Re: Software Update Service

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From: Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\) (Torgeir.Bakken-spam_at_hydro.com)
Date: 09/17/04 

Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 17:28:36 +0200

Kathy L. wrote:

> What is the difference between Windows Update and SUS? Is it that
> Windows Update is when PC's goes directly to Microsoft for updates,
> and SUS is when PC's go to an internal web server for updates?

That is pretty much it, but it is more correct to compare Automatic
Updates with SUS, because SUS does not have a GUI front end for the
end user as Windows Updates have.

> I assumed that if you are using SUS that you still need the
> Automatic Updates and BITS services running. Is this correct?

That is correct :-)

> Also, how is the registry key mentioned below supposed to get in
> the registry for the client PC's? Our client PC's are running
> W2K SP3, and I read that this is all you needed to run SUS.

This is a bug introduced with the WU v5 client component I think.
Microsoft have not published any details around this as far as I know.
If the registry value solves your update problem, I am afraid you will
need to deploy that registry value yourself to all the clients, in
some way or another.

If this is a big issue for you, you might want to open a support case
with Microsoft Product Support Services and see what they can come up
with: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;[LN];CNTACTMS

Alternatively, if you need to add this registry value to the registry
to solve the problem, you could post a request for clarification in
the microsoft.public.softwareupdatesvcs group and hope that you get an
answer from a Microsoft person (they pop in there and answers question
now and then). 

-- 
torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
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