Re: Windows update not listening to scheduled install date&time

Where is Group Policy residing ? That's what you have to tweak in order to allow the workstations to able to install updates from the Microsoft update servers.

Group Policy Web-based Newsgroup:
http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx?dg=microsoft.public.windows.group_policy

NNTP link:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.group_policy

MowGreen [MVP 2003-2008]
===============
*-343-* FDNY
Never Forgotten
===============


Dups wrote:

Also.

On the domain there seems to be a group policy that is applied. It's called WUS. If I check the registry from what I can see it adds the keys of using a WSUS and then proceeds to give the server name. Ends up this server has been down since November (Go safety!!). Anyhow, I assume the domain policy might be adding something that doesn't allow the system to auto update?

"Dups" wrote:


I have a Windows XP SP2 machine that is on a domain at work. I am in the registry and I am trying to play around with the settings so that I can get about 50 other workstations to update automaticly.

I am in \HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU

I have AUOptions 4
AutoInstallMinorUpdates 1
DetectionFrequency 1
DetectionFrequencyEnabled 1
NoAUAsDefaultShutdownOption 1
NoAUShutdownOption 1
NoAutoRebootWithLoggedOnUsers 1
NoAutoUpdate 0
RebootRelaunchTimeout 5
RebootRelaunchTimeoutEnabled 1
RebootWarningTimeoutEnabled 0
RescheduleWaitTime 1
RescheduleWaitTimeEnabled 1
ScheduledInstallDay 4
ScheduledInstallTime 11
UseWUServer 0


Now this, according to my knowledge, should contact the Microsoft website. Check for critical updates, download what is needed and install those updates on Wednesday at 11:00am. Now from what I can see it seems to download the updates I need (I get the pop up saying there are updates downloaded and ready to install) however, Windows does not automaticly install them.

Any clue as to why not? I am registered for notifies on this thread so if there is some missing information that you need let me know and I will answer asap.

Thanks in advance
.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: 800703E7 error message
    ... I get this message when trying to install service pack 2. ... > Check for hardware driver updates? ... > Patches and Updates! ... > drivers for your hardware/operating system. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsupdate)
  • Re: i cant update windows!
    ... > download, but at the very end of the process it says that the ... I havent been able to get any updates ... First - cleanup your machine and ready it for Service Pack 2. ... Then install Service Pack 2 from the downloaded install file (not the ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
  • Re: Do i need SP2?
    ... > I am running XP pro with all updates EXCEPT SP2. ... many patches will begin requiring SP2 to install.. ... and some you can only download if you are registered - but it is best ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
  • Re: FYI for eTrust AV 7.x Users
    ... When I just had my little incident with the redistribution settings on the SBS, my clients were logging successful checks for updates, and the logs indicated that no updates were found. ... That turned out to be because I had not gone back and checked the redistribution server box for 8.x after reinstalling the redistribution server. ... installed the new remote install utility which works the same as v7 did - just edited the .ICF file the way I wanted it and ran the client upgrades from the server. ... I can't remember if it's a separate install, or if you have to click a box when you do the Agent install, but redistribution server is not installed by default. ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs)
  • Re: Since January 18th, no high-priority updates...
    ... Since I do not intend to install NIS 2006 again, I thought it does not matter ... I checked about what you say (time of the Automatic Updates) and changed it ... I uninstalled NIS 2006... ... 2 February 2006 Windows Update Agent Unable to Connect: ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsupdate)