WSUS not working on clients – deployed via GPO

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I've deployed WSUS on a server called INet
This has downloaded the required updates that I selected.

I've configured automatic updates in the GPO –
Set the following:

  • Allow Automatic Updates immediate installation

  • Allow non-administrators to receive update notifications

  • Specify intranet Microsoft update service location:
    (I set this to http://INet)

I also set the time to check for updates to 4pm (for testing)

I linked the GPO in the relevant OU, then signed on to a test computer (windows xp pro)
Logged in, checked the Update tab in My Computer, and it was grayed out, with 4pm set as the update time (so i know the GPO had worked)

4pm came and went, but no updates….
Checked on INet server in the WSUS console, still showed 0 computers…

What have I missed?

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Edit / Update

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I've now run "wuauclt /detectnow" and it has put some errors in the error log

Failed to find updates with error code 80244019

I also notice the url it is searching for is:
http://INet/ClientWebService/client.asmx

When i try this URL in IE from the client, I get a 404.
on looking on IIS on INet – i see the folder, but it is emtpy..

Best Answer

Ok, I figured it out...

WSUS was installed on port 8530 for some reason... this may be the default port? By changing my url in the GPO to http://INet:8530 it then worked. I ran the wuauclt /detectnow command, and checked the error log.

There were a bunch of errors about Windows Installer 3.1 - then a balloon popped up, saying updates were ready etc.. I presume one of these updates will be the required Windows Installer 3.1

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