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Update service components could not be contacted.
Posted by mark palmer - novice on March 14th, 2006


Hi,
This problem is related to a recent installation of WSUS onto a
Windows2003 server on a winnt pdc. I have setup the WSUS clients with a local
gpo(no active directory) to download updates from the server.

On the WSUS server the following error occurs:
One or more update service components could be be contacted. Check your
server status and ensure that the windows server update service is running.
Non-running services: ContentSyncAgent, WSUSService.

The clients do not receive any updates from the server.

I will be grateful for any help received,

Mark Palmer.

Posted by Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\) on March 14th, 2006


Hi,

Fyi:

Please post WSUS related issues to the newsgroup dedicated to WSUS:

microsoft.public.windows.server.update_services


MS WebNews link to the WSUS newsgroup:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/com... date_services


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Posted by AJR on March 14th, 2006


You mention a winnit pdc - problem may be related to the server functional
level.