LGarvin

What's odd is that if I log into a server needing updates and "Check for updates" from Control Panel, I receive error code 80070057 0x80070057 ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER - E_INVALIDARG One or more arguments are not valid error - Invalid proxy server name was specified in the user’s IE settings and hence…

Details: [...] Please ensure that clients are enabled to receive signed 3rd party updates with Windows Update Local Policy Management wizard. Have you done this?

For third-party updates, the first place to start would be to subscribe to alerts on one of these two Thwack threads: http://thwack.solarwinds.com/community/application-and-server_tht/patchzone/blog/2012/10/10/table-of-third-party-patches--new-coming-last-update-10102012 http://thwack.solarwinds.com/docs/DOC-167089 The…

Detailed state information on RED icons can be found on the Computer Details tab of Managed Computers, and there are five steps in the Inventory process that can result in a RED indicator. Those five steps are identified and discussed in section 4.3.2.1 of the Administration Guide. Detailed state information on YELLOW…

Can you please export your modified package, without binary, and attach the resulting CAB to a reply?

The .NET4 would be the key issue there. The Visual C++ runtime redistributable should be contained within the installer package and not require any separate download or Internet access.

Ok, I've got my data coming in and the report setup, but what column do I need to key off of to get the MS patches that are not installed? Well, that really depends on what report you've created and which columns you're using. My original suggestions was to start with the Computer Update Status report, in which case it…

I'm not quite understanding why you have a need to launch shutdown.exe from within the package. If the package requires a system restart, the Windows Update Agent will initiate that system restart (provided the return codes for Restart Required are properly defined). If the package does not require a restart, then no…

Cool. That I did not know. I knew you could 'choose' to use the CLRv4 MMC, but I didn't realize it was as simple as simply changing the runtime being called. I'll chat with our doc people and see about getting the docs updated to identify this as the fix, rather than simply stating it can't be done. :-)

What's very strange is that most of these processes are ones that had been completed previously. I'm not understanding what significance this has.

the state of the task is Running Does the task details tab show actual activity. Is the process moving from one computer to another.

If you look at this screenshot, you can see how many show as agents\approved. Oh! I see what's happening here (pictures really are worth a thousand words!) There seems to be some confusion between the "Approval" done in WSUS for the update package and "Approval" done in Patch Manager which allows a designated client to be…

However there is a .2 at the end which is what I was referring to. Ahh, yes, that is actually correct. There were two Service Releases subsequent to the v2.0 Release. The version number for the Agent is generated by the product based on the version of the product that is installed. Since you actually have Patch Manager…

One note here with respect to this statement: I added the domain admins of Domain2 to the local admins built in group in AD for domain1. I do not have control, or I get an error about not being a local admin of the machine. If you added the Domain2 domain account to the LOCAL Administrators group of a PC in Domain1, you do…

Thanks Andrew. The behavior is expected if you customize the original package, because the catalog synchronization event is a full reconciliation; any customization to original packages will be overwritten (restored) during the next catalog sync. This is why making a duplicate package is important. I'm told that the…

Okay... a false positive for Needing the update is a completely different consideration from not recognizing the package as Installed. What is the actual state of the update package displayed in the console: [1] Installed, [2] Not Installed, or [3] Not Applicable Also, please confirm via the WindowsUpdate.log that the WUA…

2001 packages seems like a lot to import, You don't actually have to SYNC the catalog, although 2000 updates is only a couple MB of XML data. You can DOWNLOAD the catalog, and then use the "Import Catalog" action to select only the packages you want.

2014-12-16 13:34:58:711 380 fd0 AU # 1 updates detected 2014-12-16 13:34:58:712 380 fd0 AU # Approved updates = 1 You're close.... except that the WUA no longer does a full detection after a reboot, so these lines actually happen because the WUA does NOT do that fullscan. It was unaware that the approval had been removed,…

One of the things peculiar to SQL Server and index defragmentation is the impact of small tables/indexes on these calculations. This conversation from a few weeks ago may shed some light on what you're observing.

My best advice is to contact Customer Service and go from there.

Okay... *this* is an actual failure attempting to execute a LDAP query against a Domain Controller. In this instance, the machine being queried appears to be offline, or not a DC, or the required LDAP port is blocked by a firewall. The firewall scenario is unlikely since that would render the DC unusable to all clients,…

We're very interested in your opinions and how the documentation has impacted your understanding. If we need to improve the documentation, we definitely want to do so. As for viewing "Scopes" in the console, if you could post an image (or email me a screenshot) of what you're looking at, that would help. I'm not aware of…

my challenge is that I want to mass install print drivers such as for Canon copiers Will these Canon copiers be served by a Windows Server-based print server to your users?

They should be updating from the v7.5 agent to the v7.6 agent if KB2720211 has been installed. While there may not be any errors, per se, in the WindowsUpdate.log, check to see if the log entries show the v7.6 agent as being available.

That I don't know off the top of my head, but I did notice that my dbo.Nodes table has more than one column with a name value in it, so at a minimum you may have multiple columns in dbo.Nodes that require remediation. I see CAPTION, DNS, and SYSNAME. Depends on how radical you want to get. By all rights, name attributes…

I checked the usage in the Computer (System Information) report category and made two observations: - The necessary fields are all avalable except there seems to be no datasource for getting Disk Information. The absence of Disk Information is IMO a design defect in the report category. - The Report Builder does return an…

There should be separate ProductIDs for the x86 and x64 version. Just define the ProductID of the version you want to remove.

It was explicitly tested with JRE 7u25 and JRE6u45 (although nobody should be using JRE6 anymore). As far as I know it works with all instances of JRE7. I've not heard otherwise, and it would be somewhat unusual for Oracle to change that kind of an option/behavior with a patch. As far as which one to use... as noted in the…

I can not use the updated version since it will not work. We need to discuss this further, then. First, JRE7u55 is the current security baseline, so by definition JRE7u51 has known and exploited security vulnerabilties Second, all JRE7 updates are backwards compatible with any JRE7-based products. So, in the absence of…

Yes, you can definitely continue to use Patch Manager with System Center Configuration Manager. There are a few notable differences to be aware of: * The Patch Manager functionality is fully integrated in the Configuration Manager 2012 console, so you'll generally use the CM2012 console for daily operations, but server and…