After installing WSUS3, you get the error below:
MMC cannot open c:\***\wsus.msc. This maybe the file does not exist, is not an mmc console or was created by a later version of mmc. Or may not have sufficient access rights to the file.
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Brief Description
Microsoft Management Console 3.0 (MMC 3.0) is a framework that unifies and simplifies day-to-day system management tasks on Windows by providing common navigation, menus, toolbars, and workflow across diverse tools.
Resolution:
To work around this problem, follow these steps.
Windows Server 2003/SBS2003 R2
The following software is required for running WSUS on Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 or Service Pack 2:
- Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0. For information about configuring IIS, see Configure IIS.
- Microsoft .NET Framework Version 2.0 Redistributable Package, available on the Microsoft Download Center (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=68935). For 64-bit platforms, go to Microsoft .NET Framework Version 2.0 Redistributable Package (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=70637).
- Microsoft Management Console 3.0 for Windows Server 2003 (KB907265), available on the Microsoft Download Center (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=70412). For 64-bit platforms, go to Microsoft Management Console 3.0 for Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=70638).
- Microsoft Report Viewer Redistributable 2005, available on the Microsoft Download Center (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=70410)
Please feel free to contact me for further technical assist, with the installation of WSUS.