How to Configure Automatic Updates to Use Proxy Server?

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When you have Automatic Updates turned on, the service that controls
Automatic Updates appears to bypass / ignore any proxy server settings that
are configured for the MSIE 7 client. Are there registry keys for
Automatic Updates that would force it to use a proxy server?

I see this question asked not fewer than four times since 2003 in
microsoft.public.windowsupdate, but no one ever seems to give a straight
answer to the question. If you need a workstation to use a proxy server,
then it makes sense that the background services on that workstation should
also be configurable to use the same proxy. There must be a way to do
this for Automatic Updates?

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Will
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RE: How to Configure Automatic Updates to Use Proxy Server? by jay

jay
Tue Mar 25 04:28:02 PDT 2008

mine is diferent,i dont use proxy server,or settings.i use a dsl
mordem,please help me configure automatic upates.

johnjay

"Will" wrote:

> When you have Automatic Updates turned on, the service that controls
> Automatic Updates appears to bypass / ignore any proxy server settings that
> are configured for the MSIE 7 client. Are there registry keys for
> Automatic Updates that would force it to use a proxy server?
>
> I see this question asked not fewer than four times since 2003 in
> microsoft.public.windowsupdate, but no one ever seems to give a straight
> answer to the question. If you need a workstation to use a proxy server,
> then it makes sense that the background services on that workstation should
> also be configurable to use the same proxy. There must be a way to do
> this for Automatic Updates?
>
> --
> Will
>
>
>
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Re: How to Configure Automatic Updates to Use Proxy Server? by Will

Will
Tue Mar 25 20:21:13 PDT 2008

I was able to solve my problem by using the command:

proxycfg -u

from the command line of a logged in user with successfully configured proxy
settings. That command copies those settings to the computer where system
services will use it as default for their browser activity.

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Will

"Will" <westes-usc@noemail.nospam> wrote in message
news:H_ednQoM3vfD_XXanZ2dnUVZ_qqgnZ2d@giganews.com...
> When you have Automatic Updates turned on, the service that controls
> Automatic Updates appears to bypass / ignore any proxy server settings
> that are configured for the MSIE 7 client. Are there registry keys for
> Automatic Updates that would force it to use a proxy server?
>
> I see this question asked not fewer than four times since 2003 in
> microsoft.public.windowsupdate, but no one ever seems to give a straight
> answer to the question. If you need a workstation to use a proxy server,
> then it makes sense that the background services on that workstation
> should also be configurable to use the same proxy. There must be a way
> to do this for Automatic Updates?
>
> --
> Will
>
>


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