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Getting Auto Update to work with Microsoft Software Update

Well I am trying to get all our computers to get there Windows Update form our server which is using Microsoft Server Update Services (or from now on SUS).

For now I have bugit problem (ie boss will not give me the cash to do full upgrade for now). So all logon's are done on server which is Windows NT 4 SBS. The server with SUS on is Windows Server 2003, it just basicaly file server, due fact some computer have to use Windows 95 I can not start using AD. Now most of the PC's are Windows 2000 or Windows XP Pro.

Now I would like to get all the W2000 WXPPro PC not to get there updates over the Internet in stead from the SUS. As I can not config systems with AD I have change the Registery settings, which just isn't working.

SUS (Windows 2003 server) is called masterfile1
To get access to admin web site for SUS it is http://masterfile1/SUSadmin/

On local PC the Registry setting are

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate]
"PingID"=hex:22,31,8f,d1,24,de,f8,4a,8b,35,29,75,c2,5d,2c,52
"AccountDomainSid"=hex:01,04,00,00,00,00,00,05,15,00,00,00,57,29,02,4c,8a,a7,\
32,3f,16,c0,ea,00,32
"WUServer"="http://masterfile1"
"WUStatusServer"="http://masterfile1"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\AU]
"RescheduleWaitTime"=dword:00000003
"NoAutoRebootWithLoggedOnUsers"=dword:00000001
"AUOptions"=dword:00000003
"ScheduledInstallDay"=dword:00000000
"UseWUServer"=dword:00000001
"ScheduledInstallTime"="3"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\Auto Update]
"AUOptions"=dword:00000003
"AUState"=dword:00000002
"DetectionStartTime"="2003.12.09 08:50:47"
"LastWaitTimeout"="2003.12.10 08:57:31"

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\AU]
"RescheduleWaitTime"=dword:00000003
"NoAutoRebootWithLoggedOnUsers"=dword:00000001
"AUOptions"=dword:00000003
"ScheduledInstallDay"=dword:00000000
"UseWUServer"=dword:00000001
"ScheduledInstallTime"="3"

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\Auto Update]
"AUOptions"=dword:00000003
"AUState"=dword:00000002
"DetectionStartTime"="2003.12.09 08:50:47"
"LastWaitTimeout"="2003.12.10 08:57:31"

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oBdA

Oh, do I need to mention that you should use the IP address instead of the name, if you don't have a DNS server?

davidhasbro

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Gosh that wasn't the answer but I was looking the wrong place, the answer is below of the regestory which need to be changed.

But with out http://www.susserver.com/ I wouldn't of been able to work this all out!

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate]
"WUServer"="http://masterfile1"
"WUStatusServer"="http://masterfile1"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU]
"AUOptions"=dword:00000004
"NoAutoRebootWithLoggedOnUsers"=dword:00000001
"NoAutoUpdate"=dword:00000000
"RescheduleWaitTime"=dword:00000001
"ScheduledInstallDay"=dword:00000000
"ScheduledInstallTime"=dword:00000017
"UseWUServer"=dword:00000001