Have a weird issue, just build a server 2012 r2 box to replace a server.
Once in our domain, it gets wsus settings and then will show up in our
wsus console.
Gets the first 20ish updates fine, but then shows it needs 0 updates,
even though if I check our wsus console, there are probably a couple
hundred for server 2012r2, this just will not detect them.
Any suggestions? Aside from things like moving to linux, etc. 
I’ve already fdisk’d it and built it twice from scratch.
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Stevo
Hi
Use fdisk again… and again…and again… 
Maybe;
http://serverfault.com/questions/625332/windows-update-not-working-on-windows-2012-r2-standard
http://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-releases-fix-for-windows-update-corruption-errors/
http://windowsitpro.com/windows-server-2012-r2/solve-patching-loop-problem-windows-server-2012-r2
Could be the Internet Explorer Cumulative Security update
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3032359
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Hi Stevo
It never ceases to amaze me how you ask for Microsoft assistance in a
Micro Focus forum!
Anyways, on the server not getting updates try the following at command
line: wuauclt /detectnow
Let us know how it goes as there are other ways of doing this.
Cheers,
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Laura Buckley
Technical Consultant & Trainer
South Africa
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laurabuckley sounds like they ‘said’:
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Hi Stevo
It never ceases to amaze me how you ask for Microsoft assistance in a
Micro Focus forum!Anyways, on the server not getting updates try the following at
command line: wuauclt /detectnowLet us know how it goes as there are other ways of doing this.
Cheers,[/color]
So my response to laurabuckley’s comment is…
Well I’m not allowed to ask for Novell help in this forum. Plus, I’d
rather ask this smart bunch for help where you might actually get
help vs a M$ forum where it’s canned answers. 
Also, I’ve tried the wuauclt commands, removed it from wsus and added
it again, done the /resetauthorization, and nothing helps.
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Stevo
malcolmlewis sounds like they ‘said’:
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Hi
Use fdisk again… and again…and again… ;)[/color]
I’ve done this step already.
[color=blue]
Maybe;
[/color]
http://serverfault.com/questions/625332/windows-update-not-working-on-windows-2012-r2-standard[color=blue]
[/color]
http://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-releases-fix-for-windows-update-corruption-errors/[color=blue]
[/color]
http://windowsitpro.com/windows-server-2012-r2/solve-patching-loop-problem-windows-server-2012-r2[color=blue]Could be the Internet Explorer Cumulative Security update
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3032359[/color]
So my response to malcolmlewis’s comment is…
Will look into these & let you know, thanks!
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Stevo
So, I downloaded a diffent iso, one that already has the ~900MB update
to server 2012r2 and rebuilt the server with this iso.
Seems to be fine now getting all the updates.
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Stevo
Yayyyyyy!
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Susan
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Laura:
A very long time ago, we chose to allow our chat members to ask
non-Novell (now non-Micro Focus) questions in here, because they
receive better answers here than they can find anywhere else.
Besides, they’re family. Family helps family.
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Hi Susan,
Thank you pointing that out to me.
I sincerely apologise for my comment and for any offense caused by it 
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laurabuckley sounds like they ‘said’:
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Hi Susan,
Thank you pointing that out to me.
I sincerely apologise for my comment and for any offense caused by it
:([/color]
So my response to laurabuckley’s comment is…
None taken…no worries. =)
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Stevo
On Thu, 18 Aug 2016 22:18:05 GMT, “Stevo” steveSPAM@LESSccgov.net
wrote:
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So, I downloaded a diffent iso, one that already has the ~900MB update
to server 2012r2 and rebuilt the server with this iso.Seems to be fine now getting all the updates.[/color]
Glad its working for you now!
I had to get comfortable with Linux (post NetwWare), but now that I
am, I like Linux patching better than Windows patching. If only all
the applications we run would run on Linux. Oh well, at least most of
my servers are OES/SLES.
Ken
Create and vote for enhancements!
https://www.novell.com/products/enhancement-request.html
Hi
Run crossover office?
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KeN Etter sounds like they ‘said’:
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I had to get comfortable with Linux (post NetwWare), but now that I
am, I like Linux patching better than Windows patching. If only all
the applications we run would run on Linux. Oh well, at least most of
my servers are OES/SLES.Ken[/color]
So my response to KeN’s comment is…
Must be rough, we’re down to our GW servers, everything else is
windblows. Plus, we’re (not me mind you) looking at moving all file &
email services to m$'s cloud services…<shakes head & shudders>
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Stevo
Laura:
You caused no offense and there was no need to apologize. I just
thought you should know, for the future. The chat rules that once
existed that were specific to this group mentioned it. Now they
don’t, so there was no way for you to have known.
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Susan
Micro Focus Community Chat Moderator
Please read the following before posting in here:
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Thank you Susan.
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Laura Buckley
Technical Consultant & Trainer
South Africa
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FYI we’ll soon have a technical forum available to ask any tech
question in.
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Kim - 8/22/2016 8:16:18 AM
On Fri, 19 Aug 2016 17:42:36 GMT, malcolmlewis
malcolmlewis@no-mx.forums.microfocus.com wrote:
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Hi
Run crossover office?[/color]
I suppose thats an option, but it would have to work flawlessly with
all of our oddball software.
Create and vote for enhancements!
https://www.novell.com/products/enhancement-request.html
On Fri, 19 Aug 2016 17:45:56 GMT, “Stevo” steveSPAM@LESSccgov.net
wrote:
[color=blue]
KeN Etter sounds like they ‘said’:
[color=green]I had to get comfortable with Linux (post NetwWare), but now that I
am, I like Linux patching better than Windows patching. If only all
the applications we run would run on Linux. Oh well, at least most of
my servers are OES/SLES.Ken[/color]
So my response to KeN’s comment is…
Must be rough, we’re down to our GW servers, everything else is
windblows. Plus, we’re (not me mind you) looking at moving all file &
email services to m$'s cloud services…<shakes head & shudders>[/color]
That ought to be fun (not!).
Create and vote for enhancements!
https://www.novell.com/products/enhancement-request.html
KeN Etter sounds like they ‘said’:
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That ought to be fun (not!).
[/color]
So my response to KeN’s comment is…
If we go down this route, figure my standard reply when a user calls
about having problems with file or email access, I’ll just give them
microsoft’s number.
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Stevo
On Mon, 22 Aug 2016 15:15:04 GMT, “Stevo” steveSPAM@LESSccgov.net
wrote:
[color=blue]
KeN Etter sounds like they ‘said’:
[color=green]That ought to be fun (not!).
[/color]
So my response to KeN’s comment is…If we go down this route, figure my standard reply when a user calls
about having problems with file or email access, I’ll just give them
microsoft’s number.[/color]
Create and vote for enhancements!
https://www.novell.com/products/enhancement-request.html