Re: Software Update Service

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From: Kathy L. (KathyL_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 09/17/04 

Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 08:39:04 -0700

Thank you very much!

"Torgeir Bakken (MVP)" wrote:

> 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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>

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