Re: SUS on XP

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From: Mark Renoden [MSFT] (markreno_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 01/20/05


Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2005 12:00:57 +1100

Hi

Perhaps examine a user environment debug log to determine why the
application of the policy may be failing:

221833 How to enable user environment debug logging in retail builds of
Windows
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=221833

Kind regards

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"Hollis D. Paul" <Hollis@outhousebythesound.com> wrote in message 
news:VA.00001e5e.01c99413@obts-outlookdev.outlookbythesound.mukwoods...
> In article <5015BFE4-1E8D-4FEA-825B-45B7C05C4C88@microsoft.com>,
> =?Utf-8?B?U3R1YXJ0IGF0IEREQg==?= wrote:
>> Use GP
>>
>> Specify intranet Microsoft update service locationSetting Path:
>> Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows 
>> Components/Windows
>> Update
>>
>> Policy Setting
>> Configure Automatic Updates Enabled
>> Configure automatic updating: 4 - Auto download and schedule the install
>> The following settings are only required
>> and applicable if 4 is selected.
>> Scheduled install day:  0 - Every day
>> Scheduled install time: 08:00
>>
>> Policy Setting
>> Specify intranet Microsoft update service location Enabled
>> Set the intranet update service for detecting updates:
>> http://yourserver.yourdomain.local
>> Set the intranet statistics server: http://yourserver.yourdomain.local
>>
>> These settings use my local server for updates and autoupdate at 8am each 
>> day.
>>
>> Hope that helps
>>
> That is how I had it set up before SP2.  Today. It stopped and started the
> update program when I rebooted the client computer.  Watching the lights 
> on the
> modem, it was pretty clear that it went out to the internet windows update 
> site
> and pulled down the two items it installed.
>
> So, the question remains, How do I force that turkey update center on the 
> client
> computer to look for the updates on the intranet.  I have the settings you
> mentioned extent on the client computer.  The keys are in the HKLM -> 
> Software
> -> Policies -> Microsoft -> Windows -> AU key. However, the windows update
> center is in HKLM -> Software -> Microsoft -> Windows -> CurrentVersion ->
> WindowsUpdate -> Auto Update.  There is a key that says the SUS version is 
> 1,
> but it does not have a key there to say where to find the SUS server 
> updates.
> What more does it need in the Auto Update key?
>
> Hollis D. Paul [MVP - Outlook]
> Hollis@outhousebythesound.com
> Mukilteo, WA  USA
>
> 


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