Auto Update Configuration
From: bonehead (sendmenospam_at_here.net)
Date: 02/09/05
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Date: Wed, 09 Feb 2005 11:35:43 -0800
Greetings,
I am getting set to roll out my first XP SP2 machines this weekend. I
have a few questions about configuring Automatic Updates by local policy
(PS I do not have a Domain Controller configured...yet...)
I see where this can be configured on each individual machine in the
Local Computer Policy, under Computer Configuration\Administrative
Templates\Windows Components\Windows Update, using the Configure
Automatic Updates policy.
It seems to me that if I set this to "3", the users could simply defeat
the install by clicking the "X" on the notification. It appears that the
only way to ensure that the updates will be installed is to set this to "4".
But according to the explanation for this setting, "If no schedule is
specified, the default schedule for all installations will be every day
at 3:00 AM. If any of the updates require a restart to complete the
installation, Windows will restart the computer automatically. (If a
user is logged on to the computer when Windows is ready to restart, the
user will be notified and given the option to delay the restart.)"
I realize I can change the default time for installations, but my first
question is, what happens if I leave the default installation time at
3am, and the computer is *off* at 3am? Will the machine install the
updates when the user first starts the computer at 8am, and then ask the
user to immediately restart?
A separate question would be, what if the installation of new updates is
completed, and requires a restart, but the computer is *unattended* at
that moment. For instance, what if the user has left files open, and
walked away for lunch or whatever?
My users typically start Meeting Maker, Eudora, and Word, first thing in
the morning, and leave them open all day. Will the machine restart
itself after a specified period whether the user has saved open files or
not?
Any enlightenment will be gratefully appreciated.
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