Accidentally deleted WSUS Computer/Computer Group from WSUSAdmin Console

SCENARIO 1:

Computer group accidentally deleted from WSUSAdmin Console??

RESOLUTION

Don’t panic, this is at least not the DR situation!! All you have to do is to re-create the COMPUTER GROUP in WSUSAdmin console with the same name. Be patient, till WUA completes the next detection cycle & the computers will re-populate again in the newly created group using Client Side Targeting. If you are not using CST, then you have to manually move the computers from "Unassigned Computers" to the newly created group.

SCENARIO 2:

Computer/PC accidentally deleted from the respective Computer group in WSUSAdmin Console??

RESOLUTION

The same logic applies here. It will re-register at the time of next detection cycle.

MORE INFORMATION

WSUS Clients Showing Unknown in Reports Status of Computers
http://msmvps.com/blogs/athif/archive/2005/09/06/65554.aspx

Quick Automatic Update Client Detection & Installation with Windows Server Updates Services:
http://msmvps.com/athif/archive/2005/06/29/56200.aspx

WSUS: Script to Force the Update Detection from Automatic Update Client for updates on WSUS Server:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555453

Published Mon, Sep 26 2005 9:51 by Mohammed Athif Khaleel
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Comments

Friday, February 03, 2006 6:32 PM by Tman

# re: Accidently deleted WSUS Computer Group from WSUSAdmin Console

Thanks I was Panicing!!!
Tuesday, March 28, 2006 5:35 PM by Chana

# re: Accidently deleted WSUS Computer Group from WSUSAdmin Console

I think I've tried every web fix there is for this, and I haven't found anything that works. For political reasons, I am not able to recreate the SID. I've tried deleting the PingID, SUSClientID and AccountDomainSID and recreating them at Windows Updates. I ran the Wuauclt /detectnow and CleanStaleComputers on the server. I'm absolutely stuck. The client and WSUS server just won't talk at all now.
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