Re: WSUS and XPSP2 [WILDPACKET]

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No. Not possible to install like a GPO with WSUS.

Install in the bg is so that it doesn't disrupt users' work. SP2 takes a
long time to install, up to an hour on some machines.
Best you can do is neo's suggestion of making them at least semi-visible.


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Dave Harry

"WILDPACKET" <WILDPACKET@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> First time pushing SP2 using WSUS.
>
> It does the install in background quietly. It is not like installation
> via
> a GPO where it use to install at the startup.
>
> Is there a way WSUS does the SP2 install at the screen so the users can
> see
> it is installing SP2. Install in the background does not make sense to
> me,
> as the users will shutdown the PC or reboot and abort the SP2 install.
>
> Please advise
>
> Thank you


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