Windows SBS Update Services & WSUS

I'm getting the following error message:

"Windows Small Business Server (Windows SBS) Update Services is not
running because it automatically turns off if you customize Windows
Server Update Services (WSUS). For a list of specific settings that
cause Windows SBS Update Services to turn off, see the Microsoft Web
site. Even if WSUS is managing updates for your network, the accuracy
of the status in the Windows SBS monitoring report or on the Update
Services home page cannot be guaranteed. To use Windows SBS Update
Services, reverse the changes that you have made to WSUS or reinstall
Windows SBS 2003 R2"

This is on SBS 2003 Premium R2.

After checking previous topics it would seem the resolution is to
uninistall R2 and then re-install. Is this correct?

Two further questions:

1) The instructions from a previous topic include a step: "Check and
Confirm the GPOs for WSUS are gone" - How do I do this (I'm not
familiar with the meaning of the GPO TLA!!)?
2) Are there any user / application side effects I should expect?

Many thanks,

JohnK

Matabra
Wed Aug 13 02:35:11 PDT 2008

Hi,

Shouldnt affect users or applications at all.

GPO's are under Start - Admin tools- Group policy management.

Look in forest -- domain -- Group Policy Objects for all the GPOS set up

Delete anything with Small business server WSUS, Update services or words to
that effect.

Matt

"John F Kappler" <john@pceffect.co.uk> wrote in message
news:6t95a4djmc898bhords9311vqinqcdpp13@4ax.com...
> I'm getting the following error message:
>
> "Windows Small Business Server (Windows SBS) Update Services is not
> running because it automatically turns off if you customize Windows
> Server Update Services (WSUS). For a list of specific settings that
> cause Windows SBS Update Services to turn off, see the Microsoft Web
> site. Even if WSUS is managing updates for your network, the accuracy
> of the status in the Windows SBS monitoring report or on the Update
> Services home page cannot be guaranteed. To use Windows SBS Update
> Services, reverse the changes that you have made to WSUS or reinstall
> Windows SBS 2003 R2"
>
> This is on SBS 2003 Premium R2.
>
> After checking previous topics it would seem the resolution is to
> uninistall R2 and then re-install. Is this correct?
>
> Two further questions:
>
> 1) The instructions from a previous topic include a step: "Check and
> Confirm the GPOs for WSUS are gone" - How do I do this (I'm not
> familiar with the meaning of the GPO TLA!!)?
> 2) Are there any user / application side effects I should expect?
>
> Many thanks,
>
> JohnK

John
Wed Aug 13 03:18:45 PDT 2008

Thank-you. I'll pick a day when its quiet and go through the steps....