How to get SBS 2008 to "fix" managing WSUS after you have manually upset it

re: How to get SBS 2008 to "fix" managing WSUS after you have manually upset it

David Overton — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 12:08:41 GMT

Robert, this normally means that the settings in the Windows Update Policy point to the wrong location. Have a look at technet.microsoft.com/.../cc708545(WS.10).aspx and technet.microsoft.com/.../cc720539.aspx to check the settings.

David

re: How to get SBS 2008 to "fix" managing WSUS after you have manually upset it

Robert — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 06:23:42 GMT

Got WSUS 3 working again on SBS 2008 - and console reports updates as good, however the server is still saying that it can't check for updates (system tray) any suggestions?

re: How to get SBS 2008 to "fix" managing WSUS after you have manually upset it

QC — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 14:27:48 GMT

Thanks so much for this post! I find the SBS update console so much easier to work with.

re: How to get SBS 2008 to "fix" managing WSUS after you have manually upset it

Duke_Nukem — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 19:28:34 GMT

Dude you rule!!!!! It worked like a charm!!

re: How to get SBS 2008 to "fix" managing WSUS after you have manually upset it

David Overton — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 07:47:48 GMT

Paul,

I understand where you are coming from. I guess that for now the only option is to customise WSUS beyond the capabilities of SBS 2008 and use WSUS config screens to manage those that go out to customers. SBS 2008 should only download the patches needed by computers in your network, either on default settings or those you change manually in WSUS.

Thanks

David

re: How to get SBS 2008 to "fix" managing WSUS after you have manually upset it

Paul — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 04:52:28 GMT

So if you are on a unlimited pipe - great. All that stuff for WSUS is fantastic. If you are not - then the defaults are a real pain in the ASS. Literally gigs of consumed bandwidth and disk space.

re: How to get SBS 2008 to "fix" managing WSUS after you have manually upset it

MaDZ — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:57:31 GMT

Many Thanks!

re: How to get SBS 2008 to "fix" managing WSUS after you have manually upset it

Russell — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 03:17:39 GMT

Thank you!!! You have made my day!

re: How to get SBS 2008 to "fix" managing WSUS after you have manually upset it

David Overton — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 22:15:27 GMT

Did you check the settings listed in the blog linked in my post Andrew - this does cover all the settings. However, if the console is crashing I would call Microsoft and log a call.

Thanks

David

re: How to get SBS 2008 to "fix" managing WSUS after you have manually upset it

Andrew — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:10:41 GMT

This did not correct the problem of me receiving this error. I have been able to stop Windows SBS Console from crashing when I select "Change the software update settings." I continue to receive the same dialog, as above. I completed both the Wizard and the link to the knowledge base. I know all the settings are stored in the database, why cann't Microsoft just tell me what the settings are that satisfies 'Windows SBS Console', and then not me make changes in MMC, especially since it is part of the Server Manager that Microsoft starts automatically when I log on to the server.