WSUS : Client use old server for downloading instead of server specified in GPO

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I hope there is some WSUS expert around.

-Deployed WSUS settings using a gpo linked to the OU the computer is in.

-When I check the group policy it says it is correctly applied and the values in the registry match.

-When I use WSUS Client Diagnostic it shows the correct server and settings

-In WSUS Administration Console the client reports but is in error. (Because it fail to download some updates)

Now the interresting part :

-When I check the WindowsUpdate.log on the client it show it connect to http//wsusnewserver but when it's trying to download the missing updates it's attempting to get them from http//wsusoldserver and get an error that the file is missing, which is normal.

Please help. I tried the /force switch on gpo with no success, the GPO really seems to correctly apply, but it's like there is a referrence to the old server in the settings somewhere but I cant find where.

Best Answer

Clearing the client cache directory worked for my problem :

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/910336