Posted on December 28th, 2007 by thehabgroup
Client Registry Settings
SUS Client Registry Key settings and values:
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[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
“NoWindowsUpdate”=dword:00000001(enabled) or dword:00000000(disabled)
Setting this to 1 disables and removes links to Windows Update.Description:Removes the Windows Update link from the More Programs list in Start menu, from the Tools menu in IE, and blocks user access to http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\WindowsUpdate]
“DisableWindowsUpdateAccess”=dword:00000001(enabled) or dword:00000000(disabled)
This setting allows […]
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Filed under: WSUS
Posted on September 28th, 2007 by thehabgroup
‘this script from the console of a computer that’s configured to obtain
‘updates from a WSUS server. It will contact the WSUS server, download
‘and install any approved updates, and then reboot.
Set fso = CreateObject(”Scripting.FileSystemObject”)
Set objAutomaticUpdates = CreateObject(”Microsoft.Update.AutoUpdate”)
objAutomaticUpdates.EnableService
objAutomaticUpdates.DetectNow
Set objSession = CreateObject(”Microsoft.Update.Session”)
Set objSearcher = objSession.CreateUpdateSearcher()
Set objResults = objSearcher.Search(”IsInstalled=0 and Type=’Software’”)
Set colUpdates = objResults.Updates
Set objUpdatesToDownload = CreateObject(”Microsoft.Update.UpdateColl”)
intUpdateCount = 0
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Posted on August 31st, 2007 by thehabgroup
Verify the Language Settings
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1. Start Internet Explorer.
2. Click “Tools”, and then click “Internet Options”.
3. Click the “General” tab, and then click “Languages”.
4. In the “Language “list, make sure that the operating system language version is included. If the operating system language version is not on the list, click “Add”, click the language in the “Language” […]
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Filed under: WSUS
Posted on August 31st, 2007 by thehabgroup
From a CMD prompt net stop wuauserv
Delete HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\Auto update\LastWaitTime (if it exists)
Delete HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\Auto update\DetectionStartTime (if it exists)
Ensure that the HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\Auto update\Auto Update\AuState=0×2
net start wuauserv
The client will then start a new detection within minutes of restarting the wuauserv..
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Posted on August 23rd, 2007 by thehabgroup
If your client computers fail to appear on the computers page of the WSUS admin console then apply the following troubleshooting steps to help isolate the problem:
Ensure that “Configure Automatic Updates” policy (Group Policy Object Editor -> Computer Configuration,->Administrative Templates-> Windows Components,->Windows Update) is configured with one of the following options:• […]
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Filed under: Windows XP, WSUS
Posted on August 23rd, 2007 by thehabgroup
If you in the business of deploying Microsoft Windows Updates to a variety of Windows platforms(Xp, 2000, Vista) then it is important to identify the visual differences between Software Update Services (SUS) and Windows Updates Services clients.
WSUS Client
SUS Client:
Vista Client
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