For starters, the server I'm trying to modify is running Windows Server Standard Service Pack 1, 64-bit.
I recently took over development on a website on this server, and I noticed that the SMTP service is not installed. I went into Server Manager to install it, and ran into the error "Unexpected error refreshing Server Manager: No signature was present in the subject. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x800B0100)". Upon further inspection, I noticed that in Windows Update, the Service Pack 2 update has failed many times. I attempted to install it again (first using Windows Update, and then the stand alone installer) and again it failed.
While perusing forums, I saw instructions regarding the System Update Readiness Tool. I downloaded it, installed, and the results of CheckSUR.log are below:
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Checking System Update Readiness.
Binary Version 6.0.6001.22375
Package Version 5.0
2011-06-20 14:40
Checking Deployment Packages
Checking Package Manifests and catalogs.
Checking package watchlist.
Checking component watchlist.
Checking packages.
(f) CBS MUM Missing 0x00000002 servicing\packages\Package_for_KB2416400_ie8_0~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~8.0.1.2.mum
(f) CBS MUM Missing 0x00000002 servicing\packages\Package_for_KB2416400_ie8~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~8.0.1.2.mum
(f) CBS MUM Missing 0x00000002 servicing\packages\Package_for_KB2416400~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~8.0.1.2.mum
Checking component store
Summary:
Seconds executed: 807
Found 3 errors
CBS MUM Missing Total Count: 3
I checked the Windows Update History, and saw that the problem update, 2416400, had failed to install many times. When I went to download the stand alone installer for this update, I could not find one specifically for Windows Server 2008. There was one for Windows Server 2008 R2, but attempting to install it gave me an error that it did not apply to my platform, as expected.
I basically don't know where to go from here. Installing the SMTP Service on the server is a high priority, but I can't seem to get around this blocker.
Thanks.