BITS disabled OK or not

[alexshj]

Ive disabled Background Intelligent Transfer Services in vista basic bcos if left as automatic delayed start, it starts download at a 30-60 kbps continously till i switch off my dsl modem. and restarts when i restart my modem. However this problem doesnt occur in safe mode or when i disable it. if i leave it at manual, it may start depending on which sites i visit. so i leave it at disabled, Same also to windows update. Is this OK and what are its implications? any suggestions ?

[IH8U]

Is this OK and what are its implications?

Yes it is OK. You will just have to re-enable BITS and Automatic update, when you're ready to update Windows.

[couttsj]

Or alternately leave BITS in auto, and set Auto Update to manual so that you control when an update is to be done. I find all Auto Update programs to be a severe pain in the buttocks.

J.A. Coutts

[alexshj]

thanks you all, bit of a relief to know that , though i cant understand how come it bcame a problem since  last 10 days in the 1 year that i used vista ! maybe microsoft getting a bit pushy ?? or is it a nasty ?

[Dolphin]

The way I handle the BITS and AU thingy is this.  Understand now that I am using Windows XP, but don't see why it shouldn't work for Vista.

I make a separate folder and place it on my desktop.

Into the folder I have 2 batch files (beforeupdate.bat and afterupdate.bat)

I have BITS set to manual and AU disabled.

Here are the bat files:

Before:

sc config wuauserv start= auto
sc start wuauserv
sc start BITS

After:

sc stop BITS
sc stop wuauserv
sc config wuauserv start= disabled

Just copy the above commands and paste them into Notepad and save them as labled (beforeupdate.bat and afterupdate.bat).

Before I do an automatic update using only the custom option at MS, I open the folder on the desktop, double click the "Before" batch file and the do my updating, if necessary.

When finished, I open the folder on my desktop and double click on the "After" batch file.

As you can see, one starts BITS and AU and the other shuts 'em off.

Hope this helps.  Sure saves me worrying about what MS could be doing to me.

Now go have a great day.

Bill

P.S.  I imagine if you wanted to, you could add commands to completely disable BITS in the after file and also to enable and start it in the before file.

[alexshj]

u mean its MS and not a nasty? thank heavens (I think!)! i did like u said but not run it yet. bit apprehensivve now . its just a shortcut to enabling when i update and disableing when im done, right? thanks for the tip.

[Dolphin]

Yep, that's all they do.

The before enables Windows Automatic Update and starts BITS.

The after disables Windows Automatic Update and stops BITS.

Have fun, now hear.   

[Boomer]

 Dolphin,

Have fun now comma hear.

Have fun now, hear.

 Am I silly or WHAT?

NOW-

You go have yourself a great evening.  

[Dolphin]

Hey, I'm just an east coast boy....not totally suthern.