Category Archives: WSUS

A Blank SUSDB Database for WSUS 3.0 SP2 & Size Information

Initial SUSDB.mdf file after a virgin installation was 8,340KB During the initial setup of WSUS it goes away and downloads update information from Microsoft Update (You press Start Connecting and wait quite a while). After this process completes, but before you pressed next the size of SUSDB.mdf was 35,008 KB. A backup of a SUSDB taken… Read More »

Using WSUS to keep Adobe software up to date

http://windowsitpro.com/article/patch-management/Secure-non-Microsoft-applications-by-publishing-3rd-party-updates-to-WSUS-129241 https://wsuspackagepublisher.codeplex.com/ Adobe Products Reader – https://www.adobe.com/devnet-docs/acrobatetk/tools/AdminGuide/sccm.html Flash – http://blogs.technet.com/b/jasonlewis/archive/2010/09/21/new-scup-catalog-adobe-flash-player.aspx      

Error 800B0001 and using a WSUS?

Short version Download and install http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=29999 (avoid rebooting if required, doesn’t seem to effect the effectiveness of the hotfix) sc stop WsusService iisreset /stop iisreset /start sc start WsusService Longer version BACKGROUND: Every machine I install the lastest Windows Update Agent on results in a 800B0001 error when getting updates “FROM YOUR SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR” but have no problems when… Read More »

WSUS Best Practices & Cleanup info

Best Practices with Windows Server Update Services 3.0 Geek of All Trades: 6 Tips for 100 Percent WSUS Compliance What to do when your WSUSContent folder grows too large Scripts WSUS Cleanup <- Using adapted version here WSUS Cleanup v2 Script PoshWSUS   WSUS: How to change the location where WSUS stores updates locally http://blogs.technet.com/b/sus/archive/2008/05/19/wsus-how-to-change-the-location-where-wsus-stores-updates-locally.aspx wsusutil.exe movecontent… Read More »