cannot reinstall WSUS 3.0 sp2 fails at configuring database
all -a few weeks ago the WSUS stopped working on a ts server. according to lawrence garvin it cannot be installed on a ts server. now i'm trying to install it back onto the sbs 2008 server. it won't...
View Articleupstream/downstream server WSUS versions
can a WSUS 2012 R2 install be an autonomous downstream host to to an existing 2008 R2 WSUS 3.0 SP2 installation or does the upstream server's WSUS engine version have to match the downstream server?
View ArticleClients not getting updates, Found Problem in Simple Targeting Cookie
Good afternoon, I am sorta ignorant to WSUS functions and issues, so I'll try to cover as much information as possible.About a 8 months ago, we attempted to P2V our Server 2003 WSUS server and...
View ArticleUpdate installation fails
I have an issue on Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 which is vCenter server.Installation Failure: Windows failed to install the following update with error 0x800f0818: Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64...
View ArticleWSUS updates failing on a test machine - Access Denied 0x80070005
Hi all,We are introducing a 2012R2 WSUS server on our infrastructure and using a few test machines to push the updates.My machine specifically fails to install the updates every night and throws an...
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 ArticleWSUS 3.0 Reporting
I have a list of servers which I would like to query against our WSUS 3.0 to check; Which servers are enrolled in WSUS and getting updates Which servers are missingHow can this be achieved? I...
View ArticleClients disappearing randomly from WSUS console
I recently migrated our WSUS server from a Server 2003 machine to a new Server 2008 R2 host. Set up the new server as a downstream server, synchronized, and then set the new WSUS server to sync with...
View ArticleWSUS: Connection Error when syncronising updates.
Hi there I have just installed the WSUS Sp2 on a Windows Server 2008 R2, the issue is that when the updates are syncing in the WSUS it stops at 16%. After that its provides an Connection Error "An...
View ArticleWSUS 4.0 (2012)
I have moved my desktops and servers over from WSUS 3.0 SP2 on Server 2003 to WSUS 4.0 on Server 2012. When I use the WSUS client on my Windows 7 x64 desktop (3.0 sp2) the correct operating system is...
View ArticleError logging in to SQL to move WSUS
I am running SBS 2008 and trying to move the SUSDB database from the C: drive to another drive but when logging in to SQL Server management studio I get the following error: "Cannot connect to...
View ArticleReducing WSUS tiers
Hello, we have 4 tier WSUS structure in replica mode. The top tier only has one server from where we approve updates. Lets call it Server1The 2nd tier has only one server, lets call it server2.1...
View ArticleImpossible to install KB2720211 on a WSUS server
Hello,I have 2 WSUS servers on my network. 1 main and another that synchronises with the first.The first server is on 2003 R2 and the second on 2008 R2.On this last server I cannot install the...
View ArticleRedirecting from Microsoft Update to WSUS
Hey,is it possible to redirect Clients asking for Microsoft Update to a local WSUS installation?Background is I'm organizing a LAN-Party with about 300 users. We have quite a good internet connection,...
View ArticleWSUS deployemnt
Hello,I would like to understand if the following scenario is possible. Main location - wsus server download updates from MS, local workstations report to it - works correctly. Branch location - wsus...
View ArticleInstalling WSUS on Server 2012
I'm trying to install WSUS on Windows Server 2012 but am getting an error o: "The request to add or remove features on the specified server failed. Installation of one or more roles, role services, or...
View ArticleWSUS - Pushing Updates to Computer in Unassigned Group
In WSUS, I have grouped computers by servers, Windows 7 Clients, XP Clients, Test, and there is the unassigned group. I only approve updates to the assigned groups, "unassigned computers" is not...
View ArticleHow long will WSUS client keep the old information in softwaredistribution...
My customer configured WSUS server to "Not to save update file locally", so after detected update from WSUS, client tried to download update files from Microsoft Update; due to no internet access,...
View ArticleWSUS throwing 13002, "Client computers are installing updates with a higher...
Hello,Within the past two months our WSUS Server started throwing error 13002, "Client computers are installing updates with a higher than 25 percent failure rate. This is not normal." We currently...
View ArticleClear Declined Updates in WSUS 3.0 with SP1
Hi,We are using SCE 2007 with SP1 with WSUS 3.0 SP1 on same server. We use SCE 2007 to approve and decline updates. I run the " Server Cleanup Wizard" on WSUS console.I can still see 1800 updates...
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