Error 0x80070003: The system cannot find the path specified

[Millette]

I get the following error when I try to sync SUS. Any
ideas?
Error 0x80070003: The system cannot find the path
specified

[Torgeir Bakken (MVP)]

Millette wrote:

Hi

Error 0x80070003 is

COR_E_DIRECTORYNOTFOUND
The specified path couldn't be found - ALLUSERSPROFILE Microsoft
network dir doesn’t exist

You receive error message 0x80070003 when you try to update Windows
from the Windows Update Web site
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=836949

When you attempt to update Windows XP from the Windows Update Web site,
you receive error 0x80070003?
http://www.jsiinc.com/SUBQ/tip8000/rh8024.htm

If the above doesn't fix your problem, try this as well:

If the directory "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\Microsoft\Network"

does not exist, you will get this error.

%ALLUSERSPROFILE% is normally "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users"

To verify existence/create this folder, you can do like this:

Press Start/Run, and fill in this:

"%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\Microsoft"

Press OK, and the Microsoft folder should open.

If you do not see a sub folder with the name "Network" there,
create it, using File\New --> Folder and then enter Network

If nothing of the above helps, try this:

Clean out the Download folder (WU5's temporary download folder)
located here:

%windir%\SoftwareDistribution\

(%windir% is typically C:\Windows)

You can use the procedure described here:

http://v5.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/v5consumer/showarticle.aspx?art...

You might need to delete the DataStore folder mentioned in the link
above, as well as the Download folder.

--
torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
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[Millette]

None of the top solutions applied, The link to the last
article is incomplete, could you post that again.

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[Torgeir Bakken (MVP)]

Millette wrote:

> None of the top solutions applied, The link to the last
> article is incomplete, could you post that again.

Hi

Arghh, the new beta Google newsgroup archive is messing it
up for me :-(

Trying again:

Clean out the Download folder (WU5's temporary download folder)
located here:

%windir%\SoftwareDistribution\

(%windir% is typically C:\Windows)

You can use the procedure described here:

http://v5.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/v5consumer/showarticle.aspx?articleid=11&ln=en

[Millette]

Thanks, Got it that time. I looked at the steps outlined
and think I didn't state my question properly. I am
getting this error on a SUS server trying to sync the
cataloge so I can recieve the latest updates for
distribution. I did not have any of the mentioned
directories in the %sysdir% so I created them.

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[Torgeir Bakken (MVP)]

Millette wrote:

> Thanks, Got it that time. I looked at the steps outlined
> and think I didn't state my question properly. I am
> getting this error on a SUS server trying to sync the
> cataloge so I can recieve the latest updates for
> distribution.

Hi

Ok, my suggestions was for client update issues. As they didn't
work out for you, I am out of ideas here now.

[Millette]

To help Clarify, here is a copy of the log.

Manual Sync Started- Monday, December 06, 2004 1:24:56 PM
Failed
Updates Added:
None
Updates Removed:
None
Reissued Update(s):
None
Errors:
Failed to generate the list of files to synchronize.
(Error 0x80070003: The system cannot find the path
specified.)
Sync Finished-Monday, December 06, 2004 1:26:03 PM

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[Millette]

Thank You for your suggestions and help anyway.

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[Athif]

Hi Millette,
Can you post 'C:\inetpub\wwwroot\autoupdate\dictionaries\settings.txt'
Just want to check for CabPoolPath section in the settings.txt.
The CabPoolPath section should contain the path to the downloaded
patches (i.e.
Installation Drive:\SUS\content\cabs)
Post your results.

HTH,
Athif
Mohammed.Athif Khaleel