Hi
Can somebody please help me with this.
I am trying to get WSUS2 to run on my domain, and am having some teething troubles. I have installed it on a Windows 2003 Server (Appliance Edition), and it installed fine.
I have been able to synchronise OK, and have D/L all the updates to the WSUS storage location. I have used Group Policy’s Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Windows Update, to point all the clients (WinXP SP2 and Win2k SP4), in my organisation to the WSUS server. I have also enabled the Windows Update policy at User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Start Menu and Taskbar\Remove links and access to Windows Update (as per the Microsoft document ‘Deploying Microsoft Windows Server Update Services.doc’).
I have two problems, one of which is causing the other:
When I start the WSUS GUI, there are two entries in the To Do List. The first is Check your server configuration… ensure that the Windows Server Update Service is running. Non-running services: SelfUpdate. The second regards using SSL which I am not concerned about.
Because the clients are unable to selfupdate, they are (presumably) unable to reach the SelfUpdate folder. This means that none of my clients are showing up in the Computers list.
I have been everywhere and have tried many things to sort this problem out. I have used the troubleshooting section in the MS WSUS Operations Guide document to check that paths and permissions (anonynous access and Network Service) in IIS and on the drive on which WSUS is installed are correct. I have also checked the registry to make sure that the Group Policy settings are being applied to the clients and have confirmed that the correct path to the WSUS server exists locally.
If I start Windows Update from a client, it immediately goes to update.microsoft.com.
If I manually enter the address of the WSUS server and point it to the .cab files (as part of the troubleshooting in the Operations doc), I get the prompt to save or run the cab.
If a WSUS guru can help me with this, it will surely help prevent a few more hairs turning grey, for which I will be incredibly grateful.