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Windows update but I finally found a solution. A prior update had failed which caused a corrupted registry entry. Look in HKLM\COMPONENTS and if you have the following 3 entries, delete them PendingXmldentifier NextQueueEntryIndex AdvancedInstallersNeedResolving

Forgot to add, Server standard SP2

You could try using a KIX log in script to map the printers. I've used that for years and it has never failed me.

I'm having a number issues with my sbs 2008 domain controller but I will start with the windows update problem first. I am unable to install Windows updates. A week after deployment I received the dreaded, installing update 3 of 3 lock up. I applied a Microsoft hotfix and was free of that issue. Since then I have been unable to install any updates. At one point yesterday I was given an 0x8000FFFF error within Windows updates. I rebooted (Which takes 25 minutes due to services failing to stop or start) and then went back in to Windows update. I was advised that there were 4 updates to install. I click start installation and walked away. I come back 20 minutes later to windows update stating "Preparing to Install..." I check back 4 hrs later only to see the same thing. I left it running over night only to come in and see the same "Prepating to Install..." on my display. If there is any additional information I can give you to help let me know. Below I have pasted an excerpt from the windows update log file which once again brings up that 8000FFFF error code. Thanks in Advance 2010-03-23 13:24:15:003 324 1908 Setup SelfUpdate handler update NOT required: Current version: 7.1.6001.65, required version: 7.1.6001.65 2010-03-23 13:24:15:003 324 1908 Setup Evaluating applicability of setup package "WUClient-SelfUpdate-ActiveX~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~7.1.6001.65" 2010-03-23 13:24:19:746 324 1908 Handler FATAL: UH: 0x8000ffff: EvaluateApplicability failed in CCbs::EvaluateApplicability 2010-03-23 13:24:19:746 324 1908 Setup WARNING: CBS EvaluateApplicability returned error, error = 0x8000FFFF 2010-03-23 13:24:19:746 324 1908 Setup FATAL: Applicability evaluation for setup package "WUClient-SelfUpdate-ActiveX~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~7.1.6001.65" failed, error = 0x8000FFFF 2010-03-23 13:24:19:746 324 1908 Setup FATAL: SelfUpdate check failed, err = 0x8000FFFF 2010-03-23 13:24:19:746 324 1908 Agent * WARNING: Skipping scan, self-update check returned 0x8000FFFF 2010-03-23 13:24:20:432 324 1908 Agent * WARNING: Exit code = 0x8000FFFF 2010-03-23 13:24:20:432 324 1908 Agent ********* 2010-03-23 13:24:20:432 324 1908 Agent ** END ** Agent: Finding updates [CallerId = AutomaticUpdates] 2010-03-23 13:24:20:432 324 1908 Agent ************* 2010-03-23 13:24:20:432 324 1908 Agent WARNING: WU client failed Searching for update with error 0x8000ffff 2010-03-23 13:24:20:432 324 1a00 AU >>## RESUMED ## AU: Search for updates [CallId = {8ABFD32D-57F4-43A9-82FD-CC76525F3DA8}] 2010-03-23 13:24:20:432 324 1a00 AU # WARNING: Search callback failed, result = 0x8000FFFF 2010-03-23 13:24:20:432 324 1a00 AU # WARNING: Failed to find updates with error code 8000FFFF 2010-03-23 13:24:20:432 324 1a00 AU ######### 2010-03-23 13:24:20:432 324 1a00 AU ## END ## AU: Search for updates [CallId = {8ABFD32D-57F4-43A9-82FD-CC76525F3DA8}] 2010-03-23 13:24:20:432 324 1a00 AU ############# 2010-03-23 13:24:20:432 324 1a00 AU Need to show Unable to Detect notification 2010-03-23 13:24:20:432 324 1a00 AU AU setting next detection timeout to 2010-03-23 18:14:56 2010-03-23 13:24:24:753 324 1908 Report REPORT EVENT: {2D50AC2E-5FC8-4B7D-82D1-2C4290C6D57D} 2010-03-23 13:24:19:746-0400 1 148 101 {61CA813A-7585-442E-A66B-B0D15CE6BDC0} 1 8000ffff SelfUpdate Failure Software Synchronization Windows Update Client failed to detect with error 0x8000ffff. 2010-03-23 13:30:23:446 324 1908 Report Uploading 3 events using cached cookie, reporting URL = http://:8530/ReportingWebService/ReportingWebService.asmx 2010-03-23 13:30:23:446 324 1908 Report Reporter successfully uploaded 3 events.