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Windows Automatic Updates

Windows Automatic Updates. Deputy Meeting 11/11/04. What is Windows Automatic Updates?.

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Windows Automatic Updates

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  1. Windows Automatic Updates Deputy Meeting 11/11/04

  2. What is Windows Automatic Updates? • It is a component of Windows that is used to install patches. It is similar to Windows Update but unlike with Windows Update where you have to install patches manually you can configure Automatic Updates to update your computer automatically with little or no user intervention required. • While Automatic Updates has been part of Windows for a while, it continues to be improved, making it easier to use and more powerful.

  3. A few stats to get started • HHDEV.PSU.EDU Domain has 647 computer accounts. • Windows 2000 = 106 accounts • no service pack = 1 • service pack 1 = 1 • service pack 2 = 28 • service pack 3 = 11 • service pack 4 = 65 • Windows XP = 541 accounts • no service pack = 20 • service pack 1 = 240 • service pack 2 = 281

  4. Current Configuration • Most Windows 2000 computers and pre sp2 Windows XP computers are currently configured to download updates and prompt the user to install them.

  5. New Configuration • This is pretty good but we want to take this a step forward and fully automate the patching process. • So we will set it to automatically download and install patches nightly.

  6. Controlling this Configuration • Although Automatic Updates can be configured locally to download and install patches automatically, we will be controlling this centrally using Group Policy. • We’ll be making the change soon and will announce it to the College Listserv first. • It will only effect Windows 2000 sp3 and higher and Windows XP sp1 and higher computers. Other versions of Windows will continue to operate as they have previously. • Users may still see the notification icon in the system tray if Automatic Updates happens to download updates during the day when they are logged in. • But even if the user closes the system tray icon, it will still install the updates that night.

  7. Controlling this Configuration (continued) • In order for some patches to take effect the computer must be restarted. Therefore after the patches are installed the computer will restart if no one is logged in. In the event that a user is logged in it will prompt to user to restart. • The user will have the option of restarting now or restarting later. If they choose to restart later the computer will restart the next time the user logs out.

  8. Windows XP sp2 • As with any patch you apply there is the risk that it might interfere with something. Windows XP sp2 is no exception and though the majority of the computers that have installed it, 281 at last count, had minor or no problems, there were some that did experience problems. • One program in particular we know of that has problems with sp2 is Endnote. • For a list of others and possible workarounds you can check out, http://support.microsoft.com/xpsp2swhw.

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