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Windows 7 workstations not appearing in WSUS
I had an existing WSUS 3 SP1 installation which worked fine with my Windows XP/Server 2003 machines. It doesn't see the Win7 x64 machines though, even though they appear in the same AD OU as the XP machines and use the same TCP/IP settings and connect to the same domain and pull the same GPOs.
I updated to WSUS 3 SP2, but they still don't appear. gpresult /R on a workstation shows the following for the WSUS GPO:
WSUS GPO
Filtering: Not Applied (Empty)
WSUS is running on a Server 2003 SP2 box. Any thoughts?
I updated to WSUS 3 SP2, but they still don't appear. gpresult /R on a workstation shows the following for the WSUS GPO:
WSUS GPO
Filtering: Not Applied (Empty)
WSUS is running on a Server 2003 SP2 box. Any thoughts?
Erik Pitti
What does a GRESULT /H show for the same GPO? Its more in-depth than /R.
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Output for WSUS GPO:
WSUS GPO DOMAIN.local Empty
Of course it's not empty. It contains the same GPO settings for WSUS that works on the XP machines.
WSUS GPO DOMAIN.local Empty
Of course it's not empty. It contains the same GPO settings for WSUS that works on the XP machines.
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How do I access the WSUS GPO on the Win7 machine? I've installed RSAT and I can connect to the server and pull up the local policy on the server, but how can I asses the WSUS pol? Thanks for working through this with me!
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would also help if you installed the WSUS client console on a Win 7 system, once your domain is 'aware' of Win 7 systems via GPO (upload of the ADMX files to your DC), the WSUS server will too. Also need to tell the WSUS server to include patches for Win 7 in its downloads.
i would put the Win 7 systems in a different OU, or you may have XP related polices trying to apply to these systems if they are all grouped together.
i would put the Win 7 systems in a different OU, or you may have XP related polices trying to apply to these systems if they are all grouped together.
More info here:
How to support Windows 7 Group Policy settings using only Windows Server 2003 Domain Controllers
http://microsoftblog.globalknowledge.com/2010/03/16/how-to-support-windows-7-group-policy-settings-using-only-windows-server-2003-domain-controllers/
How to support Windows 7 Group Policy settings using only Windows Server 2003 Domain Controllers
http://microsoftblog.globalknowledge.com/2010/03/16/how-to-support-windows-7-group-policy-settings-using-only-windows-server-2003-domain-controllers/
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Ok, got RSAT installed and enabled the GPMC on the Win7 machine. Opened it, opened the WSUS GPO and verified that all the settings were there. Closed it, ran gpupdate /force and gpresult /r and it still doesn't apply - same issue as before.
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^^ from a windows 7 client
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Actually, I just checked WSUS and most of the Win7 machines appear now - that means that it must have started working last night - don't know when. The command showed the correct settings, dsteartjr. I'm going to test it step by step on another server and update the thread tomorrow, and award points accordingly. Thanks for your help, all!
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Well, it seems that I was just impatient - after installed WSUS 3 SP2 on my other server and giving it an hour or two, it sees all the Win7 boxes - without doing anything else. Odd. Anyway, I'm splitting the points between you two since you were helpful and I'm sure that would have been the path I would have needed to take.