you have entered an invalid wildcard sequence

[Guest Polonius19]

I am trying to run windows update and a brand new install of SBS 2003.

I was trying to add the update sites to my Trusted site list, but no

matter what I try to add, I get an invalid wildcard error. I get the

error even when I don't have any wildcards in the address.

 

On a lark, I tried to add local sites to the local tab and even some

to the deny tab, always the same error, you have entered an invalid

wildcard sequence.

 

What gives? Any ideas.

 

This is on a brand new HP Proliant server. It has 4 GB of ram and

plenty of room on the hard drive.

 

PS: I also can't get WSUS to load. It installed okay, but when I'm in

the sever management console, the screen says "Loading", but never

actually does. I think the problems are related, but I'm currently

stuck on the first. Please help...

[Guest Anthony [MVP]]

Re: you have entered an invalid wildcard sequence

 

This sounds like a specific SBS problem. I would try in the SBS newsgroup,

Good luck,

Anthony,

http://www.airdesk.co.uk

 

 

"Polonius19" <polonius19@gmail.com> wrote in message

news:ae245e37-478a-470e-805b-40bb9a8efc09@b30g2000prf.googlegroups.com...

>I am trying to run windows update and a brand new install of SBS 2003.

> I was trying to add the update sites to my Trusted site list, but no

> matter what I try to add, I get an invalid wildcard error. I get the

> error even when I don't have any wildcards in the address.

>

> On a lark, I tried to add local sites to the local tab and even some

> to the deny tab, always the same error, you have entered an invalid

> wildcard sequence.

>

> What gives? Any ideas.

>

> This is on a brand new HP Proliant server. It has 4 GB of ram and

> plenty of room on the hard drive.

>

> PS: I also can't get WSUS to load. It installed okay, but when I'm in

> the sever management console, the screen says "Loading", but never

> actually does. I think the problems are related, but I'm currently

> stuck on the first. Please help...

[Guest Cory]

RE: you have entered an invalid wildcard sequence

 

It's not isolated to SBS. I'm seeing the same problem on a new install of

Windows 2003 Standard R2 on a new HP Proliant DL360 G5. Did you you come

across any solution/workarounds?

 

I'm wondering if the HP-provided installation assistant CD may have

something to do with this. Thoughts?

 

"Polonius19" wrote:

> I am trying to run windows update and a brand new install of SBS 2003.

> I was trying to add the update sites to my Trusted site list, but no

> matter what I try to add, I get an invalid wildcard error. I get the

> error even when I don't have any wildcards in the address.

>

> On a lark, I tried to add local sites to the local tab and even some

> to the deny tab, always the same error, you have entered an invalid

> wildcard sequence.

>

> What gives? Any ideas.

>

> This is on a brand new HP Proliant server. It has 4 GB of ram and

> plenty of room on the hard drive.

>

> PS: I also can't get WSUS to load. It installed okay, but when I'm in

> the sever management console, the screen says "Loading", but never

> actually does. I think the problems are related, but I'm currently

> stuck on the first. Please help...

>

[Guest Cory]

RE: you have entered an invalid wildcard sequence

 

OK, I found the source of the problem on my end. Microsoft KB259493

references removing invalid entries from

HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/microsoft/windows/currentversion/internetsettings/ZoneMap.

 

On my server, the local administrator account didn't have the "ZoneMap" key

so I added it and left it empty. Restarted IE and then I could add trusted

sites.

 

Hope this works for you too.

 

"Polonius19" wrote:

> I am trying to run windows update and a brand new install of SBS 2003.

> I was trying to add the update sites to my Trusted site list, but no

> matter what I try to add, I get an invalid wildcard error. I get the

> error even when I don't have any wildcards in the address.

>

> On a lark, I tried to add local sites to the local tab and even some

> to the deny tab, always the same error, you have entered an invalid

> wildcard sequence.

>

> What gives? Any ideas.

>

> This is on a brand new HP Proliant server. It has 4 GB of ram and

> plenty of room on the hard drive.

>

> PS: I also can't get WSUS to load. It installed okay, but when I'm in

> the sever management console, the screen says "Loading", but never

> actually does. I think the problems are related, but I'm currently

> stuck on the first. Please help...

>

[Guest Susan Mullins]

windows update

 

windows update

 

To resolve this issue, turn off Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration. To do this, click Add or remove programs in Control Panel, click Add/Remove Windows Components, and then click to clear the Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration check box.