Testing: How do I force a client to update and go to the SUS Server

[Tom Celica]

Environment Win2k
No Domain

Question: How to I force a TEST Connection of my Win2K client to connect to
my SUS server, just to test the configuration. I have installed the auto
update client usine the wuau22.msi file and added the following registry
entries

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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

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

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU]
"AUOptions"=dword:00000004
"NoAutoUpdate"=dword:00000000
"ScheduledInstallDay"=dword:00000000
"ScheduledInstallTime"=dword:0000000c
"UseWUServer"=dword:00000001
"NoAutoRebootWithLoggedOnUsers"=dword:00000000
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[Lucy [MS]]

Hi Tom,

Take a look at the following KB article:
How to Force Automatic Updates 2.2 to Perform a Detection Cycle
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;326693


If you have additional questions regarding SUS you can post on the SUS
newsgroup:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.softwareupdatesvcs


Thanks,
Lucy [MS]

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