Windows Server Update Services encountered an error, The specified

Hi All,
since today i can not open the WSUS 2.0 main page.
I always get the Error.

Windows Server Update Services encountered an error,
The specified string is invalid.
Parameter name: Title

Is there any Bug fix?

please help

[BNP_Zed]

It seems like this is being encountered by many users, including myself.

Ed,

We've encountered the same problem on our WSUS 2.0 servers.
Any solution yet ??

Frits

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When configuring a new WSUS 2.0 this morning I also came accorss this just
after forcing a Sync.

Initally though that I had done something wrong so went for a re-install but
found I had to remove the database to get the system running again.

It then broke again on the next Sync.

I've since found other WSUS servers I use also failed after their overnight
sync.

Oh Dear...

I to have come into work this morning and suddenly cannot view the console
properly.

The WSUS administration console has encountered an unexpected error. This
may be a transient error; try restarting the administration console. If this
error persists,

Try removing the persisted preferences for the console by deleting the wsus
file under %appdata%\Microsoft\MMC\.


The WSUS administration console has encountered an unexpected error. This
may be a transient error; try restarting the administration console. If this
error persists,

Try removing the persisted preferences for the console by deleting the wsus
file under %appdata%\Microsoft\MMC\.


System.ArgumentException -- The specified string is invalid.
Parameter name: Title

Does anyone know if anything is being done to solve this?

Jason

The following SQL statements will make those updates, removing the
double-quote character. It's hard to see here, but the 2nd argument to the
Replace function is single-quote, double-quote, single-quote. The 3rd
argument is single-quote, single-quote.

Update tbPrecomputedCategoryLocalizedProperty
Set Title = Replace(Title, '"', '')
Where Title like '%"Nitrogen"%'

Update tbPreComputedLocalizedProperty
Set Title = Replace(Title, '"', '')
Where Title like '%"Nitrogen"%'

If you want to more generally eliminate all double-quotes from any title,
instead of just the one we now know is a problem today, you could use this
instead:

Update tbPrecomputedCategoryLocalizedProperty
Set Title = Replace(Title, '"', '')
Where Title like '%"%'

Update tbPreComputedLocalizedProperty
Set Title = Replace(Title, '"', '')
Where Title like '%"%'

[BNP_Zed]

Is there a way to do that using the free database with WSUS?

You can download SQL Server 2005 Express Edition and install only the
Management Studio Express option. After the install, run the management
console from the start menu and the WSUS database should be the default.

In the left-hand column, go to 'Databases', 'SUSDB', Tables. Find the two
tables I mentioned above, right-click on them and select 'Open Table'. From
there you can click the 'SQL' button in the upper left hand corner and paste
Paul's queries (use the one with the correct table name for each table) into
the text area where the "SELECT * FROM..." text is (get rid of the SELECT
query). You can run the query using the red question mark icon.

>
> jacktheexcynic and Paul Shapiro I really have no idea how to do what you
> just explained. Where do you do this and how? Please share.

I used this query that i've found on this website and worked fine.

Windows Server Update Services encountered an error, The specified

Update tbPrecomputedCategoryLocalizedProperty
Set Title = Replace(Title, '"', '')
Where Title like '%"Nitrogen"%'

Update tbPreComputedLocalizedProperty
Set Title = Replace(Title, '"', '')
Where Title like '%"Nitrogen"%'