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Microsoft will once again be unleashing a pack of updates on the next super "Patch Tuesday" on August 12. Details are posted here . So, be prepared brave patchmeisters. And drink heartily beforehand. Angry users and crashed computers don't...
Some things I'd like to see added to a future version of WSUS. I've posted these on the WSUS.info forums also. Enhanced filtering views . Right now, to find all the updates which contain "ia64" in their title, you have to use the search...
The WSUS Team finally posted word that an update/hotfix is now available (KB954960) for public download to address the synchronization "issues" reported recently. The installation is a breeze. The download is actually a .cab file which contains...
Microsoft's Travis Plunk posted a modified version of Marc Shepard's WSUS SQL script for producing a report of non-compliant computers from the WSUS database. Indeed, this is good stuff and you should give it try. Works whether you're hosting...
According to Microsoft advisory 954960 , Microsoft is "investigating public reports" of a problem reported with WSUS 3.0 and something stopping the deployment of updates when there are clients in the environment installed with Office 2003. Anyone...
Ok, I'm dating myself horribly here. For anyone that figured out that tagline, great. I'll see you in the pudding line at the retirement home. For the rest of you: It was an old cartoon TV advertisement for Tootsie Roll Pops . Oh well. I shall...
As posted on several blogs, including those by Brian McCann and Jane Lewis , this update resolves issues with XP and WS03 clients when they are within scope of DC management for a site using an WS08 RODC. The MS Support article is interesting (and humorous...
In case you don't read the WSUS Team Blog (you should by the way), there is a rather ominous posting regarding the WinVerifyTrust update for WSUS 3.0. To summarize: It will be MAN-DA-TOR-Y. That's right: required. You must pay $200 to pass Go...
For anyone using WSUS for patch management, who doesn't already keep their eyes glued to the WSUS Team Blog , they posted a reminder about being sure to install KB938759 before you attempt to approve installing SP1 for Vista clients. As they note...
This is a 50,000 foot perspective of keeping grounded while looking to employ WSUS for your patch management. Read the Manuals. Yes. RTFM. Nobody does anymore, but the WSUS guides are pretty good. You might even learn something. Be realistic. It is free...
Cecilia Cole has been busy it seems. Not that she is making all these goodies from scratch, but she's definitely working overtime posting info about them for all of us to benefit from. http://blogs.technet.com/wsus/archive/2008/05/20/new-office-sustained...