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Guapo
Asked: 2011-08-11 09:15:24 +0800 CST

Windows update to notify?

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I have changed the windows update option to notify on my win2003 datacenter edition as I don't want it downloading anything while the server is running but to notify me so I can schedule the best time for it to be downloaded and installed.

The problem now is that it won't show up or download anything.

  • Is there a way to summon the update to make sure everything is up to date ?
  • What should I verify in order to make sure it is working as I configured ?
windows-server-2003 windows-update

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  1. Best Answer

    A few things you can do / check:

    1. The System Event log should contain entries from source NtServicePack whenever the update service detects available updates, downloads, or installs them.
    2. You can manually fire a check with the command: wuauclt /detectnow
    3. Open IE (if you can) and go out the MS update website and ensure you have the most current version of the Update client installed.

    BTW doesn't sound like a WSUS is being used. If so, maybe the updates have not be released to this system or the system is in a client target group the updates aren't approved for yet.

    All else fails, you can stop the Automatic Updates service, delete the C:\Windows\Software Distribution folder, restart the service and force the manual check. Perhaps there is something corrupt in the Software Distribution folder mucking things up.

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