SUS Blog
This is the Windows Server Update Services support team blog. We cover all things relating to WSUS and Windows Update.
WSUS: New and Updated Knowledge Base articles for 8-10 through 8-23
Back by popular demand are the weekly new Knowledge Base article lists and instead of just listing...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 08/25/2008
New WSUS Product Families - Windows 7 Client and Windows 7 Server
Over on the Microsoft Update Product Team Blog they just announced that a new product category for...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 08/21/2008
WSUS: Reports are slow or fail with an OutOfMemoryException error
Do you get the occasional OutOfMemoryException error when running reports in WSUS? Are you looking...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 08/21/2008
New Microsoft Licensing and Support for Virtualization
If you're running Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) in a virtualized environment or if you're...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 08/20/2008
A large number of driver updates showing up in WSUS
Hello, my name is Joe Tindale and I am a Support Escalation Engineer with the WSUS team. As some of...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 08/20/2008
WSUS: Clients fail to update with error code 0x80190194
Here's a great tip from Rob Coffey, a real life WSUS support engineer from North Carolina. We've...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 08/14/2008
WSUS: Taking control with scripts
Have you ever wanted to automate the process of searching, downloading and installing a specific...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 08/13/2008
WSUS: Console shows update as Not Approved yet it's still installed by WSUS
Here's a cool tip on an issue that seems to get people from time to time. This one comes from Joao...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 08/11/2008
Finding technical info on Microsoft's web site
Do you ever have trouble finding that exact piece of information you're looking for on...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 08/06/2008
Understanding How You Use This Blog
Ed has asked if a few of us could help out with his survey by posting a link to it here. I'm happy...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 08/05/2008
WSUS: Office 2003 SP2 or SP3 components incorrectly report as installed on clients by Windows Server Update Services
Here's an interested tip from Mike Johnson, one of our top WSUS Support Escalation Engineers out in...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 07/28/2008
Windows Search 4 coming to Windows Update
This is just an heads up in case you missed the announcement, but Windows Search 4 is coming to...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 07/24/2008
Cannot synchronize WSUS - Synchronization stays at 0%
Here's an interesting issue recently discovered by Joe Tindale, one of our top WSUS Support...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 07/24/2008
WSUS: How to confirm WSUS fix 954960 is installed
Here's a cool tip from Mike Johnson, one of our expert WSUS engineers out in Charlotte, North...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 07/23/2008
WSUS: How to migrate your WSUS Windows Internal Database to SQL Server 2005 Express Edition
If your existing SUSDB is hosted by the Windows Internal Database version of SQL that is installed...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 07/15/2008
New WSUS KB Article: 954960 - Some computers do not receive updates from the WSUS server
Here's a new Knowledge Base article that recently published regarding Windows Server Update Services...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 07/14/2008
Troubleshooting WSUS clients
Client communication When troubleshooting clients, the first thing you'll want to look at is the...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 07/10/2008
Troubleshooting WSUS downloads
Monday and Tuesday we talked briefly about some basic troubleshooting steps for WSUS setup and...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 07/09/2008
Troubleshooting the WSUS synchronization process
Yesterday I posted some general tips on troubleshooting the WSUS installation process and today...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 07/08/2008
Troubleshooting the WSUS installation process
We get quite a few questions regarding the installation of Windows Server Update Services so I...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 07/07/2008
WSUS: So why do updates offered on Windows Update differ from those WSUS reports as needed?
Joe Tindale, one of our top gun WSUS Support Escalation Engineers, recently wrote up a good...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 07/02/2008
WSUS: Read this before installing your next WSUS 3.0 computer
We still gets quite a few support calls concerning problems caused by some sort of prerequisite...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 07/01/2008
WSUS: How To Throttle BITS
There is a small misunderstanding in BITS capabilities. When we say "bandwidth-throttling...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 06/30/2008
WinVerifyTrust update will be mandatory for WSUS
Over on the WSUS Product Team blog Cecilia Cole just posted about how the WinVerifyTrust update will...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 06/19/2008
Edit: WSUS Offline Scan Catalog Fails to Sync on ConfigMgr 2007
Actually it looks like the issue Cecilia posted on is different. Sorry about the confusion. You'll...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 06/18/2008
Fix Available: WSUS Offline Scan Catalog Fails to Sync on ConfigMgr 2007
The hotfix to correct this problem has been publicly released and is now available online. Microsoft...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 06/17/2008
Update: WSUS Offline Scan Catalog Fails to Sync on ConfigMgr 2007
We recently posted some new information regarding the inability to deploy updates to SMS 2003...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 06/16/2008
Clients stop reporting after WSUS 3.0 is upgraded to SP1
Here's an interesting problem Mike Johnson, one of our top Support Escalation Engineers in the WSUS...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 06/16/2008
WSUS Offline Scan Catalog Fails to Sync on ConfigMgr 2007
If you're having sync problems or seeing an update dated 3008 with Tuesdays catalog then this one's...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 06/12/2008
New to WSUS? This should help get you started
After starting this blog I realized that we have quite a few people who are new to WSUS and they all...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 06/11/2008
Windows Vista SP1 available to WSUS
Just an FYI in case you missed Cecilia's announcement over on the WSUS Product Team Blog: Vista SP1...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 06/10/2008
WSUS: Client machines stop getting updates and return HTTP 404 when attempting to download content
Here's an interesting issue that Mike Johnson, one of our WSUS Support Escalation Engineers, came...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 06/09/2008
MSDN & TechNet get a make over
This isn't something specific to Windows Server Update Services but it's pretty cool nonetheless. It...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 06/04/2008
WSUS: Installation fails with "PerfmonLoad routine returned error code" error
I was going over some of the issues we've been getting in the WSUS support group and came across one...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 06/03/2008
Sysinternals Live: Launch troubleshooting tools from a browser
OK, so this isn't something WSUS specific but it's pretty cool so I thought you'd be interested in...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 06/02/2008
TechNet Virtual Lab: Configuring a Microsoft Windows Server Update Services 3.0
Are you new to WSUS or just want a quick refresher? If so then you'll definitely want to check out...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 05/29/2008
Windows Update error: "Windows Update has encountered a problem and cannot display the requested page. 0X80070070."
I didn't see this documented anywhere so I figured it would possibly help someone out of a jam. If...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 05/28/2008
WSUS: Clients get HTTP 401 errors - 0x800710DD errors generated in WindowsUpdate.log
If you support a specific product or technology long enough you tend to start seeing the same things...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 05/27/2008
WSUS: Cannot open the admin console after upgrading to version 3.x
Here's a cool tip you might be interested in that was sent to me by Joe Tindale, one of our top...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 05/22/2008
Momentum Webcast: Plan Your Windows Server 2008 Migration in Less Time with Fewer Resources (Level 200)
A few months back I posted about our new Microsoft Assessment and Planning Solution Accelerator and...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 05/22/2008
WSUS: How to Backup and Restore WSUS using the Wizard Mode
We get quite a few questions on this so I thought I'd put together a quick step-by-step with screen...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 05/21/2008
WSUS: How to change the location where WSUS stores updates locally
Have you ever found yourself in a situation where the Content volume on your WSUS server is running...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 05/19/2008
WSUS: Migrating approvals during an update from WSUS 2.0 to WSUS 3.0 SP1
Well, looks like I'll be first to jump in on our new WSUS Support Team blog with a little tip on how...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 05/15/2008
Coming Soon: The WSUS Support Team Blog
Well, after spending a lot of time getting the SoftGrid Team Blog off the ground and getting the...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 05/14/2008