Has anyone had success installing SCE 2010 on Win2k8 R2 SP1? I get the familiar WSUS valid date error message, indicating the the WSUS version is out of date. Checking the forums I see that this error message was handled previously by either of the two options: You cannot install WSUS with a higher version of WSUS already installed http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/systemcenterdeployment/thread/5dc22d7a-6f49-42d0-a808-436ab768ef98 SCE 2007 / SBS 2003 - WSUS doesnt pass pre-requisites test http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/systemcenter/thread/94f8d09e-156d-4243-b028-14d363a87a67 It appears that SP1 has updated the WSUS version beyond what is expected by SCE2010.

Hello Darren, System Center Essentials 2010 (SCE 2010) is certified to work with Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1. See: A quick note on SCE 2010 support for Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 http://blogs.technet.com/b/systemcenteressentials/archive/2011/04/18/a-quick-note-on-sce-2010-support-for-windows-server-2008-r2-sp1.aspx For the issue of the WSUS version is out of date, please read the article below: How to install SCE 2007 SP1 which is blocked with expired WSUS 3.0 SP1 warning http://blogs.technet.com/b/systemcenteressentials/archive/2011/02/02/how-to-install-sce-2007-sp1-which-is-blocked-with-expired-wsus-3-0-sp1-warning.aspx The workaround also works for SCE 2010. Thanks,Yog Li -- Please remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.

Hi Darren, As this thread has been quiet for a while, we assume that the issue has been resolved. At this time, we will mark it as "Answered" as the previous steps should be helpful for many similar scenarios. In addition, we’d love to hear your feedback about the solution. By sharing your experience you can help other community members facing similar problems. Thanks,Yog Li -- Please remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.