB890830

    KB2345886

    KB970430

    KB905474

    I followed your instruction but it did not resolve the issue.

    ****The BITS file will not start in the Service Window.

    Please send reply to ******@gmail.com

    Thanks

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  4. Anonymous
    2013-11-06T16:26:58+00:00

    Thanks Bernd!  That makes perfect sense but never would have guessed that was the issue.  (I mean, the error was just SO INFORMATIVE wasn't it?!)

    To fix your issue, refer to his post above and remove the keys.  They're in this path:

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\BITS

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