Re: No Windows Update & Automatic Update

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From: Jelle Kooi (JelleKooi_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 02/21/05 

Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2005 12:17:03 -0800

Thanks so much for this response! As I write this memo, the first four PCs
have been patched successfully.

Kind regards,

Jelle Kooi

"FIPE TRIESTE" wrote:

> To troubleshoot error 80072efe:
> 1) run services.msc
> 2) stop automatic updates
> 3) stop b.i.t.s (background intelligent ...)
> 4) delete directory c:\windows\softwaredistribution
> 5) restart the PC
>
> "Jelle Kooi" <JelleKooi@discussions.microsoft.com> ha scritto nel messaggio
> news:0D4C69BC-C620-425C-9947-B71879DFA6CD@microsoft.com...
> > Hi Marina,
> >
> > Thanks for your response.
> >
> > 1. IE on the clients is indeed configured to use http://companyweb as the
> > home page, but even if I go directly to
> > http://v5.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/v5consumer/default.aspx?ln=en-us or
> > just http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com or set the home page to "use
> > blank",
> > all downloads fail and WindowsUpdate.log shows the error 80072efe for each
> > of
> > the downloads.
> >
> > 2. I entirely agree with you that not using Automatic Updates on the
> > server
> > may be considered as a feature rather than a bug, but using it on the
> > clients
> > would make sense.
> >
> > Any suggestions will be appreciated!
> >
> > Kind regards,
> >
> > Jelle Kooi
> >
> > "Marina Roos [SBS-MVP]" wrote:
> >
> >> Hi Jelle,
> >>
> >> You don't want AU on the server.
> >>
> >> About the XP's: if you are starting IE it will probably open the
> >> Companyweb.
> >> Open a new window and go to WU. The companyweb uses a specific version of
> >> the riched20.dll that is interfering with the WU. Use the WU icon or open
> >> a
> >> new window.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Regards,
> >>
> >> Marina
> >> Microsoft SBS-MVP
> >> One of the Magical M&M's
> >>
> >> "Jelle Kooi" <JelleKooi@discussions.microsoft.com> schreef in bericht
> >> news:8BD2657B-86D5-4B06-A2C4-318E7CFE116C@microsoft.com...
> >> > I encounter the following problems on our Windows Small Business Server
> >> 2003
> >> > Premium Edition (with ISA Server 2000):
> >> > Manually updating the server through the Windows Update website works.
> >> > Automatically updating the server through Automatic Updates fails. No
> >> > updates are downloaded.
> >> > Manually updating the WXP SP2 clients through the Windows Update
> >> > website
> >> > fails. It lists the updates to be downloaded and installed, but then
> >> reports
> >> > "failed" for each of them.
> >> > Automatically updating the WXP SP2 clients through Automatic Updates
> >> fails.
> >> > If I move a client to another network, then Automatic Updates work
> >> > fine,
> >> so
> >> > everything points to the server, not the clients.
> >> >
> >> > Thanks so much for any ideas!
> >> >
> >> > Jelle Kooi
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>

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