Re: Windows/Microsoft Update Issues

I have used Microsoft Update for the last year without that problem.
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"Xenomorph" <spam@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:eQzt8F3kHHA.4904@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| are the computers configured to use Windows Updates or Microsoft Updates?
|
| Windows Updates scans can be done in seconds.
| Microsoft Update scans can take hours and use 100% CPU.
|
| try switching to just Windows Updates and see if that helps.
|
|
|
| "John W." <JohnW@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
| news:8C53B473-D955-404E-91B8-8BEEF0B866D6@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| > We are a school with about 950 desktops, most of which are connected to
| > WSUS.
| > Unfortunately the majority of our pcs are Pentium 3 900s. On windows
| > update
| > day the world pretty much falls apart. It seems like computers will sit
| > at
| > 100% utilization for hours, or some of them take days to download the
| > update
| > from wsus, and most people are unable to use their computers on these
| > days.
| >
| > We've tried telling people to start their machines early etc, but it
| > really
| > isn't enough for the beast that is windows update.
| >
| > Is this really how microsoft intends it to work? Why does it take 100%
| > utilization for 15 min to an hour to just DETECT the update, let alone
| > download and install them.
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|

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