SP3 gone from WU?

[John]

A couple days ago, there was a notice in the tray that "Updates are
available for your computer" and when I clicked on it I found that SP3
was being offered.

I decided not to install it yet, I'd do it over the weekend (I have WU
configured for "Notify but don't automatically install"). Now the
update notice is gone. This happened on both my computers.

Has anybody else had this happen? Anybody know why?

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A couple days ago, there was a notice in the tray that "Updates are
available for your computer" and when I clicked on it I found that SP3
was being offered.

I decided not to install it yet, I'd do it over the weekend (I have WU
configured for "Notify but don't automatically install"). Now the
update notice is gone. This happened on both my computers.

Has anybody else had this happen? Anybody know why?

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John

Probably because MS realized that was a very stupid thing to do.

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[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

[crossposted to WU NG]

In short, excessive demand. Look in windowsupdate.log and you'll probably
see many instances of "Update is not allowed to download due to regulation"
since 06 May-08.

It can take up to 7 days for all Automatic Update users be offered new
updates. In the case of a Service Pack release, it may take several weeks.

You can try downloading/installing the updates via Windows/Microsoft Update:
Understand that by doing so, you're pushing all the Automatic Updates users
further back in the queue (which may explain, at least in part, why
Automatic Updates hasn't brought them in for you yet).

MS had said that Automatic Updates wouldn't be offering SP3 until "early
summer."

EDIT: A confidential MS source told me that SP3 was only being offered to
machines where Automatic Updates was set to "Notify Only" or "Download but
Notify." I have AU set to Notify Only and was offered SP3 earlier this
week. I declined it but didn't hide it (I don't think it can be hidden).
The most recent entry in windowsupdate.log says "Found 0 updates" so MS
*might* have pulled it. YMMV, of course.

=> Windows Update newsgroup: microsoft.public.windowsupdate

 

[John]

[crossposted to WU NG]

In short, excessive demand. Look in windowsupdate.log and you'll probably
see many instances of "Update is not allowed to download due to regulation"
since 06 May-08.

I don't see any of those messages at all. I do see a bunch of
warnings saying things like:

848 cf0 Misc WARNING: Send failed with hr = 80072ee7.
848 cf0 Misc WARNING: SendRequest failed with hr = 80072ee7. Proxy
List used: <(null)> Bypass List used : <(null)> Auth Schemes used : <>

848 cf0 Report WARNING: Failed to upload events to the server with
hr = 8024402c.

848 cf0 PT + Last proxy send request failed with hr = 0x80072EE7,
HTTP status code = 0

848 cf0 PT + Caller provided credentials = No
848 cf0 PT + Impersonate flags = 0
848 cf0 PT + Possible authorization schemes used =
848 cf0 PT WARNING: ReportEventBatch failure, error = 0x8024402C,
soap client error = 5, soap error code = 0, HTTP status code = 200

848 cf0 Report WARNING: Reporter failed to upload events with hr =
8024402c.

and

836 bf4 PT WARNING: GetCookie failure, error = 0x80072EE2, soap
client error = 5, soap error code = 0, HTTP status code = 200
836 bf4 PT WARNING: PTError: 0x80072ee2
836 bf4 PT WARNING: GetCookie_WithRecovery failed : 0x80072ee2
836 bf4 PT WARNING: RefreshCookie failed: 0x80072ee2
836 bf4 PT WARNING: RefreshPTState failed: 0x80072ee2
836 bf4 PT WARNING: PTError: 0x80072ee2


Is that anything to be concerned about? (This is the first time I
ever looked at that log -- I didn't even know it existed.)

I'm not in a big rush to get SP3; in fact I'm still not certain
whether I'll install it at all. So I can wait until it comes through
on WU. I just wondered why it showed up and then disappeared.


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John

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

[To keep track of things, it helps immensely if you include all of previous
message(s) in your replies to the newsgroup. Thank you.]

You may receive an..."Error 0x80072EE7"...error message when you try to use
the Windows Update Web site or the Microsoft Update Web site:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/836941
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

[crossposted to WU NG]

In short, excessive demand. Look in windowsupdate.log and you'll
probably
see many instances of "Update is not allowed to download due to
regulation"
since 06 May-08.

I don't see any of those messages at all. I do see a bunch of
warnings saying things like:

848 cf0 Misc WARNING: Send failed with hr = 80072ee7.
848 cf0 Misc WARNING: SendRequest failed with hr = 80072ee7. Proxy
List used: <(null)> Bypass List used : <(null)> Auth Schemes used : <>

848 cf0 Report WARNING: Failed to upload events to the server with
hr = 8024402c.

848 cf0 PT + Last proxy send request failed with hr = 0x80072EE7,
HTTP status code = 0

848 cf0 PT + Caller provided credentials = No
848 cf0 PT + Impersonate flags = 0
848 cf0 PT + Possible authorization schemes used =
848 cf0 PT WARNING: ReportEventBatch failure, error = 0x8024402C,
soap client error = 5, soap error code = 0, HTTP status code = 200

848 cf0 Report WARNING: Reporter failed to upload events with hr =
8024402c.

and

836 bf4 PT WARNING: GetCookie failure, error = 0x80072EE2, soap
client error = 5, soap error code = 0, HTTP status code = 200
836 bf4 PT WARNING: PTError: 0x80072ee2
836 bf4 PT WARNING: GetCookie_WithRecovery failed : 0x80072ee2
836 bf4 PT WARNING: RefreshCookie failed: 0x80072ee2
836 bf4 PT WARNING: RefreshPTState failed: 0x80072ee2
836 bf4 PT WARNING: PTError: 0x80072ee2


Is that anything to be concerned about? (This is the first time I
ever looked at that log -- I didn't even know it existed.)

I'm not in a big rush to get SP3; in fact I'm still not certain
whether I'll install it at all. So I can wait until it comes through
on WU. I just wondered why it showed up and then disappeared.


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John

 

[John]

[To keep track of things, it helps immensely if you include all of previous
message(s) in your replies to the newsgroup. Thank you.]

You may receive an..."Error 0x80072EE7"...error message when you try to use
the Windows Update Web site or the Microsoft Update Web site:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/836941

Thanks for the info, Robear.

(I snipped the stuff that I thought was immaterial to the discussion,
as is my habit. Just trying to save a bit of bandwidth. But if it's
preferable not to do so, I'll try to remember not to.)

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