Try delete C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution, may be help.
Anatoly Podgoretsky
http://www.podgoretsky.com
----- Original Message -----
From: James Rankin
To: NT System Admin Issues
Sent: Monday, November 10, 2008 5:16 PM
Subject: WSUS/WU error
Hi chaps
I am continually getting an error of "0x800703E3" when trying to download
updates via WSUS or Windows Update to about three of my servers. All the usual
stuff doesn't seem to work, I have tried:-
a.. Deleting SoftwareDistribution folder
b.. Re-registering WSUS dlls
c.. Re-installing the Windows Update Agent with the /wuforce switch
d.. Running the AUCheck utility from CodePlex (which seemed really
promising but didn't seem to do anything)
Googling doesn't seem to give me any useful results. These machines were all
clones of each other, but removing the SusID from the Registry solved all that
stuff - and that's all to do with appearing in the WSUS console as I remember,
not picking up updates. WindowsUpdate.log always seems to show these entries:-
2008-11-10 15:08:03:358 980 3874 Service ** START **
Service: Service startup
2008-11-10 15:08:03:358 980 3874 Service *********
2008-11-10 15:08:03:358 980 3874 Agent * WU client version
7.0.6000.374
2008-11-10 15:08:03:358 980 3874 Agent * Base directory:
C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution
2008-11-10 15:08:03:358 980 3874 Agent * Access type: No
proxy
2008-11-10 15:08:03:358 980 3874 Agent * Network state:
Connected
2008-11-10 15:08:06:327 7800 3944 Setup * WARNING: Exit code
= 0x800703E3
2008-11-10 15:08:06:327 7800 3944 Setup *********
2008-11-10 15:08:06:327 7800 3944 Setup ** END ** Setup:
Installing client binaries
2008-11-10 15:08:06:327 7800 3944 Setup *************
2008-11-10 15:08:06:327 7800 3944 Setup FATAL:
InstallUpdatedBinaries failed with error 0x800703e3
2008-11-10 15:08:06:327 7800 3944 WUWeb FATAL:
InstallUpdatedBinaries failed with error:0x800703e3
2008-11-10 15:08:06:327 7800 3944 WUWeb FATAL:
UpdateClientWorker failed: error 0x800703e3
Anyone have any ideas? I am ready to tear them down and rebuild but I'd hate
to pick up the same error again. I was going to cross-post this to the Patch
Management list but couldn't handle the flood of OOF messages....
TIA,
JRR
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