update deployment

[Andy]

Hello

I had a general question about Win 2K used in a large
networked setting.

I sometimes leave my computer turned off at work
overnight but windows update patches appear to be
scheduled to be done at 5:00 a.m. according to event
viewer.

why is it that these updates cannot be completed once i
log in the next morning?

how new updates managed in a network environment: does
the network administrator download updates and push
updates centrally or does each computer's windows update
get the updates, and windows update is configured
centrally???

additionally, is it possible to set up windows update (if
that is the proper mechanism for updates that large win
2k networks use) to install updates at the earliest
possible time once the computer is turned back on, as
opposed to being scheduled for a specific time???

thanks

 

[Steven L Umbach]

Though I have not deployed to work as your network has it configured, there is a
setting in the Group Policy that is suppose to reschedule a missed update to install
five minutes[default setting] after startup which may not be configured for your
network. See the link below for more information. --- Steve

http://www.bris.ac.uk/is/services/computers/operatingsystems/sus/configuring.html
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserversystem/sus/susfaq.mspx

 

[Guest]

thanks a lot

-----Original Message-----
Though I have not deployed to work as your network has it configured, there is a
setting in the Group Policy that is suppose to

reschedule a missed update to install

five minutes[default setting] after startup which may not be configured for your
network. See the link below for more information. --- Steve

http://www.bris.ac.uk/is/services/computers/operatingsyst ems/sus/configuring.html
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserversystem/sus/susfaq.m

spx

Hello

I had a general question about Win 2K used in a large
networked setting.

I sometimes leave my computer turned off at work
overnight but windows update patches appear to be
scheduled to be done at 5:00 a.m. according to event
viewer.

why is it that these updates cannot be completed once i
log in the next morning?

how new updates managed in a network environment: does
the network administrator download updates and push
updates centrally or does each computer's windows update
get the updates, and windows update is configured
centrally???

additionally, is it possible to set up windows update (if
that is the proper mechanism for updates that large win
2k networks use) to install updates at the earliest
possible time once the computer is turned back on, as
opposed to being scheduled for a specific time???

thanks

.