WSUS timeout issues on SBS 2008 with WSUS 3.0

Question

I am having a heck of a time using the Server Cleanup Wizard, keep getting timeouts on the Unused updates and update revisions section.
After a few hours I get the timeout message and an option to reconnect to the node.
Here is the message that I copied to the clipboard, which is also in the event viewer as event id 7042:
The WSUS administration console was unable to connect to the WSUS Server Database.
Verify that SQL server is running on the WSUS Server. If the problem persists, try restarting SQL.
System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException -- Timeout expired.  The timeout period elapsed prior to completion of the operation or the server is not responding.
The statement has been terminated.
Source
.Net SqlClient Data Provider
Stack Trace:
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.MarshaledInvoke(Control caller, Delegate method, Object[] args, Boolean synchronous)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.Invoke(Delegate method, Object[] args)
   at Microsoft.UpdateServices.UI.SnapIn.Wizards.ServerCleanup.ServerCleanupWizard.OnCleanupComplete(Object sender, PerformCleanupCompletedEventArgs e)
I have tried, I believe, all of Mr. Garvin's excellent advice, like defrag the file system, run the maint. script, and do the options of the cleanup wizard one at a time.  All of the other options worked.
I have also declined all the superseded updates, checked to make sure only my products were downloaded, and made sure that updates are only in English.
I followed Mr. Garvin's excellent post at the PatchZone, and tried to read everything he has written about this subject (that was a lot of content!)  At this point I think I am stumped, what else can I try other than a re-install of WSUS, which I don't
really want to do, but will if that's the only option.  Is that even possible with SBS 2008?
Thank you all in advance!

Answer 1

I followed Mr. Garvin's excellent post at the PatchZone, and tried to read everything he has written about this subject (that was a lot of content!). At this point I think I am stumped
Perhaps you overlooked the singular advice to Keep Running the "Delete unused updates.." until it does NOT timeout?
This operation is atomic. It does make progress each time you run it. The timeout is a manifestation of ASP.NET getting bored waiting on the SQL Server Stored Proc, NOT a manifestation of anything failing inside the database. Each time you run the task and
it times out, it DID delete some updates (you just don't get any stats on that because ASP.NET wimped out). When the task finally completes successfully, the SCW UI will show you the results (from the last run).
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