Windows Update Error 80072EFD
Nov17

Windows Update Error 80072EFD

KB ID 0000440  Problem While attempting to run a Windows Update you see the following error. Code 80072EFD Windows Update encountered an unknown error. Get help with this error. Solution Note: There seems to be a few causes of this error, but in my case it was the proxy server. 1. Assuming you have a proxy set in your web browser settings (Internet Options > Connections > LAN Settings > Set proxy settings accordingly). Note:...

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Windows Update Error – 80243004
Nov17

Windows Update Error – 80243004

KB ID 0000643 Problem Seen on Server 2008, when attempting to run Windows update. Code 80243004 Windows Update encountered an unknown error Solution Without a doubt the strangest fix I’ve ever seen! 1. Right click the Taskbar > Properties > Taskbar Tab > Customize. 2. Tick the box that says “Always show all icons and notifications on the taksbar” > OK. 3. Retry your Windows updates. Related Articles,...

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WSUS Error – ‘An HTTP error has occurred’
Nov17

WSUS Error – ‘An HTTP error has occurred’

KB ID 0000796  Problem Seen on SBS 2011 and Server 2008 R2. When running the WSUS configuration wizard, at the ‘Connect to Upstream Server’ page, connection fails; An HTTP error occurred Details… When viewing details you see; WebExpeption: The request failed with the error message: <html><head><title>Object moved</title></head><body> <h2>Object moved to <a...

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Force Media Center to Update its Libraries
Nov17

Force Media Center to Update its Libraries

KB ID 0000627  Problem I use Media Center a lot, and the one thing that bugs me is, every time I add a new film or TV series etc, I have to restart Media Center, restart services, or reboot the entire media PC before I can see them in the list. After some searching it appears that Media Center uses the same repository/database of media that Windows Media Player uses. There is a convoluted method of stopping services, deleting files...

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Server 2008 R2 – Inbound traffic Blocked – Outbound Traffic works?
Nov17

Server 2008 R2 – Inbound traffic Blocked – Outbound Traffic works?

KB ID 0000397  Problem My colleague had this problem this week, and it involved a call to Microsoft to resolve. Basically the client had some comms problems, so ran Windows updates, post update the server (which was the main domain controller and DHCP server for the network) could not be seen by any clients on the network. The server itself however could quite happily see everything else. Solution The problem is due to the Windows...

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