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Stuck on "Listing ids of missing updates"

PostPosted: 05.03.2016, 21:21
by bulrush
System:

  • Gateway GT5056 computer with 12GB ram, 2 cpus.
  • Brand new Caviar hard drive where I installed Windows 7 Home Premium with a legit key. Key has already been activated.
Hi, I just got a new drive for an old Gateway GT5056 system and installed Windows 7 Home Premium with a legit key. I've been using WSUSOffline 10.6 and it has stalled several times when installing an MSU file, but I got around that. Now it is stuck at "Listing ids of missing updates" for over 2 hours and both CPUs are going at nearly 100%.

  • I know it's calculating something, but what is it calculating?
  • I don't have any antivirus yet, except MS Defender is on and possibly MS Firewall (it's on by default I believe).
  • I already put an exception for the directory of wsusoffline for MS Defender to ignore, and I assume it ignores all subdirs also.
  • Is there anything I can do to make it go faster? Or just wait a few more ours.

Thank you.

Re: Stuck on "Listing ids of missing updates"

PostPosted: 06.03.2016, 00:27
by boco
There's a simple answer: Microsoft has FUBAR'd Windows Update for Windows 7 (and sometimes 8). The problems started with their Win10 crusade last year. WSUSOU already does install a few prerequisite updates that ought to make the thing go faster. Unfortunately, it doesn't work for everyone. Waiting is the only option.

Re: Stuck on "Listing ids of missing updates"

PostPosted: 07.03.2016, 09:28
by aker
You may try the updates listed here: :arrow: viewtopic.php?f=7&t=5366

Re: Stuck on "Listing ids of missing updates"

PostPosted: 07.03.2016, 11:35
by bulrush
Thank you Aker! That should help. I did let it run and it took 8+ hours to go to the next step. I'm trying the "real" windows update now to make sure I didn't miss any updates.

Re: Stuck on "Listing ids of missing updates"

PostPosted: 08.03.2016, 00:16
by aker
It's not faster (based on the reports of many users & my own tests). :(

Re: Stuck on "Listing ids of missing updates"

PostPosted: 08.03.2016, 07:49
by WSUSUpdateAdmin
Hi.

Lasts 8 minutes here, not 8 hours, on a VM with 1 GB RAM:

Code: Select all
Installing Windows Update scan prerequisites...
Installing update 1 of 6 (stage size: 50)...
Verifying integrity of ..\w61\glb\windows6.1-kb2552343-x86_99ae24c149e68d6989472
d830313136ea461779f.cab...
hashdeep.exe: Audit passed
Installing ..\w61\glb\windows6.1-kb2552343-x86_99ae24c149e68d6989472d830313136ea
461779f.cab...
Installing update 2 of 6 (stage size: 50)...
Verifying integrity of ..\w61\glb\Windows6.1-KB3138612-x86.msu...
hashdeep.exe: Audit passed
Installing ..\w61\glb\Windows6.1-KB3138612-x86.msu...
Installing update 3 of 6 (stage size: 50)...
Verifying integrity of ..\w61\glb\windows6.1-kb3078601-x86_5e9696e921e39de5f67f1
9e32c1d3bd5c8c3f45b.cab...
hashdeep.exe: Audit passed
Installing ..\w61\glb\windows6.1-kb3078601-x86_5e9696e921e39de5f67f19e32c1d3bd5c
8c3f45b.cab...
Installing update 4 of 6 (stage size: 50)...
Verifying integrity of ..\w61\glb\windows6.1-kb3087039-x86_044991bbfe4aa904d5638
d8c462025d6ba5aca75.cab...
hashdeep.exe: Audit passed
Installing ..\w61\glb\windows6.1-kb3087039-x86_044991bbfe4aa904d5638d8c462025d6b
a5aca75.cab...
Installing update 5 of 6 (stage size: 50)...
Verifying integrity of ..\w61\glb\windows6.1-kb3109094-x86_d5582ff8e01aabb11ca0c
e174f8106fdace1aecd.cab...
hashdeep.exe: Audit passed
Installing ..\w61\glb\windows6.1-kb3109094-x86_d5582ff8e01aabb11ca0ce174f8106fda
ce1aecd.cab...
Installing update 6 of 6 (stage size: 50)...
Verifying integrity of ..\w61\glb\windows6.1-kb3134214-x86_ff14a50073cff0ad23894
6d33169323e1ab9c8d9.cab...
hashdeep.exe: Audit passed
Installing ..\w61\glb\windows6.1-kb3134214-x86_ff14a50073cff0ad238946d33169323e1
ab9c8d9.cab...
Checking state of service 'Windows Update'...
Verifying integrity of Windows Update catalog file...
hashdeep.exe: Audit passed
 7:26:38,51 - Listing ids of missing updates (please be patient, this will take
a while)...
 7:34:49,63 - Done.
Listing ids of installed updates...

Guess there's nothing more I can do at this time.

RTW

Re: Stuck on "Listing ids of missing updates"

PostPosted: 08.03.2016, 11:42
by aker
25 min here (w61-x64 with integrated SP1; wsusou 10.6; 1GB VMWare)

As some of the prereq-updates require a reboot when being installed as msu, a reboot after installing them might be helpful?

Re: Stuck on "Listing ids of missing updates"

PostPosted: 08.03.2016, 12:45
by boco
There are other factors besides the mentioned ones: The less updates are missing, the faster it goes. The problem is worst with a lot of updates missing.

Re: Stuck on "Listing ids of missing updates"

PostPosted: 08.03.2016, 13:50
by WSUSUpdateAdmin
Scheint (bei etablierter Netzwerkverbindung) daran zu liegen, dass parallel ein "Windows-Update" (online) durchgeführt wird.
Schalte ich ab.

Re: Stuck on "Listing ids of missing updates"

PostPosted: 08.03.2016, 16:03
by boco
Genau das ist es ja. Normalerweise verhindert ein Beenden des Dienstes eine eigenwillige Suche nach Updates (welches die bekannten Ressourcen-Probleme verursacht). Allerdings startet jede MSU-Installation den Dienst wieder (wie wir festgestellt haben) und der Spaß geht von vorne los. :(

"Schalte ich ab." müßte also auf anderem Wege geschehen... :|