That just means it is a WSUS issue. Go back and check within IIS that the virtual directory has the correct permissions and that it is not shutdown for some reason. I did find references to some WSUS client and server diagnosictics on the Microsoft site but would never would have even looked if Event ID had not told me they existed. They did help me find and fix my issue.
Jon On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 1:23 PM, Cameron Cooper <[email protected]> wrote: > Was able to get Vista and W7 to update once I moved those computers out > of the OU used by WSUS. > > > > _____________________________ > > *Cameron Cooper* > > *IT Director - CompTIA A+ Certified* > > Aurico Reports, Inc > > Phone: 847-890-4021 Fax: 847-255-1896 > > [email protected] > > > > *From:* Jon Harris [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Thursday, April 30, 2009 11:51 AM > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: Windows Updates fails to connect with Vista > > > > Sorry forgot to add look at the permissions on the Virtual directory I were > messed up. Fixing those and restarting the server fixed most if not all of > the issues. > > > > Jon > > On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 12:49 PM, Jon Harris <[email protected]> wrote: > > Yes that is what I was getting now I get access denied but everything is > working again, go figure. > > > > Jon > > On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 11:23 AM, Cameron Cooper <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Just checked the WSUS server and didn’t find any errors. When you went to > your selfupdate site, did you do this in IE? When I type in the site name > into IE I receive the following: > > > > HTTP Error 404 - File or directory not found. > Internet Information Services (IIS) > > > > _____________________________ > > *Cameron Cooper* > > *IT Director - CompTIA A+ Certified* > > Aurico Reports, Inc > > Phone: 847-890-4021 Fax: 847-255-1896 > > [email protected] > > > > *From:* Jon Harris [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Thursday, April 30, 2009 10:13 AM > > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > > *Subject:* Re: Windows Updates fails to connect with Vista > > > > I just fixed that issue yesterday myself. I got a clue to the issue from > looking up the error codes I found on my WSUS server. Seems the selfupdate > site was shutdown. > > > > Jon > > On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 10:48 AM, Cameron Cooper <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Is anyone else out there, with Vista , having problems trying to get to the > Windows Updates? When we do we receive Error Code 80072EFD. When looking > into that error, it mentions that the update.microsoft.com (and others) > needs to be placed into the firewall… which they have been. Disabled VIPRE > and the Windows Firewall, restarted the wuauserv and renamed the > softwaredistribution folder and still can’t get Vista to update. All our XP > machines are able to get to the update site without any problems. > > > > Any ideas? > > > > _____________________________ > > *Cameron Cooper* > > *IT Director - CompTIA A+ Certified* > > Aurico Reports, Inc > > Phone: 847-890-4021 Fax: 847-255-1896 > > [email protected] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
