Re: XP SP1 reboot after Patch updated via GPO - SUS ( Urgent )...

From: Scott Korman [MVP] (Scott_at_susserver.com.remove)
Date: 02/14/04 

Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2004 23:06:23 +1100

Q1. That is normal for non-admin users.

Q2. For this 15 minute period, is it the Service Pack being installed? I
have heard complaints about the length of time and user experience issues
during a serivce pack installation. I suspect this issue may disappear as
the computer become more "managed".

Regards
Scott Korman
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"Houman Yahyaei" wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have several hundred machines that get their Windows update hotfixes
from
> a SUS SP1 server...
> The GPO for Windows Update is configured as follows :
>
> Configure automatic update : Enabled : 4 Auto DL, Schedule Install, Every
> day at 2:00 AM
> Specify internet MS Update service location : the Intranet server with
SUS
> SP1 on it...
> Reschedule Automatic updates scheduled install : Enable : 60 Minutes
> No Auto-Restart for scheduled auto update install.... : Enable
>
> 2 questions :
> 1st : When users log in and their computers were off at the schedule
update
> period, they get a warning page 60 minutes later, telling them the patch
was
> installed, and they are presented with a choice ( well not really, since
> only the "yes" is available, "No" is greyed out... is this normal... if
not,
> how to make no available ( for security reasons, we have to keep the
> automatic update config at 4 ( auto dl, schedule install )...
>
> 2nd question : following the popup on 1st question, when users say yes to
> reboot, the computer freezes for about 15 minutes, most users force a
> reboot, if they wait 15 to 20 minutes, it reboots normally and everything
is
> fine... how to resolve this problem...
>
> If no one is logged on the XP box, it works great, no problem ( well it
goes
> at about 2:00 AM, so supposing everything is going well )...
>
> Please help !!!
>
> --
> --
> Houman Yahyaei ( CCNA, MCSE Win 2000/NT 4.0, MCT )
> IT Training and Consulting
> www.formationhy.com
> Houman@formationhy.com
>
>

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