Re: Complaint about update system

Berndl666 wrote:
> True, WSUS *might* help but after the wsus v1.0 debacle several of my
> customers decided not to rely on this technology any longer to avoid
> automatic reboots and data loss. the new wsus may have potential if
> you can afford the additional ressources but if it really works
> flawless only time can tell. anyway this is a windows update forum so
> lets stick to that! Shure, there is the NoAutoRebootWithLoggedOnUsers
> registry key (which I found out only today, its so very nicely
> documented by MS), but will it work, allways, in domains as well as
> in workgroups, with and without wsus?
>
> Why not implementing some additional non-cryptic user-readable
> settings in the Windows update applet (such as Installing at next
> shut down, Installing at next power up etc...)?
>
> And, finally, I cannot think of an update that so urgently needs to
> reboot that it cant wait for a user to get a chance to save her open
> files! Obviously arrogance is a new attitude in the large MS
> portfolio lately!

The NoAutoReboot option has been around and in the white papers for a long
time - before WSUS - we used it in SUS. It was fiully discussed in the
white papers that should be read when configuring. =)

And if you have not tried WSUS - you may want to look at it - it's web
interface is very nice - giving you many of the options you mentioned right
there - as well as the ability to see a list of clients and what updates
they need, etc.

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