Re: MS SUS

From: Torgeir Bakken (MVP) (Torgeir.Bakken-spam@hydro.com)
Date: 12/14/02 

From: "Torgeir Bakken (MVP)" <Torgeir.Bakken-spam@hydro.com>
Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2002 04:00:06 +0100

Tony Gammon wrote:

> I am not sure if this is were I should post this.

There is a separate newsgroup for SUS where you should ask question about SUS:
microsoft.public.softwareupdatesvcs

Direct link when using the Web interface:
http://communities.microsoft.com/Newsgroups/default.asp?ICP=MSCOM&sLCID=US&newsgroup=microsoft.public.softwareupdatesvcsSee the chapter "Configuring the Automatic Updates client software" in the

> I am in the process of deploying MS SUS thoughout your
> enterprise are clients are running either W2K Pro SP2 or
> XP Pro SP1. My questions is:
>
> When I go and look for the regisrty key to add additional
> keys the key the document tells me to go to doesn't
> exist. I then try and install the client that comes with
> the SUS install on a test computer thinking that it will
> make that reg entry but when I install the client it says
> it needs W2K Pro SP2 or XP Pro and then aborts the
> install. My test machine is running W2K Sp3 and XP SP1.
> Do I have to create all the regisrty keys manually.

See the chapter "Configuring the Automatic Updates client software" in the
"Software Update Services Deployment White Paper", download link found at
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/windowsupdate/sus/default.asp

SP3 for Win2k and SP1 for WinXP contains the new Windows Update client, that is
why the install of the standalone client aborts. 

--
torgeir
Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI
Porsgrunn Norway

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