Re: MBSA and XP

If Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer V.2.1 is installed, is the latest Version of the Windows Update Agent installed ? -
http://download.windowsupdate.com/v7/windowsupdate/redist/standalone/WindowsUpdateAgent30-x86.exe

Have you seen this ? -

A new version of the Windows Update offline scan file is available
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/926464

If you need further assistance, suggest you post to the MBSA newsgroup:
http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/list/en-us/default.aspx?dg=microsoft.public.security.baseline_analyzer&cat=en_us_9299adb3-c1ba-4d3a-9587-569f947b7281&lang=en&cr=us

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pete0085 wrote:

Any more info then that? I followed their procedures and opened up the correct ports on the windows firewall and made the adjustments to the com+ reg settings and it sill gives me the same error message.

"MowGreen [MVP]" wrote:


Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer 2.0
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/tools/mbsa2/default.mspx

Read the Overview above. And the FAQS below:

MBSA 2.0 Frequently Asked Questions
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/tools/mbsa2/qa.mspx

Specifically: How to Correct Common Errors


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pete0085 wrote:


This is a question regarding scanning with MBSA 2.0. It's having difficulties preforming a complete scan on Windows XP machines and gives me the result of incomplete scan.

The message says: Cannot contact windows update agent on target computer, possibly due to firewall settings. Is there a way around this, is there a port that needs to be opened up? Anyone have experience with this?

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