WINHTTP.dll error trying to run client diag "C.Triplett" <chaztrip[ at ]gmail.com> 12/20/2008 3:31:12 AM Hello, all I am newer to WSUS and this is frustrating... I have a new VM Workstation that I just built. It is still at the RTM and it is added to the domain fine and it is getting the right GPO to point it to the WSUS server. I am wanting to test on it to deploy SP2 to it but it wont join the WSUS collection. I try to run the client diag and I get the error "application cant start becuse WINHTTP.dll was not found. Cant I run Wsus against an RTM machine? Do I need to install SP2 on it for it to see it? Thanks

Re: WINHTTP.dll error trying to run client diag "Lawrence Garvin \(MVP\)" <lawrence[ at ]news.postalias> 12/20/2008 6:30:32 PM "C.Triplett" <chaztrip[ at ]gmail.com> wrote in message news:%23knOpNlYJHA.4852[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > Hello, all I am newer to WSUS and this is frustrating... I have a new VM > Workstation that I just built. It is still at the RTM and it is added to > the domain fine and it is getting the right GPO to point it to the WSUS > server. I am wanting to test on it to deploy SP2 to it but it wont join > the WSUS collection. I try to run the client diag and I get the error > "application cant start becuse WINHTTP.dll was not found. This is a true statement. There are *mandatory* updates that must be applied to an XP RTM system before you can install Service Pack 2 from WSUS. > Cant I run Wsus against an RTM machine? Actually, no. The Windows Update Agent contained in an XP RTM machine is incapable of talking to a WSUS Server. At a minimum you need to install either XP Service Pack 1 directly, or the WindowsUpdateAgent30-x86.exe directly. > Do I need to install SP2 on it for it to see it? This would be another possible resolution. See this article for an actual example of using WSUS to update an XP RTM machine to XP SP2. http://wsusinfo.onsitechsolutions.com/articles/010.htm (Disclaimer: The article was originally written for a WSUS v2 environment. Substitute references to the wuau22.msi installer with the WindowsUpdateAgent30-x86.exe installer; although wuau22.msi is still a viable option - it just adds unnecessary steps to the process.) -- Lawrence Garvin, M.S., MCITP(x2), MCTS(x5), MCP(x7), MCBMSP Principal/CTO, Onsite Technology Solutions, Houston, Texas Microsoft MVP - Software Distribution (2005-2009) MS WSUS Website: http://www.microsoft.com/wsus My Websites: http://www.onsitechsolutions.com; http://wsusinfo.onsitechsolutions.com My MVP Profile: http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Lawrence.Garvin

Re: WINHTTP.dll error trying to run client diag "chaz" <chaztrip[ at ]gmail.com> 12/20/2008 6:38:17 PM Lawrence.... Thank you !!! that is what I was needing to know!!! Thanks very much!! "Lawrence Garvin (MVP)" <lawrence[ at ]news.postalias> wrote in message news:%23wHlLEtYJHA.6036[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > "C.Triplett" <chaztrip[ at ]gmail.com> wrote in message > news:%23knOpNlYJHA.4852[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > >> Hello, all I am newer to WSUS and this is frustrating... I have a new VM >> Workstation that I just built. It is still at the RTM and it is added to >> the domain fine and it is getting the right GPO to point it to the WSUS >> server. I am wanting to test on it to deploy SP2 to it but it wont join >> the WSUS collection. I try to run the client diag and I get the error >> "application cant start becuse WINHTTP.dll was not found. > > This is a true statement. There are *mandatory* updates that must be > applied to an XP RTM system before you can install Service Pack 2 from > WSUS. > >> Cant I run Wsus against an RTM machine? > > Actually, no. The Windows Update Agent contained in an XP RTM machine is > incapable of talking to a WSUS Server. At a minimum you need to install > either XP Service Pack 1 directly, or the WindowsUpdateAgent30-x86.exe > directly. > >> Do I need to install SP2 on it for it to see it? > > This would be another possible resolution. > > See this article for an actual example of using WSUS to update an XP RTM > machine to XP SP2. > > http://wsusinfo.onsitechsolutions.com/articles/010.htm > (Disclaimer: The article was originally written for a WSUS v2 environment. > Substitute references to the wuau22.msi installer with the > WindowsUpdateAgent30-x86.exe installer; although wuau22.msi is still a > viable option - it just adds unnecessary steps to the process.) > > -- > Lawrence Garvin, M.S., MCITP(x2), MCTS(x5), MCP(x7), MCBMSP > Principal/CTO, Onsite Technology Solutions, Houston, Texas > Microsoft MVP - Software Distribution (2005-2009) > > MS WSUS Website: http://www.microsoft.com/wsus > My Websites: http://www.onsitechsolutions.com; > http://wsusinfo.onsitechsolutions.com > My MVP Profile: http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Lawrence.Garvin >