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Background
Intelligent Transfer Service
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Service Name |
BITS |
Process Name |
svchost.exe -k netsvcs |
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Default Settings |
XP Home
: Automatic |
XP Pro
: Automatic |
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XP Pro w/SP2 : Manual |
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Microsoft Service
Description |
Transfers files in the
background using idle network bandwidth. If the service is
stopped, features such as Windows Update, and MSN Explorer
will be unable to automatically download programs and other
information. If this service is disabled, any services that
explicitly depend on it may fail to transfer files if they
do not have a fail safe mechanism to transfer files directly
through IE in case BITS has been disabled. |
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Dependencies |
Remote Procedure Call (RPC) |
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Real World Description |
In theory this should be a useful service, especially since
it can continue an interrupted download due to a logoff or
shutdown situation. Unfortunately, it can also be prone to
trouble when the resumption occurs. See the KB article
listed in Notes section. |
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Is this service needed? |
No
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Recommended Setting: |
Manual |
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Note |
Updated to reflect SP2
changes.
Update Available for the Background
Intelligent Transfer Service
(Only for pre-SP2 systems) |
From Paul
06/27/2005
I use
a laptop, which is connected to the Internet via UMTS or
Satellite. As you may know this is an expensive method
and generally paid per MB. So I was quite annoyed, that
my laptop showed a mind of its own and started to
generate a lot of traffic.
Investigation revealed there was a service started by
svchost.exe. Detailed investigation revealed, BITS was
the culprit. I put it to manual and stopped it. Testing
showed the functionality of the system is not impaired.
I
send you this info, because more and more users are
using UMTS and the like. And the costs of a rogue
process can be quite high. To illustrate: I lost some
$30 in network usage charges, before I solved the
problem.
And I
have at least some utility software and expertise in my
toolkit. If one is unaware of this one can end up paying
a lot more than needed.
Hope
this helps.
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