Start | Run | Type: gpedit.msc | OK |
Navigate to >>
Local Computer Policy\Computer Configuration\Administrative
Templates\Windows Components\Windows Update\
Configure Automatic Updates
[[Specifies whether this computer will receive security updates and other
important downloads through the Windows automatic updating service.
This setting lets you specify if automatic updates are enabled on this
computer. If the service is enabled, you must select one of the three
options in the Group Policy Setting:
2 = Notify before downloading any updates and notify again before installing
them
When Windows finds updates that apply to this computer, an icon appears in
the status area with a message that updates are ready to be downloaded.
Clicking the icon or message provides the option to select the specific
updates to download. Windows then downloads the selected updates in the
background. When the download is complete, the icon appears in the status
area again, with notification that the updates are ready to be installed.
Clicking the icon or message provides the option to select which updates to
install.
3 = (Default setting) Download the updates automatically and notify when
they are ready to be installed
Windows finds updates that apply to your computer and downloads these
updates in the background (the user is not notified or interrupted during
this process). When the download is complete, the icon appears in the status
area, with notification that the updates are ready to be installed. Clicking
the icon or message provides the option to select which updates to install.
4 = Automatically download updates and install them on the schedule
specified below
Specify the schedule using the options in the Group Policy Setting. If no
schedule is specified, the default schedule for all installations will be
everyday at 3:00 AM. If any of the updates require a restart to complete the
installation, Windows will restart the computer automatically. (If a user is
logged on to the computer when Windows is ready to restart, the user will be
notified and given the option to delay the restart.)
To use this setting, click Enabled, and then select one of the options (2,
3, or 4). If you select 4, you can set a recurring schedule (if no schedule
is specified, all installations will occur everyday at 3:00 AM).
If the status is set to Enabled, Windows recognizes when this computer is
online and uses its Internet connection to search the Windows Update Web
site for updates that apply to this computer.
If the status is set to Disabled, any updates that are available on the
Windows Update Web site must be downloaded and installed manually by going
to
http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com."
If the status is set to Not Configured, use of Automatic Updates is not
specified at the Group Policy level. However, an administrator can still
configure Automatic Updates through Control Panel. ]]
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
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Gavin said:
Hello.
I have a small domain based network. All the users have their own
workstation, for which they are set as Power users on that
workstation. I would like them to be able to use windows update, but
when they try to do it, they get told only administrators can do it.
I do not want to set the users as Administrators for the workstation
or the network, so is there any way around this (any settings i could
change to allow it?)? Im using XP pro on the
clients, with a Win2000 server(active directory).
Gavin.
