how to create WSUS server in vista

[sing.pukhraj]

I can create in vista WSUS server.

[Howard]

How can WSUS help in declining the updates automatically, that are older than 6 months or something? Is it possible?

[carl owen]

Originally Posted by Howard

How can WSUS help in declining the updates automatically, that are older than 6 months or something? Is it possible?

As far as I know, this is not possible :(

However, it is possible to use Server Cleanup Wizard in order to decline updates which are not reported by the system as required in the last 30 days.

Hope this helps

[Howard]

Originally Posted by carl owen

As far as I know, this is not possible :(

However, it is possible to use Server Cleanup Wizard in order to decline updates which are not reported by the system as required in the last 30 days.

Hope this helps

Thanks for the help...I've never been religious about software or operating
systems, by the way.

[BodShane]

Originally Posted by sing.pukhraj

I can create in vista WSUS server.

So, basically we need to set our Vista OS-based PC to be setup to use WSUS rather than public Windows updated servers. So here is you should do it :

The configurations can easily be distributed to desktops via domain group policy with Active directory server or even by installations of local group policy settings on PC's in a LAN without a domain controller or you can drop necessary config straight into the registry by regedit file. With a Windows XP Operating System the server is Automatice Updates service whereas Windows Vista, it's windows update service.

In order configure vista using group policy, you need to launch Domain security policy from AD Server or launch group policy object editor from local workstation. Windows Update administrative template needs to be there in the policy editor :

Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Update

If you cannot view the same, click on Administrative templates and then do the following :

> Action > Add/Remove Templates > Click Add > in policy templates dialogue box click on WUAU.ADM > Select Open

In the Windows update box, you will find only two options which needs to be configured for the client to talk to the server -

- Configure Automatic Updated -> Enable this and select one of the automatic update options

- Auto download and notify for install is set as default
- Option 4 will do the same as "Auto download and notify for install", however it forces installation at a specified time and date. This can be useful for non-admin users.


- Specify intranet Microsoft update service location -> Enbalbe this and type in the URL of the WSUS server. It is the URL of the WSUS service and is defined in IIS which can be http://servername or http://ipaddress

If in case you are using non-standard WSUS port, you need to specify the port, for e.g. http://servername:8530

Then go to registry -

- Start > Run > REGEDIT and navigate to HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsUpdate and it will represent all the options in registry keys, strings and DWORDS.

You can then put all the keys and apply to the defauly software image than chaning the group policy.

On domain based macines, the updated policy refreshes after every 90 minutes with random offset of 0-30 minutes. The client will be able to communicate with WSUS Server after twenty minutes. If you need to communicate immediately, then you can do the following :

- Start > Run > gpupdate /force

Hope this helps!