Hello WSUS Admins,
Shortly we will be publishing a new top level category (product family) for WSUS – Live Search. The Live Search product family will include updates for all Live Search products. Under this product family we will be creating a category for:
Search Enhancement Pack – For all updates relating to the Search Enhancement Pack
Source: Technet
When you try to sign in to Windows Live Messenger, you receive the following error message:
810003c1: We were unable to sign you in to the .NET Messenger Service.
Microsoft has shut off the Windows Live Messenger IM for users in the countries embargoed by the US hence Microsoft no longer offers Windows Live Service in your country.
Source: Messenger Support Blog
Hello WSUS Admins,
The MU team has published information about the upcoming release of Vista and Win2k8 SP2 through WU and WSUS. You can find more information on their blog post here.
Just a heads up to prepare for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2. It will be available in the coming weeks on the Download Center (DLC) and also through Windows Update and WSUS. On April 28th, we announced the Release to Manufacturing (RTM) of Service Pack 2 (SP2) for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. SP2 includes all updates that were released since SP1. It also includes support for new types of hardware and other technology improvements. For more information on the changes with SP2, see the notable changes document on TechNet.
Here’s a short list of the tools and guidance that’s available for SP2:
· If you’re managing systems that connect directly to WU, you can use the updated Service Pack Blocker Tool Kit to prevent WU from offering SP2 to your client computers.
· For more information about SP2, refer to the SP2 Frequently Asked Questions on TechNet.
· For help with deployment related questions, you should read this blog post on the Windows team blog.
Source: Technet Blogs
Lights… Camera… Action!
Today, we launched the SharePoint marketing website on SharePoint Server 2007. First the home page, it is brand new and we’re using Silverlight enabled web parts to keep the interface simple, elegant and dynamic thus enhancing the overall usability of it. You can watch customer videos, learn about events, download trial versions of the software and a lot more on the home page now. Since the site is powered by MOSS, we are taking advantage of the publishing feature and list driven content.
Visit the new site at http://sharepoint.microsoft.com
Here is a screenshot from my WSUS server today morning.
Notice the "Windows 7 Client" category in the Windows family of products.
Update: officially announced on August 21st at WSUS Product Team's blog.
When you try to put a computer that is running Windows Vista to sleep, the computer appears to sleep and then immediately wake.
This problem may occur when you use the Start menu, a sleep button on a keyboard, or a Microsoft Windows Media Center remote control.
To work around this problem, plug the USB device into an Enhanced Host Controller Interface (EHCI) host controller.
Alternatively, disable the USB device's ability to wake the computer. To do this, follow these steps:
1. Click Start
2. In the User Account Control dialog box, click Continue. 
3. Click Device Manager, expand Universal Serial Bus controllers, right-click the device, and then click Properties.
4. Click the Power Management tab, disable the Allow this device to wake the computer check box, and then click OK.
After applying the Infrastructure update on a MOSS 2007 Server with 'GroupBoard Workspace 2007' installed the 'SharePoint Products and Technologies Configuration Wizard' would fail at step 2, with the following error messages logged in the Event Viewer:
The schema version (3.1.3.0) of the database v3_MOSS_SPSUPGRADE_PORTAL_80_CONTENT on VM-SQL\SQL2005 is not consistent with the expected database schema version (3.1.5.0) on SPSUPGRADE. Connections to this database from this server have been blocked to avoid data loss. Upgrade the web front end or the content database to ensure that these versions match.
Database 'SharePoint_AdminContent_9ff3db24-91c8-4b79-9d71-9a8b0e0323bf' on SQL Server instance 'VM-SQL\SQL2005' is not empty and does not match current database schema.
Failed to initiate the upgrade sequence.
Failed to upgrade SharePoint Products and Technologies. Further information regarding this failure can be found at C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\12\LOGS\Upgrade.log.
An exception of type Microsoft.SharePoint.Upgrade.SPUpgradeException was thrown. Additional exception information: The specified SPContentDatabase Name=SharePoint_AdminContent_9ff3db24-91c8-4b79-9d71-9a8b0e0323bf Parent=SPDatabaseServiceInstance Name=SQL2005 has been upgraded to a newer version of SharePoint. Please upgrade this SharePoint application server before attempting to access this object.
Microsoft.SharePoint.Upgrade.SPUpgradeException: The specified SPContentDatabase Name=SharePoint_AdminContent_9ff3db24-91c8-4b79-9d71-9a8b0e0323bf Parent=SPDatabaseServiceInstance Name=SQL2005 has been upgraded to a newer version of SharePoint. Please upgrade this SharePoint application server before attempting to access this object.
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Upgrade.SPSequence.get_CanUpgrade()
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Upgrade.SPManager.CanUpgrade(Object o)
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPPersistedUpgradableObject.get_CanUpgrade()
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Upgrade.SPManager.ReflexiveCanUpgrade(Object o)
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Upgrade.SPManager.NeedsUpgrade(Object o, Boolean bRecurse)
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPPersistedUpgradableObject.get_NeedsUpgrade()
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Upgrade.SPManager.Initialize()
at Microsoft.SharePoint.PostSetupConfiguration.UpgradeBootstrapTask.Run()
at Microsoft.SharePoint.PostSetupConfiguration.TaskThread.ExecuteTask()
Workaround:
Uninstall 'GroupBoard Workspace 2007' and re-run the 'SharePoint Products and Technologies Configuration Wizard'.
More information:
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=941678 (The SharePoint Products and Technologies Configuration Wizard does not finish successfully on a computer that also has GroupBoard Workspace 2007 installed)
