Windows Update from a Networked Drive

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MowGreen [MVP]

Randem said:
Correct me if I am wrong but don't you need a server for that. I just want
the files to be available on a networked drive not a server.
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You're not wrong. Best practice would be to transfer the updates to the
clients from the network drive and run them from each client. You'll
still need to adjust the automatic update settings of each client so
that they do not check for updates outside the network. Disable [Turn
off] AU [wuauclt.exe] in Control Panel but do not Disable the AU service
[wuauserv] in the Services console.

There's a monthly ISO of all security updates released here:

March 2009 Security Release ISO Image
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...FamilyID=ffc89a11-3e5f-4a1a-a183-3d340b9503d8

There are previous monthly releases available at the MS Download Center,
too. Just change the month/year and Search for them.

All published update content for SUS and WSUS is listed here:

Description of Software Update Services and Windows Server Update
Services changes in content for 2009
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/894199

There are KB articles for previous years [back to 2005] at the bottom of
the above article.


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Randem

Ok, Thanks.

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MowGreen said:
Randem said:
Correct me if I am wrong but don't you need a server for that. I just
want the files to be available on a networked drive not a server.
Click to expand...

You're not wrong. Best practice would be to transfer the updates to the
clients from the network drive and run them from each client. You'll still
need to adjust the automatic update settings of each client so that they
do not check for updates outside the network. Disable [Turn off] AU
[wuauclt.exe] in Control Panel but do not Disable the AU service
[wuauserv] in the Services console.

There's a monthly ISO of all security updates released here:

March 2009 Security Release ISO Image
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...FamilyID=ffc89a11-3e5f-4a1a-a183-3d340b9503d8

There are previous monthly releases available at the MS Download Center,
too. Just change the month/year and Search for them.

All published update content for SUS and WSUS is listed here:

Description of Software Update Services and Windows Server Update Services
changes in content for 2009
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/894199

There are KB articles for previous years [back to 2005] at the bottom of
the above article.


MowGreen [MVP 2003-2009]
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