How to manually run Windows Update for Windows 2003?

windows-server-2003 windows-update

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Solution 1

Start->Run

wuauclt.exe /detectnow

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Updated on September 17, 2022

StackOverflower almost 2 years

I'd like to manually run windows update without accessing the windows update web site. Could you give me a hand?

Thanks!
StackOverflower over 13 years

thanks for the answer but unfortunately that didn't work. I run that command and nothing happens (no error, no message, just nothing)
user1364702 over 13 years

There's a script we have run that I think uses this command...it doesn't give any visual feedback unless the updates show up in the system tray. The Windows Update function was designed by idgits, I think...very little feedback.
user1364702 over 13 years

There's a logfile kept to it's activities but I can't remember where off the top of my head. You'd have to look at the process monitor to se if wuauclt is running, then google for the windows update logfile that will give you feedback.
pauska over 13 years

@Timmy: Are you sure that you have the latest (required) updates installed? They require a new Windows Installer to get updates, you get this via the Windows Update website at first launch.
StackOverflower over 13 years

I know nothing :), it's not my machine. Since it's a client server I won't play with it. I think I could handle it in another way. Thanks man.
Hecter over 13 years

Absolutely brilliant resource, @Chris S!
raja over 13 years

great link, I hadn't seen anyone at Microsoft put out sample com MSupdate code