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> Hello,
>
> Is there a way to contact Microsoft Update programmatically and find
> out what patches are out there based on Product and Classification just
> like WSUS does during synchronization? I havent been able to find
> anything about a web service exposed by microsoft for someone wanting
> that kind of information.
You'll want to refer to both the Windows Update Agent API, as well as the
WSUS API and SDK. While the WSUS API/SDK cannot be construed as an exact
replica of the MU interface, they do pretty much run on the same engine. You
can script against the WUA API to communicate with the services exposed by
the MU/WSUS interface(s).
> I know that WSUS uses the following web
> service: https://update.microsoft.com/v6/Clie...ce/client.asmx
> but i get an "HTTP Error 500 - Internal Server Error" when i try and
> connect to it.
That's likely true if you're trying to do anything from an IE interface.
You'll need to setup calls to that webservice through scripting into the WUA
API.
You'll also likely need to be prepared to handle any issues with
validating/verifying/installing the latest editions of the Windows Update
Agent, as well as Windows Genuine Validation, in order to interface directly
to the MU webservices.
Caveat: I don't have any direct personal experience with this methodology,
so my responses are purely educated speculation, at best.
--
Lawrence Garvin, M.S., MVP-Software Distribution
Everything you need for WSUS is at
http://technet2.microsoft.com/window...s/default.mspx
And, everything else is at
http://wsusinfo.onsitechsolutions.com
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