Deploy Mozilla Firefox 24 ESR with Configuration
I in another Thread/Question I tried deploying Firefox in german language (successfiully). Now I want to add some configuration files to the package. so the steps should be:install Firefox without...
View ArticleData Grid Service won't start Error 1064
I've seen a few other posts with regards to the service not being able to start but haven't been able to get it running just yet.Initially everything worked okay and we were able to run updates but...
View ArticleWindows Update Agent command line - install now and other interesting arguments
Thought I would just share.../DetectNow - request the Windows Update Agent to do a scan/ReportNow - when using this, use it in combination with /DetectNow, so wuauclt.exe /DetectNow /ReportNow to get...
View ArticleConfigure McAfee to allow SMTP from Patch Manager
Does anyone know how to configure McAfee to allow Patch Manager to send emails from scheduled tasks? I've determined that if I disable McAfee Access Protection, the reports are sent with no problems;...
View ArticleWSUS Version mismatch 3.2.x 3.2.y ?
What does this error mean, if i try to publish 3rd Party updates to another wsus-server?: "The Server has the required certificates for Publishing. There is a version mismatch between the WSUS Server...
View ArticleGet the following error when publishing a package
the following errors occurred while publishing the packages:the specified path, file name or both are too long. The fully qualified file name must be less than 260 characters and the directory name...
View ArticleApproved Patch view
Is there view that shows just approved patch status? I am looking for a view that is similar too the Top 25 Most Vulnerable Machines but would show approved patches, If I click on individual nodes I...
View ArticleJava 7 to Java 8 Upgrade Package
How do I release a package that upgrades systems with any version of Java 7 to the latest version of Java 8 (currently u20)? Is it sufficient to edit the applicability rules of the "Java Runtime...
View ArticlePatch Manager view of Approved patches
Is there a way to see on the front page of Patch Manager website view just the count or graph of only approved patches installed and not installed? I can click on each individual node and look at the...
View ArticleUsing a WSUS certificate signed by a root CA
From time to time, we get inquires about whether the WSUS server certificate has to be self-signed in order for 3rd party updates to work. A number of organizations already have a CA, and would like...
View ArticleHow to create a package to uninstall a program with Patch Manager?
I am trying to create a package to uninstall or remove Adobe Air (it has been determined that it isn’t used in my organization and we want to uninstall rather than keep patching), but haven’t had any...
View ArticleConfiguring Patch Manager in a WSUS environment with autonomous servers...
I am looking to deploy a patch manager environment into an exsiting WSUS environment that as an upstream and its downstream servers receive approvals from the upstream but instead of downloading their...
View ArticleConfigure McAfee to allow SMTP from Patch Manager
Does anyone know how to configure McAfee to allow Patch Manager to send emails from scheduled tasks? I've determined that if I disable McAfee Access Protection, the reports are sent with no problems;...
View ArticleWSUS Version mismatch 3.2.x 3.2.y ?
What does this error mean, if i try to publish 3rd Party updates to another wsus-server?: "The Server has the required certificates for Publishing. There is a version mismatch between the WSUS Server...
View ArticleConfigure McAfee to allow SMTP from Patch Manager
Does anyone know how to configure McAfee to allow Patch Manager to send emails from scheduled tasks? I've determined that if I disable McAfee Access Protection, the reports are sent with no problems;...
View ArticleJava autoupdater enable after update
We have juste applied the Java Runtime Environment 6u32 (x86 for x64) (Upgrade) package in our environement. Even if the command line parameter are set to /s "JAVAUPDATE=0 AgreeToLicense=YES" within...
View ArticleUpgrading from Java 7 to 8
Hello, I would like to upgrade all computers with Java 7.71 32 bit version for 64 bit O.S. to Java 8 and uninstall the old version (7.71).I used the package Java Runtime Environment 8u25 (x86 for x64)...
View ArticleServer 2012 and Windows 8 updates
We are finally starting to get some Server 2012 and Windows 8 OS in our company. I am running into issues getting the servers to show up in the Patch Manager console. From what I've read about it I...
View ArticleWSUS Version mismatch 3.2.x 3.2.y ?
What does this error mean, if i try to publish 3rd Party updates to another wsus-server?: "The Server has the required certificates for Publishing. There is a version mismatch between the WSUS Server...
View ArticleThe request failed with HTTP status 503: Service Unavailable.
Hi,I tried to get update information from a wsusserver in a remote domain and recieve the following error "The request failed with HTTP status 503: Service Unavailable." i'am able to add the server in...
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