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From the PC Mag Security Watch blog site... Microsoft has released a paper entitled " Windows Update Explained ". It talks about what Windows Update is and how it works. There are no big surprises here for those already fairly familiar with...
Sometimes when I get bored, REAL BORED, I go diving into log files and see if there's something exciting there. Usually not. But sometimes I see something that makes me want to say something about it anyway. This is one of those situations. The WindowsUpdate...
I've been waiting to see if this would happen. Like most of my petty wishlist idealisms, I figured it was too trivial to be considered. However, reading the latest post on the WSUS Team Blog by Cecilia made me feel like it was Christmas morning again...
I think I blogged about this way back when WS08 was being released, but here it is "again": A download ( 32-bit , or 64-bit ) which adds the role Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) 3.0 SP1. This was actually something that was available during...
Holy crap! This is getting tedious. I do not have any 64-bit or Itanium machines in my environment. If I did, it would signify one of two things: (A) I would have WAY too much time to play with computers and no life outside of that, or (B) my family packed...
System Center Updates Publisher is what SCUP stands for. Once again, Microsoft didn't fund the Acronymn Department sufficiently this year. Remember when SUS almost became WUS? Thankfully they moved on to WSUS at least. In their own words: SCUP is...
That's right. "Windows 7 Client" is now a new category within WSUS 3.0 consoles everywhere (well, as soon as they get their next synch). The heads-up courtesy of the WSUS Team Blog . Ok Ok, I'm overreacting a bit here I know. It's...
Cool-er-est. Gnarly. Bomb-diggity. Microsoft posted a neat-o set of API sample/examples for WSUS 3.0 on the Download Center yesterday. Among the goodies packed inside this gem are those listed below. I like the CleanStaleComputers feature. Too bad they...
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...
Now comes word from Microsoft that Windows Search 4.0 (formerly Windows Desktop Search) is being released via Automatic Updates. The odd thing is that it will be labeled "optional" for XP clients, while Vista clients will see it labeled as "recommended"...
The WSUS Team Blog folks posted a notice yesterday that Service Pack 1 for Windows Vista is now available for WSUS synchronization. That's definitely good news, but also reason to stop and think before you click that Approve button. I say it over...
As I posted on my " other blog ", I've been immersed in an eight-day MCSA "boot camp" for Server 2003. I've passed two of the four exams so far, working on the remaining two. Long hours. I finally had a minute to download and...
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...
I was asked by a few readers (I can't believe I have a "few", I thought it was just "one") about how to setup the notification I mentioned. It's very easy but depends on what operating system is used. If you're on WS08...
Something I'm finding many WSUS admins are ignoring is that when you start seeing problems in the WSUS console as far as computers failing to install updates, there's also a corresponding Windows System event log entry 13001. Log Name: Application...
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...
I have an hour to burn at the library, so here goes... The WSUS blog folks gave us all due notice that the blocker toolkit for WS03 SP2 will be removed from WSUS over the next month. If you (a) manage WSUS and (b) use it to manage updates on your Windows...
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...
Microsoft posted a document on their Download site which provides guidance for migrating WSUS to Windows Essential Business Server. WEBS is the latest addition to the WS08 server line, and basically (or essentially?) positons it between SBS and Standard...
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