WSUS metadata export error
Hi,I am trying to export metadata from a WSUS 3.0 SP2 server using SQL 2005. When I run wsusutil.exe with the parameters it runs but fails with this error in the log...<ExportError Message="A...
View ArticleNew SBS 2011 server - Windows update Error "WindowsUpdate_80070005"...
Error when Checking Windows Update Website - "WindowsUpdate_80070005" "WindowsUpdate_dt000"Error when Checking Windows Updates Available from system Admin - "WindowsUpdate_800B0001"...
View ArticleServer 2012 - The remote name could not resolve
Hello. I am trying to get Windows Server Update Services on Server 2012 configured. After the role is installed, during the configuration wizard, at the "Connect to Upstream Server" (where that is...
View ArticleRequirement Windows 7
Hi everybody:I am developing some updates via WSUS Publisher in client machines. I would like to stablish like a requirement, that when the Client has Windows 7, do the update. If it doesnt, not to do...
View ArticleWSUS can't download updates using proxy with credentials from Windows Update...
There is the same issue in Windows Server 2012. To resolve it, Microsoft published hotfix KB2838998. But this hotfix not upplicable to 2012 R2. Is there a hotfix for Windows Server 2012 R2 like one in...
View ArticleBest practices WSUS servers - Backup
Hello, I would like please recommend me good practice in how to install WSUS updates on servers. With no end equipment problems as they have restore point, how do the servers? Theoretically a patch /...
View ArticleIsolated WSUS fails to download updates
We have an isolated network that is not connected to the internet. The steps we have taken is as follows:Download updates from another source.Log onto WSUS as Local AdministratorShutdown Update...
View ArticleWhy windows 8.1 in WSUS 3.2.7600.262 (lastest) report wrong version OS 6.3
In the console of WSUS into a Windows server 2008 R2, i have any clients in different version XP, 7, 8 and now 8.1 but for this client version 8.1 WSUS report a wrong version Windows 6.3 like first...
View ArticleForce a Wsus client to check for updates
Hi, we have a Wsus server and a GPO that forces all PCs and Servers to work with it.in the GPO, "configure automatic updates" is configured to "notify for download and notify for install" and the...
View ArticleWindows Internal Database (WID) Install Fails - error computer requires restart
I have setup a domain controller in Windows Server 2012 Standard. Currently this server is holding roles: AD DS, AD CS, DHCP, DNS, IIS. Now I am trying to install Windows Server Update Server (WSUS)...
View ArticleWSUS hangs on Cleanup wizard for Unused Updates, then disconnects from console.
I am running WSUS 3.0 SP1 on Windows 2003 and recently have found that running the Cleanup Wizard works with all of the selectable options except the "Unused Updates" option. It hangs about 1\2 way...
View ArticleNIC Driver not Installed After being Imported from Microsoft Catalog
Dear All,I have an Intel NIC Driver installed on my computers with Version 11.16.87.0 released in 2012, I imported the Exact Driver from Microsoft catalog and it was with version 12.10.13.0 released in...
View ArticleWSUS - Windows 8 will not install updates on shutdown
The majority of the computers on our corporate network are windows 7 or server 2008. Windows updates are distributed via WSUS which has been configured by Group Policy. The GPO is setup to do the...
View ArticleWSUS Error code 0x80200013
Hello all!I thought I would run this by everyone and see what happens.We are trying to set up Solarwinds patch manager.When we try to synchronize the server it works perfectly. It will read if new...
View ArticleReset Server Node using WSUS Cleanup Wizard
Hello everybody,I set up a new WSUS Server running on Server 2012. Everything works fine with the WSUS system except of the WSUS cleanup wizard. If I try to launch it, the MMC console crashes and the...
View ArticleHow do you update your server when its not connected to the internet?
This is actually a Windows Update question.My OS is Windows Server 2008 Standard, Service Pack 2. It is a stand alone system.Crazy, I know, but I want to keep my server updated with the latest...
View ArticleUpdating servers with all approved updates (also dependencies after first...
Hello all,We have two WSUS servers for updating our WS environments (one master, and one replica / two sites).However, when we approve a list of updates - not all updates will be installed.After the...
View ArticleRE: Clients Cannot Download Updates from Server (Out Of Band Error)
Hi there,I am troubleshooting the WSUS Server and seem to be stuck. The server is running Server 2008, and WSUS server version 3.2.7600.251. The clients are both Windows 7 x86 (running 7.6.7600.256),...
View ArticleAdd KB2887239 hotfix to WSUS
HiI downloaded the hotfix from Microsoft, and would like to add it to our WSUS environment, but cannot find it in the Microsoft Catalog. How do I add a *.msu file to WSUS so the update can be deployed...
View ArticlePC Boots then writes giant datastore.edb file slowing the computer down
The system that I'm looking at is Windows 7, 32bit. When the system boots up it spends a ton of time reading and writing to the DataStore.edb file which is located in...
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