wsus requires internet connection...

[saultdon]

Could you run .\client\DetermineSystemsProperties.vbs with administrative rights and post the content of the file "%temp%\SetSystemEnvVars.cmd" after runnind the vbs-file.
There sohuld be lines like this

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set AU_SVC_STATE_INITIAL=xxx
set AU_SVC_START_MODE=yyy


If wuauserv is running it should look like this

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set AU_SVC_STATE_INITIAL=Running
set AU_SVC_START_MODE=Auto


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set OS_CAPTION=Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium
set OS_VER_MAJOR=6
set OS_VER_MINOR=1
set OS_VER_REVIS=7601
set OS_VER_BUILD=0
set OS_SP_VER_MAJOR=1
set OS_SP_VER_MINOR=0
set OS_LANG_CODE=0x409
set OS_LANG=enu
set OS_LANG_SHORT=en
set SystemDirectory=C:\Windows\system32
set OS_ARCH=x64
set OS_DOMAIN_ROLE=0
set FS_TYPE=NTFS
set PWR_POL_IDX=0
set WUA_VER_MAJOR=7
set WUA_VER_MINOR=5
set WUA_VER_REVIS=7601
set WUA_VER_BUILD=17514
set MSI_VER_MAJOR=5
set MSI_VER_MINOR=0
set MSI_VER_REVIS=7601
set MSI_VER_BUILD=17807
set WSH_VER_MAJOR=5
set WSH_VER_MINOR=8
set WSH_VER_REVIS=7601
set WSH_VER_BUILD=16978
set IE_VER_MAJOR=9
set IE_VER_MINOR=0
set IE_VER_REVIS=8112
set IE_VER_BUILD=16421
set MDAC_VER_MAJOR=6
set MDAC_VER_MINOR=1
set MDAC_VER_REVIS=7601
set MDAC_VER_BUILD=17514
set DX_CORE_VER_MAJOR=4
set DX_CORE_VER_MINOR=09
set DX_CORE_VER_REVIS=00
set DX_CORE_VER_BUILD=0904
set DX_NAME=9.0c
set DOTNET35_VER_MAJOR=3
set DOTNET35_VER_MINOR=5
set DOTNET35_VER_REVIS=30729
set DOTNET35_VER_BUILD=5420
set DOTNET4_VER_MAJOR=4
set DOTNET4_VER_MINOR=0
set DOTNET4_VER_REVIS=30319
set DOTNET4_VER_BUILD=0
set PSH_VER_MAJOR=2
set PSH_VER_MINOR=0
set PSH_VER_REVIS=0
set PSH_VER_BUILD=0
set MSSE_INSTALLED=0
set MSSE_VER_MAJOR=0
set MSSE_VER_MINOR=0
set MSSE_VER_REVIS=0
set MSSE_VER_BUILD=0
set MSSEDEFS_VER_MAJOR=0
set MSSEDEFS_VER_MINOR=0
set MSSEDEFS_VER_REVIS=0
set MSSEDEFS_VER_BUILD=0
set WD_INSTALLED=1
set WD_DISABLED=0
set WDDEFS_VER_MAJOR=1
set WDDEFS_VER_MINOR=127
set WDDEFS_VER_REVIS=2061
set WDDEFS_VER_BUILD=0
set RCERTS_VER_MAJOR=0
set RCERTS_VER_MINOR=0
set RCERTS_VER_REVIS=0
set RCERTS_VER_BUILD=0
set TSC_VER_MAJOR=6
set TSC_VER_MINOR=1
set TSC_VER_REVIS=7601
set TSC_VER_BUILD=17514
set WMP_VER_MAJOR=12
set WMP_VER_MINOR=0
set WMP_VER_REVIS=7601
set WMP_VER_BUILD=17514
set AU_SVC_STATE_INITIAL=Running
set AU_SVC_START_MODE=Auto

[saultdon]

Any ideas? I've posted the output of that vbs command.

[boco]

The AU_SVC tokens are OK.

The installation of the MSSE package requires WGA/Genuine validation. This validation in turn requires a connection to Microsoft's servers. AFAIK MSSE is the only package in WSUSOU that cannot be installed offline (I will use an offline VM to verify this ASAP).

Microsoft should simply do the validation at the first signature update, so at least offline installation is possible.

Edit: I was able to fully install MSSE on both an unactivated and activated machine without any network connection. My strongest guess is that the OP's problem has to do with the WU service being on Delayed Start. Most probably IE9 was installed first, then the machine rebooted, and then WSUS was started again immediately after boot. The WU service can take over three to five minutes to start after boot, causing the weird service issue.