SBS 2003 "R2" includes WSUS... are you sure you don't have it
installed?

On Feb 1, 6:24 am, PeteM <P...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:[color=blue]
> Thanks, B-rad - I have provided below the section from the log.
>
> 2007-02-01 14:15:46:821 1028 17c0 AU #############
> 2007-02-01 14:15:46:852 1028 17c0 AU ## START ## AU: Search for updates
> 2007-02-01 14:15:46:852 1028 17c0 AU #########
> 2007-02-01 14:15:46:930 1028 17c0 AU <<## SUBMITTED ## AU: Search for
> updates [CallId = {4ED9F900-253E-4AE9-9ADE-807DDBA0DF5B}]
> 2007-02-01 14:15:46:930 1028 1b88 Agent *************
> 2007-02-01 14:15:46:930 1028 1b88 Agent ** START ** Agent: Finding updates
> [CallerId = AutomaticUpdates]
> 2007-02-01 14:15:46:930 1028 1b88 Agent *********
> 2007-02-01 14:15:46:930 1028 1b88 Setup Checking for agent SelfUpdate
> 2007-02-01 14:15:46:946 1028 1b88 Setup Client version: Core: 6.0.6000.16386
> Aux: 6.0.6000.16386
> 2007-02-01 14:15:47:289 1028 1b88 Misc WARNING: WinHttp: WinHttpCrackUrl
> failed. error 0x80072ee6
> 2007-02-01 14:15:47:289 1028 1b88 Misc WARNING: WinHttp: Initialize failed
> with 0x80072ee6
> 2007-02-01 14:15:47:289 1028 1b88 Misc WARNING: WinHttp: WinHttpCrackUrl
> failed. error 0x80072ee6
> 2007-02-01 14:15:47:289 1028 1b88 Misc WARNING: WinHttp: Initialize failed
> with 0x80072ee6
> 2007-02-01 14:15:47:289 1028 1b88 Misc WARNING: WinHttp: WinHttpCrackUrl
> failed. error 0x80072ee6
> 2007-02-01 14:15:47:289 1028 1b88 Misc WARNING: WinHttp: Initialize failed
> with 0x80072ee6
> 2007-02-01 14:15:47:289 1028 1b88 Misc WARNING: WinHttp: WinHttpCrackUrl
> failed. error 0x80072ee6
> 2007-02-01 14:15:47:289 1028 1b88 Misc WARNING: WinHttp: Initialize failed
> with 0x80072ee6
> 2007-02-01 14:15:47:289 1028 1b88 Misc WARNING: DownloadFileInternal failed
> for \\server/selfupdate/wuident.cab: error 0x80072ee6
> 2007-02-01 14:15:47:321 1028 1b88 Setup WARNING: SelfUpdate check failed to
> download package information, error = 0x80072EE6
> 2007-02-01 14:15:47:321 1028 1b88 Setup FATAL: SelfUpdate check failed, err
> = 0x80072EE6
> 2007-02-01 14:15:47:336 1028 1b88 Agent * WARNING: Skipping scan,
> self-update check returned 0x80072EE6
> 2007-02-01 14:15:47:368 1028 1b88 Agent * WARNING: Exit code = 0x80072EE6
> 2007-02-01 14:15:47:368 1028 1b88 Agent *********
> 2007-02-01 14:15:47:368 1028 1b88 Agent ** END ** Agent: Finding updates
> [CallerId = AutomaticUpdates]
> 2007-02-01 14:15:47:368 1028 1b88 Agent *************
> 2007-02-01 14:15:47:368 1028 1b88 Agent WARNING: WU client failed Searching
> for update with error 0x80072ee6
> 2007-02-01 14:15:47:399 1028 1b88 AU >>## RESUMED ## AU: Search for
> updates [CallId = {4ED9F900-253E-4AE9-9ADE-807DDBA0DF5B}]
> 2007-02-01 14:15:47:399 1028 1b88 AU # WARNING: Search callback failed,
> result = 0x80072EE6
> 2007-02-01 14:15:47:399 1028 1b88 AU # WARNING: Failed to find updates
> with error code 80072EE6
> 2007-02-01 14:15:47:399 1028 1b88 AU #########
> 2007-02-01 14:15:47:399 1028 1b88 AU ## END ## AU: Search for updates
> [CallId = {4ED9F900-253E-4AE9-9ADE-807DDBA0DF5B}]
> 2007-02-01 14:15:47:399 1028 1b88 AU #############
> 2007-02-01 14:15:47:399 1028 1b88 AU AU setting next detection timeout to
> 2007-02-01 19:15:47
>
> The log makes reference to my server and it seems that it thinks that my
> server hasWSUSinstalled, which it does not. (It is running SBS2003Std)
>
> How can I change this to allow direct updates to the web?
>
> Many thanks
>
>
>
> "B-rad" wrote:[color=green]
> > That could be a tough one, I would look in the WU log and see if you can find
> > where the error code is coming from...[/color]
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> > notepad C:\Windows\WindowsUpdate.log- Hide quoted text -[/color]
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