| I keep
getting this message in my Event Log every time I start the computer up:
The Background Intelligent
Transfer Service service depends on the following nonexistent service:
Lanman Workstation.
I have disabled this
service for the moment but would like to know if I need it.
I am on a network where this computer is the host of the internet sharing
with the firewall enabled.
Contributed By: Sudheer GN [MSFT]
The error message refers to
"Background Intelligent Transfer Service" which is used by Windows Automatic
Update to download Windows patches to the client machines and hence it is
important to have that service running.
BITS service is also used by applications such as MSN Explorer, Messenger
etc.
The problem on your machine is that you have uninstalled "Client for
Microsoft networks" component and hence lanmanworkstation service doesn't
exist.
To resolve the problem, Either you can re-install the "Client for Microsoft
networks" component or remove the dependency from BITS Service, and then
enable the BITS service.Reinstalling
"Client for Microsoft Networks" networking component:
- Select Start -> Settings -> Control Panel
- Double-click "Network and Internet Connections"
and then "Network Connections"
- Here you should see "Local Area Connection" icon
- Right-click on that icon and select "Properties".
"Local Area Connection properties" dialog pops up
- In the dialog box that opens
- Select Install. "Select Network Component Type"
dialog pops up
- Select "Client" and click "Add"
- Select "Client for Microsoft Networks" and press
"OK" (the installation may prompt for Windows XP CD)
- Select "Cancel" in the "Select Network Component
Type" dialog
- Click "Close" in the "Local Area Connection
properties" dialog
Removing the BITS service dependency on
lanmanworkstation
The dependency of 'lanmanworkstation' on
BITS can be removed by the following SC.EXE commands. The dependency
list is different for Windows 2000 and Windows XP. The modification can be
done by the following commands.
sc.exe is available in resource kit for Windows 2000. It is already
available in Windows XP Pro.
On Windows XP, run the command from the command prompt:
sc config bits depend= RpcSs
On Windows 2000, run the command from the command
prompt:
sc config bits depend= RpcSs/Sens/WMI
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