This worked. My test machine is happily working with WSUS. As a control, I tried a plain Windows 7 SP1 build, and connecting to WSUS. 36 hours later, still no updates, but WSUS shows it did make contact. I'll let it run tonight yet to see if we get any updates.
Thanks again. Mark On Mon, Nov 28, 2016 at 2:37 PM, Reimer, Mark <[email protected]> wrote: > I'll give it a try. I'll fire up a test machine using their methods, and > see if it works. > > Thanks for this. I didn't see it when I was googling. > > Mark > > On Sun, Nov 27, 2016 at 6:50 PM, Micheal Espinola Jr < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> This might be helpful: >> >> https://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/3w1kfp/windows_ >> update_is_broken_for_w7_x64_ent_wsp1_and/cxso3r4/ >> >> -- >> Espi >> >> >> On Fri, Nov 25, 2016 at 8:34 AM, Reimer, Mark <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> I've tried on two machines (Dell desktops), and both have the same >>> problem >>> >>> Clean install of Windows 7 with SP1. >>> Install Convenience Rollup >>> Put computers on Domain, where GPO's hook up to WSUS. >>> >>> WSUS running on Server 2012 R2. >>> >>> WSUS sees the computers (contact is made), but status is at Not reported >>> yet. This is after a few months. >>> >>> Before the Convenience Rollup, I did the same thing (clean install and >>> put computers on domain). After a bit, WSUS spit out 200+ updates, and I >>> plowed through them. >>> >>> Did the convenience rollup install something that WSUS doesn't like? >>> >>> For our American friends (which is most of you), happy belated >>> Thanksgiving :). >>> >>> Mark >>> >>> >>> >> >
