How to Disable WSUS on Client Workstation?
Some background. I have a small office, I am not an expert in MS operating systems, I have some knowledge and have "administered" our systems since we first had Windows 2000 Server 11 years ago. I seem...
View ArticleWSUS 3.0 SP2 - Any way to "merge" servers?
Our WSUS environment is quite a mess (inherited by me), and I've been working hard to make it sensible but running into roadblocks. My goal is to have one Upstream server which then syncs out to 3...
View ArticleWSUS Installation failures 0x800705b4
Hi,I'm having a strange issue with a Windows 7 client, it's failing to install all available updates pushed using WSUS, however the log is confusing, firstly I get the following entry? (This is only 1...
View Articlecan not reinstal wsus
i installed wsus 3.0 on a partition which later crashed and i lost all my data.the working partition contains my operating system and my domain controller.when i try to reinstall wsus it ask to remove...
View ArticleInstalled KBs not always showing up as installed
On Win 2003 Server, I install a KB and then check to see if it installed using 'wmic qfe' and I don't see it listed.Steps I took:I downloaded NDP30SP2-KB958483-x64.exe and ran the install. It reported...
View ArticleWSUS Update Pre-Configuration/Post-Configuration Scripts
Hello,I had a question about WSUS/Windows Update. I would like to run a pre-configuration and a post-configuration script when an update is installed on my endpoints. I would like these scripts to run...
View ArticleDownstream server downloads files from Microsoft through proxy server but...
Hello, I have one downstream server that needs to report to one upstream server in the WAN connected by slow vpn connection.Because the vpn line is slow, this downstream server needs to download files...
View ArticleWindows Internal Databse
I am getting this error when i try to install windows internal databse through Powershell:Add-WindowsFeature : Installation of [Windows Internal Database] Windows Internal Database failed. Attempt to...
View ArticleStill Receiving BITS error and updates still not downloading after setting...
HI,I have had WSUS running in my network very happily until recently when we have changed to a new internet connection that is provided to us by our local government (this is a school network), which I...
View ArticleWUA API for /reportnow ?
We are controlling the behavior of the Automatic Updates service via the WUA COM API. The Automatic Updates service has been changed to Manual start, because our systems are embedded and we can only...
View ArticleVPN'd users having issues reporting into WSUS
Our server running WSUS is taking a long time detecting and sometimes not finding these VPN'd laptops at all. We have outside users that use Sonicwall's VPN NetExtender to VPN into our network. The...
View ArticleYour WSUS Server currently shows that no computers are registered to receive...
Hi guys,Windows SBS Server 2003 SP2I have just installed WSUS Version: 3.2.7600.226and as you can see from the message above there are no computers - I just did the install and changed language to...
View ArticleApparantly, failure is an option.
Ok, I approved about two dozen updates last week. Most have at most a dozen out of 3200 PCs that say failed. But there are four updates that have about a 90% fail rate. I’ve tried all sorts of things...
View ArticleSCCM / WSUS - HP Deskjet drivers
Hi, I am having an issue with our SCCM / WSUS setup and I am looking for a solutionSituation- Locked down Windows 7 build- Users prevented from installing software- Policy prevents users / onsite...
View ArticleDeclined updates still shown as
Hello allHere is a bit of intro info that I think is relevant for my Q to understand the situation .Just taken over responsibility for our wsus and as first job I was asked to change "range" of our...
View ArticlePush out IE8 to XP running IE7
A major vendor only recently started supporting IE8. Therefore I need to upgrade about 70 XP boxes (now running IE7) to IE8. We have a WSUS 3.0 sp1 server that initially downloaded the IE8 update,...
View ArticleWindows 2008 x64 windows update failed on kb2481109 error code 800B0100
A few days ago I tried to install the latest windows update (3 of them, KB947821,KB2524375,kb2481109 ) on a Windows 2008 x64 server (server A) and the install process hung. I started this install on a...
View Articleremoving WSUS fails
Hi everyone, I am running Windows Server 2008 SBS with an unfunctional WSUS installation.The problems I enconuter are, that the WSUS-integration in Server-Manager shows an "unexpected error" when being...
View ArticleWSUS can't remove. problem with Windows Internal Database
Hello Everybody,I can't remove WSUS and re-install it. I have make a mistake during installing ARCserve software on my Windows Server 2003 SP2. I have remove SQL Server 2005 and delete SQL database...
View ArticleServers not reporting into WSUS and not updating
HelloA few days ago we noticed issues with ForeFront Client Security. SERVER14 was not reading definitions on one server and then noticed it had failed to install on another 2 (SERVER16 and 17).On...
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