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re: auto update and bits services access denied Saturday, November 7, 2009 at 4:53 pm Posted by Ricer46 (23825 messages posted) bits service?? What properties?? On Saturday, November 7, 2009 at 2:12 pm, lazlow wrote: >xp sp3... after a nasty virus...i can no longer start auto update or bits service...i >suspect registry tampering...as i get an access denied alert when trying to change >properties ...any help? [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: auto update and bits services access denied Sunday, November 8, 2009 at 5:33 am Posted by lazlow (11 messages posted) ...bits =background intelligent transfer service ...auto update =windows update service access denied = response from system when trying to change properties of either of these services path: start menu/contol panel/admin tools/services ....message from trojan remover app. "The Windows Update service is disabled [Service ImagePath corrupted] The Windows Update service could not be reset This service will also be checked when the PC is restarted" On Saturday, November 7, 2009 at 4:53 pm, Ricer46 wrote: >bits service?? >What properties?? [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: auto update and bits services access denied Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 1:55 pm Posted by Mozark (255 messages posted) save your documents, pix important data. just do a freshreformat & reinstall of the OS you can pull your hair out trying to put out this little fires after. After malware, your system is compromised you can never really trust your system after that. [Reply or follow-up to this message] Tip: Use one of the [Reply or follow-up to this message] links above to add a message to this thread Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows XP Discussion Forum