Tag: Windows Update

Windows Update Error 800B0001

I got the following error attempting to check for updates against my WSUS server from a Windows 7 system.
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Looking closer at the WindowsUpdate.log file (C:windowsWindowsUpdate.log), I see the following:

2014-07-17	17:10:00:141	 936	e28	Agent	  * Search Scope = {Machine}
2014-07-17	17:10:00:141	 936	e28	Setup	Checking for agent SelfUpdate
2014-07-17	17:10:00:142	 936	e28	Setup	Client version: Core: 7.6.7600.256  Aux: 7.6.7600.256
2014-07-17	17:10:00:173	 936	e28	Misc	Validating signature for C:WindowsSoftwareDistributionSelfUpdatewuident.cab:
2014-07-17	17:10:00:179	 936	e28	Misc	 Microsoft signed: Yes
2014-07-17	17:10:00:179	 936	e28	Misc	WARNING: Digital Signatures on file C:WindowsSoftwareDistributionSelfUpdatewuident.cab are not trusted: Error 0x800b0001
2014-07-17	17:10:00:180	 936	e28	Setup	WARNING: SelfUpdate check failed to download package information, error = 0x800B0001
2014-07-17	17:10:00:180	 936	e28	Setup	FATAL: SelfUpdate check failed, err = 0x800B0001
2014-07-17	17:10:00:180	 936	e28	Agent	  * WARNING: Skipping scan, self-update check returned 0x800B0001
2014-07-17	17:10:00:184	 936	e28	Agent	  * WARNING: Exit code = 0x800B0001

I needed to install KB2720211 on my WSUS server because the client has been updated to the new Windows Update Agent, and the new WUAgent cannot talk to an older WSUS3SP2 server.

Cannot open database "SUSDB" requested by the login.

I’m receiving this error message on my WSUS 3.0 SP2 server. The proposed fix ((http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsserver/en-US/e918a191-ef6d-4c4b-b83a-7a4ae20a5217/wsus-30-sp2-will-not-run-after-installing-update-2720211?forum=winserverwsus)) indicates to perform the following.

  1. Download the KB2720211 from Microsoft: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2720211
  2. Open Regedit, and change the value of this DWORD to 0: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Update Services\Server\Setup\wYukonInstalled
  3. Install KB2720211
  4. Change the DWORD value back to 1
  5. Stop the SQL database service (I used Windows Internal Database, so it is MSSQL$MICROSOFT##SSEE)
  6. Delete the DB files in *:\WSUS\UpdateServicesDbFiles (SUSDB.mdf & SUSDB_log.ldf)
  7. Restore the SUSDB.mdf & SUSDB_log.ldf from backup
  8. Start the SQL database service
  9. Start the Update Services service

WSUS3 SP2 Service Problem

I was checking a few systems this morning and came across this glorious error.
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Easy enough to fix, right?  Just go to Administrative Tools > Services and restart the Windows Server

Update Services service, right?

Of course not!

That service doesn’t exist.  I have WSUSCert ((Something cool)) service, but not the server service.  So now I’m downloading WSUS 3.0 SP2 again to re-install on top of this to maybe fix the problem.

Stay tuned!

Update 1

Installing WSUS 3.0 SP2 causing removal of Windows Update Service;  I left the database and synchronization data and logs in place.

After uninstall, I ran the WSUS 3.0 SP2 executable again and it began an install;  I chose the location of my previous Windows Update Service Server install as well as told it to use the existing database and the default IIS website.

Update 2

It’s been a few days but I think I stumbled upon a way to recover from this issue. Things just got real messy but this may be the working solution.