Jeff's Connected Corner

Can wait to get this in at some of my clients.

I am trying to install WSUS 3.0, but it is telling me there is SUS 1.0 on my system. It was in the Add/Remove Programs, but when I ran it, it failed. I have been trying to find how to manually purge it, but despite my best efforts, it is still seeing SUS 1.0 on the system (BTW, I have been using WSUS 2.0 for almost 2 years now on this server, so why SUS 1.0 still has a vestige, I am not sure).

Any help you can provide to fix this would be great.

I figured out what I need to do to purge the last of SUS 1.0 from my system so WSUS 3.0 would install. I had to search the registry for every ocurrence of the following GUID:

{AFF0D9D3-6F0D-437E-9327-98108B4A8644}

I found this here:

http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver/en/library/2f276be4-f276-4bec-a565-c8757c6736b81033.mspx?mfr=true

Once I deleted every ocurrence of that GUID from the registry, I was finally able to successfully run the WSUS 3.0 install without it failing on the install check.

BTW, I found my self into this mess because someone over-zealously cleaned up the SUS directory from the computer without doing a proper uninstall when trying to recover disk space...

Thanks,

Charles

Is there a way to run a report to see if a specific update like IE 7 got installed?

Thanks!

Software Distribution Service 3.0 automatically downloaded to my computer and every time I sign off of the computer, it downloads again and installs again on the next start up. What is going on... 4 times so far... Nes

Jeff-

Your whitepaper titled "WSUS 3 Improvements for Distributed Networks" refers to "Configurable Content Source" which would allow us to have our replica WSUS servers donwload the updates directly from Microsoft but all metadata from our master WSUS server.  I am unable to find any documentation that indicates how to configure this.  Can you please point me to some instructions for this setup?

Thanks!

-Scott

How can I access the WSUS through my workstation ( I'm the Network Admin )?  Before all I had to do was pull up the website http://<servername>/wsusadmin.  The only way I can access it now is to be physically at the server or use Remote Desktop.  And beings I have 3 servers spread out all over the US, it would just be easier for me to access it from one terminal.

Few people getting this error... has been working fine and suddenly this... The WSUS administration console was unable to connect to the WSUS Server via the remote API.

Verify that the Update Services service, IIS and SQL are running on the server. If the problem persists, try restarting IIS, SQL, and the Update Services Service.

The WSUS administration console has encountered an unexpected error. This may be a transient error; try restarting the administration console. If this error persists,

Try removing the persisted preferences for the console by deleting the wsus file under %appdata%\Microsoft\MMC\.

System.IO.IOException -- The handshake failed due to an unexpected packet format.

Source

System

Stack Trace:

  at System.Net.Security.SslState.StartReadFrame(Byte[] buffer, Int32 readBytes, AsyncProtocolRequest asyncRequest)

  at System.Net.Security.SslState.StartReceiveBlob(Byte[] buffer, AsyncProtocolRequest asyncRequest)

  at System.Net.Security.SslState.ForceAuthentication(Boolean receiveFirst, Byte[] buffer, AsyncProtocolRequest asyncRequest)

  at System.Net.Security.SslState.ProcessAuthentication(LazyAsyncResult lazyResult)

  at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.runTryCode(Object userData)

  at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.RuntimeHelpers.ExecuteCodeWithGuaranteedCleanup(TryCode code, CleanupCode backoutCode, Object userData)

  at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state)

  at System.Net.TlsStream.ProcessAuthentication(LazyAsyncResult result)

  at System.Net.TlsStream.Write(Byte[] buffer, Int32 offset, Int32 size)

  at System.Net.PooledStream.Write(Byte[] buffer, Int32 offset, Int32 size)

  at System.Net.ConnectStream.WriteHeaders(Boolean async)

** this exception was nested inside of the following exception **

System.Net.WebException -- The underlying connection was closed: An unexpected error occurred on a send.

Source

Microsoft.UpdateServices.Administration

Stack Trace:

  at Microsoft.UpdateServices.Administration.AdminProxy.CreateUpdateServer(Object[] args)

  at Microsoft.UpdateServices.Administration.AdminProxy.GetUpdateServer(String serverName, Boolean useSecureConnection, Int32 portNumber)

  at Microsoft.UpdateServices.UI.AdminApiAccess.AdminApiTools.GetUpdateServer(String serverName, Boolean useSecureConnection, Int32 portNumber)

  at Microsoft.UpdateServices.UI.SnapIn.Scope.ServerSummaryScopeNode.GetUpdateServer(PersistedServerSettings settings)

  at Microsoft.UpdateServices.UI.SnapIn.Scope.ServerSummaryScopeNode.ConnectToServer()

  at Microsoft.UpdateServices.UI.SnapIn.Scope.ServerSummaryScopeNode.ConnectToServerAndPopulateNode(Boolean connectingServerToConsole)

  at Microsoft.UpdateServices.UI.SnapIn.Scope.ServerSummaryScopeNode.OnExpandFromLoad(SyncStatus status)

People (worksation) kep getting disconnected from the server (a couple) regulary (like clock work) any ideas on what it is?

Reporting is extremely slow with WSUS 3.0

I have about 650 clients on Windows 2003.   I am using the default database that comes with WSUS.

I miss being able to see what  what clients are missing the updates that have been approved for installation.   It appears that all updates are sent in a detect state.

Hi to all,

I have 1 upstream Wsus server with its 1 replica Wsus server.

After I synchronized both servers I've realized that 1upstream wsus server showes 1% more than a wsus replica server in the "installed/not applicable" collumn of the computers view in several machines.

Could anyone tell me how to fix it?

Please feel free to send me an email to my personal address  mevscito@hotmail.com

Thanks in advanced for any information ASAP

Enrique

We get error message by startup WSUS in the today Morning. How about the resolution to fix it.  

Our wsus server : Windows 2000 Server+SP4

WSUS Ver.:2.0.0.2620

Microsoft.UpdateServices.Administration.WsusInvalidDataException: The specified string is invalid.

Parameter name: Title ---> System.ArgumentException: The specified string is invalid.

Parameter name: Title

  at Microsoft.UpdateServices.Internal.StringValidation.ValidateUpdateContainerTitleString(String paramName, String value)

  at Microsoft.UpdateServices.Internal.BaseApi.UpdateContainer.set_Title(String value)

  at Microsoft.UpdateServices.Internal.BaseApi.UpdateContainer..ctor(GenericReadableRow row)

  --- End of inner exception stack trace ---

  at Microsoft.UpdateServices.Internal.BaseApi.UpdateContainer..ctor(GenericReadableRow row)

  at Microsoft.UpdateServices.Internal.BaseApi.UpdateCategory..ctor(GenericReadableRow row)

  at Microsoft.UpdateServices.Internal.BaseApi.UpdateCategory.BuildUpdateCategoryCollection(GenericReadableRow[] categoryRows)

  at Microsoft.UpdateServices.Internal.BaseApi.UpdateCategory.GetAll(DateTime fromSyncDate, DateTime toSyncDate)

  at Microsoft.UpdateServices.Internal.BaseApi.UpdateServer.GetUpdateCategories(DateTime fromSyncDate, DateTime toSyncDate)

  at Administration.Reporting.CurrentStatus.CurrentStatusProxy.GetHomeStatus()

  at Administration.Reporting.ReportingXPost.Page_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e)

  at Microsoft.UpdateServices.Internal.BaseApi.UpdateContainer..ctor(GenericReadableRow row)

  at Microsoft.UpdateServices.Internal.BaseApi.UpdateCategory..ctor(GenericReadableRow row)

  at Microsoft.UpdateServices.Internal.BaseApi.UpdateCategory.BuildUpdateCategoryCollection(GenericReadableRow[] categoryRows)

  at Microsoft.UpdateServices.Internal.BaseApi.UpdateCategory.GetAll(DateTime fromSyncDate, DateTime toSyncDate)

  at Microsoft.UpdateServices.Internal.BaseApi.UpdateServer.GetUpdateCategories(DateTime fromSyncDate, DateTime toSyncDate)

  at Administration.Reporting.CurrentStatus.CurrentStatusProxy.GetHomeStatus()

  at Administration.Reporting.ReportingXPost.Page_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e)

Somebody have resolution could you e-mail for me

rih@twn.tuv.com

I was under the impression that Windows Small Business Server was designed for any small business owner to set-up and run.  That's the way the marketing made it look.  I bought SBS 2003 in 2004 and had someone do the initial setup.  Since then  I lost a router and the new router uses a different internal IP address.  That has taken me nearly a week to figure out.  Now the Server is connected to the internet.  I understand why big companies need huge IT teams and groups of techies like all of you, but why can't I get an easy to use file and contact database server that I can access from within my office or from a remote connection?   This is an appliance at the level I want to use it and it should be built that way.  One of you microsoft experts should form your own company and just sell pre-configured machines that an entrepreneur can connect to their home ISP and be able to give a team of five to ten people access to.  God knows thats what I bought SBS for, but it sure isn't working that way.  Frustrated with unnecessary complexity.