Update with no user intervention

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And who is going to disable the AV auto scan before the installation of the
updates, God?

Alias

"El Marko" <threegtrz@hotmail.com> wrote

>I need Microsoft updates to install automatically like they used to. It
>seems that, even when I have "Download and Install at 3am" enabled, it just
>downloads and waits for my users to install with the new Neon Globe systray
>icon.
>
> Problem is, my users never install the updates. So, I need either a
> server-based solution or a registry edit.
>
> thanks
>

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"El Marko" <threegtrz@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>I need Microsoft updates to install automatically like they used to. It
>seems that, even when I have "Download and Install at 3am" enabled, it just
>downloads and waits for my users to install with the new Neon Globe systray
>icon.
>
> Problem is, my users never install the updates. So, I need either a
> server-based solution or a registry edit.
>

If your using XP Pro, look into the Group Policy settings (gpedit.msc). Here
is the location for these policy settings within Group Policy.

Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components >
Windows Update

There are many policies you can configure. There is one that will install
updates immediately but you need to configure another option to make it
work.

--
William

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general (More info?)

Thanks for your reply.

Yes. This is happening on both platforms. I have a few workstations which
update on their own, but many of them here only download the update without
installing even when I have the install option selected.

I will consult the log files you suggested and if I find something
interesting it will post here.

m

"Torgeir Bakken (MVP)" <Torgeir.Bakken-spam@hydro.com> wrote in message
newsNOTX2koFHA.3656@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> El Marko wrote:
>
>> I need Microsoft updates to install automatically like they used to. It
>> seems that, even when I have "Download and Install at 3am" enabled, it
>> just downloads and waits for my users to install with the new Neon Globe
>> systray icon.
>>
>> Problem is, my users never install the updates. So, I need either a
>> server-based solution or a registry edit.
>>
> Hi,
>
> With that setting, updates are still supposed to install automatically.
>
> Is this happening on both Win2k and WinXP computers (as you have posted
> to newsgroups for both)?
>
>
> Some log files you need to look at (and maybe post pertinent parts
> back here for us to look at):
>
> %windir%\WindowsUpdate.log
> and
> %windir%\SoftwareDistribution\ReportingEvents.log
>
> (%windir% is typically C:\Windows or C:\Winnt)
>
> Note that the text goes pretty far out to the right on the latter file,
> turn off any line wrapping in your text editor.
>
>
> and:
>
> How to read the Windowsupdate.log file
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/902093
>
>
>
> --
> torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
> Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
> the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/s [...] fault.mspx