PA
Wed May 14 07:54:46 PDT 2008
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Eric wrote:
> As a test I only downloaded IE 7 and the Windows Genuine Advantage
> Notification. The event viewer shows both are downloaded and ready to
> install.
>
> "Installation Ready: The following updates are downloaded and ready for
> installation. To install the updates, an administrator should log on to
> this
> computer and Windows will prompt with further instructions: "
>
> I am logged in a a non-admin account (standard user) and am not being
> notified to install. If I log off and back in with an admin account the
> shield and balloon popup for the install.
>
> My goal is to keep my remote endusers with standard user permissions and
> able to do automatic updates and choose which ones to download and
> install.
WYSIWYG if you attempt to update manually via Windows Update website when
logged in to a User Account without administrative privileges.
While Windows Update website may offer WinXP SP3, that doesn't mean
Automatic Updates will offer it yet.
> I changed my AU setting to download all updates and notify to install and
> am
> still not being notified. Since all the downloads look like they have
> finished downloading it now gives me the option to install when shutting
> down. The problem with this is I do not want end users installing XP SP3
> until we have fully tested it especially since I have seen issues with it.
Download details: Windows Service Pack Blocker Tool Kit:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=D7C9A07A-5267-4BD6-87D0-E2A72099EDB7
> As a second option since my main issue is bandwidth at my main office is
> there a way to have the remote clients receive approval at my main office
> SUS server and but download the updates from Microsoft?
Doubtful, but you could ask this question in the WSUS-specific newsgroup:
microsoft.public.windows.server.update_services
--
~PA Bear
> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
>> Absent any Errors in your windowsupdate.log, you may be seeing a delay
>> caused by excessive demand on the servers. It can take up to 7 days for
>> all Automatic Update users to get new updates when so many have been
>> released; with the recent release of WinXP SP3, it might take 4-5 weeks,
>> all told.
>>
>> You can try downloading/installing the updates via Windows/Microsoft
>> Update: Understand that by doing so, you're pushing all the Automatic
>> Updates users further back in the queue (which may explain, at least in
>> part, why Automatic Updates hasn't brought them in for you yet).
>> --
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>>
>> Eric wrote:
>>> I am trying to allow non-admin users access to receive windows update
>>> via
>>> automatic updates without much success.
>>>
>>> I have a SUS server that I am using for our LAN users but do not want to
>>> use
>>> it for remote employees due to bandwidth issues.
>>>
>>> I configured a group policy for the remote employees with notify to
>>> download
>>> and notify to install and allow non-administrators to receive update
>>> notifications
>>>
>>> They are getting notified to download but they are never notifed to
>>> install.
>>> The event viewer shows the file is ready to install but states I need to
>>> log
>>> in as an admin.
>>>
>>> I was thinking of configuring the automatic updates to auto download and
>>> schedule install but there are some updates I do not want them to
>>> install
>>> until it is tested.
>>>
>>> Any ideas on why I can not install is appreciated?