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Can I simply configure Group Policy to use Windows Updates to download the latest patches?<br />
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Lipotech
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Can I simply configure Group Policy to use Windows Updates to download the latest patches?

Lipotech

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I have nearly 300 servers I need to update. &nbsp;Some of the servers are 2003 machines and some are 2008. These servers have not been updated in the last two years. &nbsp;I am considering using Group Policy to perform the updates. I do not have a WSUS server to pull the updates from. &nbsp;My question is: How can I download the latest service packs and security patches using group policy. &nbsp;Or, is this a two step process. I am required to manually download the SPs and security patches and then configure group policy to pull form a central source?<br />
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I don't have time to configure a WSUS servers at this point.<br />
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Thank you.<br />
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Lipotech
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I have nearly 300 servers I need to update.  Some of the servers are 2003 machines and some are 2008. These servers have not been updated in the last two years.  I am considering using Group Policy to perform the updates. I do not have a WSUS server to pull the updates from.  My question is: How can I download the latest service packs and security patches using group policy.  Or, is this a two step process. I am required to manually download the SPs and security patches and then configure group policy to pull form a central source?

I don't have time to configure a WSUS servers at this point.

Thank you.

Lipotech

Windows 2008 Updates usin Group Policy

Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2, based on the Microsoft Vista codebase, is the last 32-bit server operating system released by Microsoft. It has a number of versions, including including Foundation, Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, Web, HPC Server, Itanium and Storage; new features included server core installation and Hyper-V.

Windows Server 2008

Windows Server 2003 was based on Windows XP and was released in four editions: Web, Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter. It also had derivative versions for clusters, storage and Microsoft’s Small Business Server. Important upgrades included integrating Internet Information Services (IIS), improvements to Active Directory (AD) and Group Policy (GP), and the migration to Automated System Recovery (ASR).

Windows Server 2003

Windows Server Update Services (WSUS), previously known as Software Update Services (SUS), is a computer program developed by Microsoft that enables administrators to manage the distribution of updates and hotfixes released for Microsoft products to computers.