Windows Update scans, won't download

[Guest Shawn]

Strange issue I haven't ever seen before. I have a client running Server 2003

SP 1 and recently decided to update them to SP 2. Of course Winodws update

has been bugging me to install SP 2 for some time, but I just recently got

around to testing on one of their test servers and got the green light as all

looked good.

 

I went to the Windows update site, scanned the server and it showed SP 2,

like it should. I clicked 'Download and Install' and to my dismay, the

download showed as 'failed'. I figured it was because of the IE enhanced

security, so I uninstalled the IE enhanced Security and tried again. Still

scanned fine, but showed up as 'failed' on the download. I went and manually

downloaded SP2, installed it and rebooted. All went well. I went back to the

Windows update website, scanned again and it showed 20+ critical security

updates since SP2. I once again clicked 'Download and install' to no avail.

Every update showed up as 'failed' during the download phase.

 

I am stumped. The update site gives me no errors, the server has >50% of

its' disk space left (>20GB) and otherwise is running great. I can manually

download other files just fine just not from Windows update. I have Googled

until my eyes bled to no avail...It's funny because Windows Update scans

fine, shows the correct updates needed just fine, yet fails on the download

phase and gives no errors.

 

Any ideas?

[Guest Meinolf Weber]

Re: Windows Update scans, won't download

 

Hello Shawn,

 

Try thihs one, stop the automatic update service, delete the softwaredistribution

folder under c:\windows start automatic update service and try again. The

folder will be recreated and can be deleted without any problems. Did some

time, when i have also problems with updating from MS.

 

Best regards

 

Meinolf Weber

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> Strange issue I haven't ever seen before. I have a client running

> Server 2003 SP 1 and recently decided to update them to SP 2. Of

> course Winodws update has been bugging me to install SP 2 for some

> time, but I just recently got around to testing on one of their test

> servers and got the green light as all looked good.

>

> I went to the Windows update site, scanned the server and it showed SP

> 2, like it should. I clicked 'Download and Install' and to my dismay,

> the download showed as 'failed'. I figured it was because of the IE

> enhanced security, so I uninstalled the IE enhanced Security and tried

> again. Still scanned fine, but showed up as 'failed' on the download.

> I went and manually downloaded SP2, installed it and rebooted. All

> went well. I went back to the Windows update website, scanned again

> and it showed 20+ critical security updates since SP2. I once again

> clicked 'Download and install' to no avail. Every update showed up as

> 'failed' during the download phase.

>

> I am stumped. The update site gives me no errors, the server has >50%

> of its' disk space left (>20GB) and otherwise is running great. I can

> manually download other files just fine just not from Windows update.

> I have Googled until my eyes bled to no avail...It's funny because

> Windows Update scans fine, shows the correct updates needed just fine,

> yet fails on the download phase and gives no errors.

>

> Any ideas?

>

[Guest Shawn]

Re: Windows Update scans, won't download

 

Many thanks for your quick reply...

 

I stopped the Auto Update Service, deleted the SoftwareDistribution folder,

restarted Auto Update service and tried again with the same results...

 

Scans fine but fails on the download with no error given.

 

"Meinolf Weber" wrote:

> Hello Shawn,

>

> Try thihs one, stop the automatic update service, delete the softwaredistribution

> folder under c:\windows start automatic update service and try again. The

> folder will be recreated and can be deleted without any problems. Did some

> time, when i have also problems with updating from MS.

>

> Best regards

>

> Meinolf Weber

> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers

> no rights.

> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups

> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

>

> > Strange issue I haven't ever seen before. I have a client running

> > Server 2003 SP 1 and recently decided to update them to SP 2. Of

> > course Winodws update has been bugging me to install SP 2 for some

> > time, but I just recently got around to testing on one of their test

> > servers and got the green light as all looked good.

> >

> > I went to the Windows update site, scanned the server and it showed SP

> > 2, like it should. I clicked 'Download and Install' and to my dismay,

> > the download showed as 'failed'. I figured it was because of the IE

> > enhanced security, so I uninstalled the IE enhanced Security and tried

> > again. Still scanned fine, but showed up as 'failed' on the download.

> > I went and manually downloaded SP2, installed it and rebooted. All

> > went well. I went back to the Windows update website, scanned again

> > and it showed 20+ critical security updates since SP2. I once again

> > clicked 'Download and install' to no avail. Every update showed up as

> > 'failed' during the download phase.

> >

> > I am stumped. The update site gives me no errors, the server has >50%

> > of its' disk space left (>20GB) and otherwise is running great. I can

> > manually download other files just fine just not from Windows update.

> > I have Googled until my eyes bled to no avail...It's funny because

> > Windows Update scans fine, shows the correct updates needed just fine,

> > yet fails on the download phase and gives no errors.

> >

> > Any ideas?

> >

>

>

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