Failed to find updates with error code 80244010

If you are getting this error in windowsupdate.log file while you are trying to deploy updates using wsus 3 sp1 ;

try the steps below;

Method 1: Download and install the Windows Update Agent
For more information about how to download the latest version of Windows Update Agent, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
949104 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/949104/ ) How to obtain the latest version of the Windows Update Agent to help manage updates on a computer

Method 2: Register the Wups2.dll file
To register the Wups2.dll file in Windows, follow these steps:
Stop the Automatic Updates service. To do this, follow these steps:
Open the Command Prompt window. To do this, click Start, click Run, type cmd, and then click OK.
At the command prompt, type the following command, and then press ENTER:
net stop wuauserv
Register the Wups2.dll file. To do this, follow these steps:
At the command prompt, type the following command, and then press ENTER:
regsvr32 %windir%\system32\wups2.dll


Note For a computer that is running Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, type the following command, and then press ENTER:
regsvr32 %windir%\syswow64\wups2.dll
Click OK if you receive a verification message.
Start the Automatic Updates service. To do this, type the following command at the command prompt, and then press ENTER:
net start wuauserv
Exit the Command Prompt window. To do this, type exit at the command prompt, and then press ENTER.


Source : http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943144
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DL380G6 Loud FAN Noise

Steps that explained below will reset NVRAM configuration for motherboard.
1) Power Off your Server and unplug power cords.
2) To prevent RAID configurations from losting, remove all of your disk.
3) You will see very little switch in front of battery.
4) Configure the number6 to on state
5) Power on server for 10 seconds, then power off and unplug the cords.
6) Configure the number 6 to off state again on switch.
7) Insert disks , power on server.

It works for me! Be carefull while changing switch states.
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The exchange server address list service failed to respond

If you are getting this error on Exchange 2007 while creating new mailbox,

Try restarting Microsoft Exchange System Attendant Service.
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Uninstall Applications using MSIEXEC

msiexec /uninstall {GUID} /q REMOVE=ALL

You can find GUIDs under

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall

Type msiexec on "Run" to get other parameters.
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