Re: Auto Update Configuration
From: bonehead (sendmenospam_at_here.net)
Date: 02/11/05
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Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2005 08:15:42 -0800
Great! Thanks very much!
Torgeir Bakken (MVP) wrote:
> bonehead wrote:
>
>> 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?
>
>
> Yes.
>
>
>> 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?
>
>
> After a while, the computer will reboot, and unsaved data will be lost,
> unless you enable the policy setting listed below:
>
> "No auto-restart for scheduled Automatic Updates installations"
>
> <quote>
> Specifies that to complete a scheduled installation, Automatic Updates
> will wait for the computer to be restarted by any user who is logged
> on, instead of causing the computer to restart automatically. If the
> status is set to Enabled, Automatic Updates will not restart a computer
> automatically during a scheduled installation if a user is logged in to
> the computer. Instead, Automatic Updates will notify the user to
> restart the computer. Be aware that the computer needs to be restarted
> for the updates to take effect. If the status is set to Disabled or
> Not Configured, Automatic Updates will notify the user that the
> computer will automatically restart in 5 minutes to complete the
> installation. Note: This policy applies only when Automatic Updates
> is configured to perform scheduled installations of updates. If the
> Configure Automatic Updates policy is disabled, this policy has no
> effect.
> </quote>
>
>> 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?
>
>
> See above.
>
>
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