Event-o-Pedia EventID 16 - Unable to Connect. Windows is unable to connect to the automatic updates service and therefore cannot download and install updates according to the set schedule. Windows will continue to try to establish a connection.

	Event Details
	Operating System->Microsoft Windows->Built-in logs->Windows 2000-2003->System Log->Source Windows Update Agent->EventID 16 - Unable to Connect. Windows is unable to connect to the automatic updates service and therefore cannot download and install updates according to the set schedule. Windows will continue to try to establish a connection.

EventID 16 - Unable to Connect. Windows is unable to connect to the automatic updates service and therefore cannot download and install updates according to the set schedule. Windows will continue to try to establish a connection.

Sample:

Event Type:     Error
Event Source:   Windows Update Agent
Event Category: Software Sync
Event ID:       16
Date:           10/28/2009
Time:           18:13:55
User:           
Computer:       DC1
Description:    
Unable to Connect: Windows is unable to connect to the automatic updates service and therefore cannot download and install updates according to the set schedule. 
Windows will continue to try to establish a connection.

Log Type:

Windows Event Log

Uniquely Identified By:

Log Name:

System

Filtering Field	Equals to Value
OSVersion	Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows 2003
Source	Windows Update Agent
EventId	16

Field Matching

Field	Description	Stored in	Sample Value
DateTime	Date/Time of event origination in GMT format.	DateTime	10.10.2000 19:00:00
Source	Name of an Application or System Service originating the event.	Source	Security
Type	Warning, Information, Error, Success, Failure, etc.	Type	Success
User	Domain\Account name of user/service/computer initiating event.	User	RESEARCH\Alebovsky
Computer	Name of server workstation where event was logged.	Computer	DC1
EventID	Numerical ID of event. Unique within one Event Source.	EventId	576
Description	The entire unparsed event message.	Description	Special privileges assigned to new logon.
Log Name	The name of the event log (e.g. Application, Security, System, etc.)	LogName	Security
Category	A name for a subclass of events within the same Event Source.	Category	Logon/Logoff