Re: When does Automatic Update Kick in? appears to do it randomly in the office
From: Lucy [MSFT] (a-leby_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 07/16/04
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Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2004 16:03:56 -0700
By default Automatic Update performs a detection every 23 hours. You can
schedule Automatic Update to run at a specific time.
Take a look at:
How to configure and use Automatic Updates in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=306525
How to configure automatic updates by using Group Policy or registry
settings
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;328010
-- Thanks, Lucy [MSFT] This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. "sukh" <sukh@jatt.com> wrote in message news:e792ceb.0407140155.291f12fd@posting.google.com... > I dont know maybe i'm missing something, because I can't find info on > it anywhere, I'm in an office environment, various bits of IT > equipment running XP, how does windows update prompt when patches are > ready to download? > > For example coming in nothing alerted for me (automatic update > running) but some people were told of the new patches, but when i go > to the window update page it tells me there are patches to install. > > In the same way sometimes I get prompted before other people in the > office to download patches via the automatic update. > > Is there some randomised process windows tells you about updates so as > to not tie up your network with everyone downloading when they log on > in the morning? a domain policy? something else? > > Thanks
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