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Saturday, August 19, 2006 5:21 PM

Amazingly it doesn't break as much as I thought it would

I didn't get a blue check. I downloaded WSUS 3.0 on top of a beta test box of SBS 2003 R2 and I didn't get a blue check. Interestingly enough it didn't break as much as I thought it would. I still got the daily integrated email. I'm not sure if the 'approval'
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Monday, August 14, 2006 6:38 PM

WSUS 3.0 beta 2 now released

And being the good bleeding edge SBSers that we are, already in the WSUS patch management listserve the question was asked "Can it go on R2?" ...you know ... I don't even have the final bits of R2 on my networks and folks are ready to start beta testing
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Tuesday, July 04, 2006 11:30 PM

Can Microsoft Update be used on a SBS box?

Can Windows Update/MS Update be used for SBS server? All the patches say Windows Server 2003, not "SBS 2003". I'm hesitant... Dear hesitant.. keep in mind that SBS 2003 is merely Windows..and Exchange..and Sharepoint...etc..etc so all you need to do 'after'
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Wednesday, June 21, 2006 6:03 AM

WSUS info - two blogs to watch

We had WSUS training yesterday and I'll be blogging some of those tips and tricks after SBS 2k3 R2 has it's debut after the WWPC but just a heads up on two blogs you should have in your aggregator.... The Patchaoholic blog that today has the list of top
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Thursday, June 01, 2006 12:14 PM

For those that are already WSUSing.....

Service pack 1 has been released.. This document describes known issues affecting Windows Server Update Services Service Pack 1 (WSUS SP1) The good news is that this allows WSUS to be installed on SQL 2005 and that includes workgroup edition. Share this
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Thursday, May 25, 2006 8:07 PM

Seen in the WSUS newsgroup...

Someone was talking about patching and how when they set up "download patches and notify me" that they wished there was a: Wish: There was an "Install Updates and Restart" I pinged this to someone I know as well... I want a "install and restart" please..
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Wednesday, May 24, 2006 6:00 PM

SQL 2005 SP1 -- a revised package will be sent out

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: SQL Server SP1 Date: Wed, 24 May 2006 17:54:05 -0700 From: Bobbie Harder (MSFT) <bobbieh@online.microsoft.com> Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windows.server.update_services References: <OkM4DK2fGHA.5104@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl>
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Wednesday, May 24, 2006 12:44 PM

Don't approve that SQL 2005 SP1 on your WSUS server

From: Bobbie Harder (MSFT) - view profile Date: Wed, May 24 2006 11:47 am Email: "Bobbie Harder \(MSFT\)" <bobb...@online.microsoft.com> Groups: microsoft.public.windows.server.update_services Not yet ratedRating: show options Reply | Reply to Author
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Tuesday, May 02, 2006 12:58 PM

So now that you have WSUS installed on a test system...

... you realize that WSUS takes an inventory down there in that window.... and you are probably wondering how to extract the data from that... From the WSUS listserve at www.patchmanagement.org Hey Andy, You can query that info directly using Query Analyzer
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Monday, April 10, 2006 12:39 AM

WSUS error code document

http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/archive/windows_update_codes.htm Trust me.. you might want to bookmark that.... ...so on the WSUS listserve someone posted in with a Error codes: 0x800700003 and 0x8024002D being reported..and the answer I've posted below..
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Monday, March 06, 2006 8:35 PM

Setting up WSUS..again and again....and again...

If you've set up WSUS in your office and you go to a client to set up WSUS you'll know that it takes forrrreeeevvver for that system to sync up and download patches for the first time. Well why don't you export and import from your set to your clients?
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Thursday, January 19, 2006 10:51 PM

Is that where WSUS puts the IMF updates?

No wonder I'm not getting the Exchange IMF updates offered up to me on WSUS... I didn't have the box checked. Or at least I think that's where they should be triggered from... but it's not clear is it? On the WSUS blog it sounds like this will be the
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Tuesday, January 17, 2006 10:15 PM

Looking for WSUS resources?

Need resources to get your brain around WSUS? Here's my recommendations Books - as far as I'm aware there is no WSUS only book...but I do have WSUS info in the SBS Unleashed book WSUS on SBS whitepaper - download here WSUS wiki - linked here WSUS blog
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