[tor-bugs] #2634 [Tor bundles/installation]: unable to use windows update functionality with tor enabled

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#2634: unable to use windows update functionality with tor enabled
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 Reporter:  marshall_banana           |          Owner:  erinn           
     Type:  defect                    |         Status:  new             
 Priority:  normal                    |      Milestone:  Tor: unspecified
Component:  Tor bundles/installation  |        Version:  Vidalia 0.2.10  
 Keywords:                            |         Parent:                  
   Points:                            |   Actualpoints:                  
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 i have a really wooooonderful bug for you ;-)

 first: i'm currently using windows 7 x64 ultimate SP1 and the vidalia
 bundle (vidalia-0.2.10, tor-0.2.2.21-alpha, polipo)...
 for a long while now i was unable to use the windows update functionality:
 updates kept being stuck at normally 45% and wouldn't download... i found
 out that i had to stop the vidalia-progs and remove the tor-entries from
 the iexplore internet options, reset bits/windows update by deleting the
 "download" and "datastore" folders from windows softwaredistribution
 folder and then restart the BITS and windows update services (WAU) to be
 able to use it again...

 the eventlog has some errors in the BITS log, i will paste one at the end
 of this text (always the same errors, just different files it tries to
 download)...
 somehow the bits client doesn't seem to be able to download via tor. i
 wasn't able to find a way to prevent WAU from using the proxy without the
 abovementioned way.

 i wasn't able to manually alter the proxy-settings of the BITS-jobs using
 bitsadmin or the powershell commandlets because the WAU jobs run in system
 context and can't be modified from admin context.

 using netsh to reset the winhttp proxy didn't help either, it always said
 "direct connection", but bits used the proxy.

 i have "*.update.microsoft.com" in the trusted sites as well as in the
 exeptions of the iexplore-proxy-settings, didn't help...

 the great error-message doesn't tell what kind of http feature it needs or
 anything, so any advise how to set tor as proxy in iexplore AND be able to
 use WAU??

 cheers

 marshall banana



 Log Name:      Microsoft-Windows-Bits-Client/Operational
 Source:        Microsoft-Windows-Bits-Client
 Date:          27.02.2011 01:42:31
 Event ID:      202
 Task Category: None
 Level:         Error
 Keywords:
 User:          SYSTEM
 Computer:      <censored/>
 Description:
 While transferring WU Client Download, BITS encountered error 0x8020001B
 using 127.0.0.1:8118 as the HTTP proxy server.  The web server or proxy
 server does not support an HTTP feature required by BITS.  This problem
 can only be corrected by the adminstrator of the web server or proxy
 server.  Details: {job: WU Client Download}, {owner: NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM},
 {jobId: {fc727bf8-63ce-47a9-b47c-695a32ed2c4a}}, {url:
 /msdownload/update/software/updt/2011/02/windows6.1-kb2484033-x64_c4162373438c27c520af2e40ca1d51bae3266b22.psf},
 {xferId: {ff691247-91df-4935-b657-8ecd0ae32ff5}}, {proxyServer:
 127.0.0.1:8118}, {hr: 0x8020001B}, {urlContentLength: 17521579},
 {urlHttpVersion: HTTP/1.1}, {urlRange: }
 Event Xml:
 <Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
   <System>
     <Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-Bits-Client" Guid="{EF1CC15B-46C1
 -414E-BB95-E76B077BD51E}" />
     <EventID>202</EventID>
     <Version>0</Version>
     <Level>2</Level>
     <Task>0</Task>
     <Opcode>0</Opcode>
     <Keywords>0x4000000000000000</Keywords>
     <TimeCreated SystemTime="2011-02-27T00:42:31.857123800Z" />
     <EventRecordID>14766</EventRecordID>
     <Correlation ActivityID="{FF691247-91DF-4935-B657-8ECD0AE32FF5}" />
     <Execution ProcessID="1048" ThreadID="1576" />
     <Channel>Microsoft-Windows-Bits-Client/Operational</Channel>
     <Computer>censored</Computer>
     <Security UserID="censored" />
   </System>
   <EventData>
     <Data Name="jobName">WU Client Download</Data>
     <Data Name="jobOwner">NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM</Data>
     <Data Name="jobId">{FC727BF8-63CE-47A9-B47C-695A32ED2C4A}</Data>
     <Data
 Name="url">/msdownload/update/software/updt/2011/02/windows6.1-kb2484033-x64_c4162373438c27c520af2e40ca1d51bae3266b22.psf</Data>
     <Data Name="xferId">{FF691247-91DF-4935-B657-8ECD0AE32FF5}</Data>
     <Data Name="proxy">127.0.0.1:8118</Data>
     <Data Name="hr">2149580827</Data>
     <Data Name="fileLength">17521579</Data>
     <Data Name="HTTPVersion">HTTP/1.1</Data>
     <Data Name="URLRange">
     </Data>
   </EventData>
 </Event>

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