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Try Windows Update Troubleshooter for multiple operating systems:<br />
<a href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971058" rel="ugc">http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971058</a><br />
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Also try WSUS Offline Updater. &nbsp;I have used this (and the above) successfully<br />
<a href="http://download.wsusoffline.net/" rel="ugc">http://download.wsusoffline.net/</a>
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Try Windows Update Troubleshooter for multiple operating systems:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971058 [http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971058]

Also try WSUS Offline Updater.  I have used this (and the above) successfully
http://download.wsusoffline.net/ [http://download.wsusoffline.net/]

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stop windows update service, delete everything in \windows\softwaredistribut<wbr />ion folder, start windows update service and check again<br />
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Try Windows Update Troubleshooter for multiple operating systems:
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broken link
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stop windows update service, delete everything in \windows\softwaredistribution folder, start windows update service and check again



> Try Windows Update Troubleshooter for multiple operating systems:


broken link

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Good find Seth.<br />
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Try this while I look for a replacement of the foregoing (it for certain has worked for me)<br />
<a href="https://support.microsoft.com/en-ph/help/10164/fix-windows-update-errors" rel="ugc">https://support.microsoft.com/en-ph/help/10164/fix-windows-update-errors</a><br />
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WSUS Offline is good.
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Good find Seth.

Try this while I look for a replacement of the foregoing (it for certain has worked for me)
https://support.microsoft.com/en-ph/help/10164/fix-windows-update-errors [https://support.microsoft.com/en-ph/help/10164/fix-windows-update-errors]

WSUS Offline is good.

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Here is the gist of KB971058<br />
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<a href="https://gist.github.com/BretFisher/360e2aabdffe43446607" rel="ugc">https://gist.github.com/BretFisher/360e2aabdffe43446607</a>
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Here is the gist of KB971058

https://gist.github.com/BretFisher/360e2aabdffe43446607 [https://gist.github.com/BretFisher/360e2aabdffe43446607]

Math Tec

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if you can live without good dns for a bit, change your primary dns from your domain controller to googles 8.8.8.8 and 2ndary to 8.8.4.4<br />
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Just a shot in the dark
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if you can live without good dns for a bit, change your primary dns from your domain controller to googles 8.8.8.8 and 2ndary to 8.8.4.4

Just a shot in the dark

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Hi,<br />
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Please, our windows server 2008R2 is not updating. When I clicked on windows update its just continuing checking for an update. I waited for a long time but I got nothing<br />
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Regards
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Hi,

Please, our windows server 2008R2 is not updating. When I clicked on windows update its just continuing checking for an update. I waited for a long time but I got nothing

Regards

Windows server 2008R2 is not updating

Windows Updates

This topic area includes legacy versions of Windows prior to Windows 2000: Windows 3/3.1, Windows 95 and Windows 98, plus any other Windows-related versions including Windows Mobile.

Windows OS

Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2, based on the Microsoft Vista codebase, is the last 32-bit server operating system released by Microsoft. It has a number of versions, including including Foundation, Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, Web, HPC Server, Itanium and Storage; new features included server core installation and Hyper-V.