Re: automatic updates aren't automatic

C:\WINDOWS\WindowsUpdate.log

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:23210FA1-B730-46E1-AB2F-DD6B134A4C03@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
MCSE <MCSE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
I know where the Windows event logs are located, but where are the
"Windows update" logs located?

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:



In news:519228C3-EA1F-48B5-9330-5AD7F87B69AC@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
MCSE <MCSE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> typed:
I set automatic updates (control panel-automatic updates) on quite a
number of Windows XP SP2 system to "Automatically download
recommended updates for my computer and install them:" "Every day" at
various times. They download, but they never, ever automatically
install whether the machines or on at the time or not. It's
impractical for the administrators to log in and manually kick off
this process, and management does not want this for cost reasons.
Management also refuses to install a SUS or WUS server (or any third
party update solution), so I'm stuck with the Automatic Updates in XP
SP2.

Please help!

Firstly (and I suspect you know this), your management is being
silly....I suggest you exhaustively document how much of your time is
spent doing this, and make sure they understand how important it is to
keep your systems patched. SUS/WSUS is free. What's their problem?

That said, you might review your windows update & event logs and try
posting in microsoft.public.windowsupdate. Also mention whether your
users log out at night (presuming you've picked an autoupdate time after
hours; 3AM is the default).
.

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