[windows2000] Re: Downgrade from MS Update to Windows Update
- From: "Sorin Srbu" <sorin.srbu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 4 May 2007 15:13:15 +0200
Jim Kenzig ThinHelp.com <> wrote on Friday, May 04, 2007 3:03 PM:
I'll give it a go. Thx for the hints!
> Just fix the actual issue...the updates db can get corrupted follow the
> procedure below on fhe workstation to make them work properly again:
>
> Log in as local admin
>
> Start, Run, net stop wuauserv
>
> Delete the datastore folder under c:\windows\softwaredistribution\
>
> Start, Run, net start wuauserv
>
> Reboot
>
> The updated database will be recreated.
> This will make windows update run quicker and perform properly.
> JK
>
>
> On 5/4/07, Sorin Srbu <sorin.srbu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I've seen some notes floating around in the 'net that the Microsoft
> Update-client is buggy, leaking and slows computers down and the
solution
> to this is to downgrade to the older Windows Update-client.
>
> Does anybody know how this downgrade is done??
>
> We have problems with some of the XP-clients over here needed lots and
> lots of RAM and CPU-power when updating and I thought. The problem is
that
> the wua-something-process.exe doesn't release the RAM after updating
but
> hogs it.
>
> TIA.
>
> --
>
> BW,
>
> Sorin
>
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