Windows Updates from Internet or Wsus Server

Hi
We have licenced software for windows 2008r2,windows 7and office.
We are trying to install the update from Internet or from Sus server but we are not going through
Devdatta

Hi Devdatta,
What's the meaning? Did you want to install the Windows update for your computer?
You can obtain the updates from Windows Update:
Windows Update
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-IN/windows7/products/features/windows-update
How did you get the updates, download from Internet Explorer manually?
What's the error message or symptom when you attempt to install them?
Meanwhile, I suggest you refer to this article to fix your problem.
Troubleshoot problems with installing updates
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-in/windows/troubleshoot-problems-installing-updates#1TC=windows-7
Karen Hu
TechNet Community Support

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is not available for support.
Any advice is appreciated.

I found the solution. There was a local Group Policy setting that had disabled Windows Update. The steps to correct are below.
Local Group Policy (gpedit.msc)
-        User Configuration
-        Administrative Templates
-        Windows Components
-        Windows Update
-        Remove access to use all Windows Update features.
It had been set to enabled. Changed to disabled and can now get and install updates.

Windows Update from COntrol Panel does not work??

Hello,
regardless if it is common way to do so or not: Does anyone have experience with the "Windows Update" functions in WE8S?
I tried them upon a customers request, and I've seen that I could not get it to complete successfully when choosing the option in
Control Panel. It either hanged during "Downloading..." or at the "Preparing to install..." screen - I waited for many hours. But when I using the "Windows Update"
app from the start screen, updates were installed without any problems (OK, 1 has failed, but the process has completed). Of course, both methods have different look, maybe it is not the
same...
As per Sean Limings' book it is no good idea to update systems in the field this way - shall I remove the functions from the system? What are you doing?
Thanks,
Willi K.

Maybe it was because of the number of updates (in my case there were 85 updates pending). After I succeeded installing via the "Windows Update" app from "Start Menu", there where two more updates, and update now worked when called from
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Table update from text file on server

How do I get a table in dreamweaver to update from a text
file thats on the server it will be posted on? Do I need to use
some sort of weird coldfusion or asp.net, or can i do it in basic
html. It would be sweet to make happen for my portfolio news
section ... thanks!

Hello,
What you need is to know the structure (fields) of your internal table LS_BKPF at runtime.
The standard SAP class CL_ABAP_TYPEDESCR contains Methods to describe not only repository structures but also variables used in your ABAP program.
DESCRIBE_BY_DATA : Description of data object type
DESCRIBE_BY_NAME : Description of object type using relative/absolute names
DESCRIBE_BY_OBJECT_REF : Description of object type using reference
DESCRIBE_BY_DATA_REF : Description of data object type using reference
Example on how to do this can be found here :
[http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/weblogs;jsessionid=(J2EE3414700)ID1687263150DB21033411053326729243End?blog=/pub/wlg/2071|http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/weblogs;jsessionid=(J2EE3414700)ID1687263150DB21033411053326729243End?blog=/pub/wlg/2071]
After you have retrieved the fieldnames of your internal table at runtime you can add them in the first line of your dataset.
Success.
Wim

New WRT610Nv2 router preventing Windows Update from functioning properly

I have installed my new WRT610Nv2 router and everything is great except 1 thing. It does not allow Windows Vista Update to run successfully. The update process runs automatically, identifies the updates, but gives an Error Code 646 after it appears to run through the whole process. Even after my PC security and the Router Firewall are completely disabled, the update process is not able to complete successfully. I have since manually downloaded the updates and installed them, but I want to avoid doing this for every update.
What do I need to configure on my router to allow the Windows Update process to complete automatically.

Yes, I have completely disabled my firewall and security software on my PC and tried it. All my updates worked cleanly up until I installed the router. I use Norton Internet Security v17, and I my ISP is Rogers via cable.
Its difficult to pinpoint because Windows Update was able to scan my PC and determine which updates were needed (This would not happen with my firewall enabled), and the 3 updates appeared to run straight through to the end. I will try the laptop (wireless) but its still running XP.
I figure that there is some option on the router that I have not set that is interfering in the process. I installed the updates manually so at this point all I can do is wait until the next set of patches to recreate the problem.
PF

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