[Bill]

I am trying to configure a Windows XP computer in a non-domain environment to
get updates from a SUS server. I have the SUS server configured. The
instructions from Microsoft says to add registry keys to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\. I have
all of the proper keys that I want configured that they recommend.

However, I also see a key with existing Automatic Update settings at
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate.

I am not getting updates from the SUS Server. Any recommendations on how to
properly configure registry keys? Do I need to modify the keys at
\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\...?

[Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\)]

Bill wrote:

> I am trying to configure a Windows XP computer in a non-domain environment to
> get updates from a SUS server. I have the SUS server configured. The
> instructions from Microsoft says to add registry keys to
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\. I have
> all of the proper keys that I want configured that they recommend.
>
> However, I also see a key with existing Automatic Update settings at
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate.
>
> I am not getting updates from the SUS Server. Any recommendations on how to
> properly configure registry keys? Do I need to modify the keys at
> \CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\...?
Hi,

No, you do not need to modify/add any registry value under
\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\...


Fyi, there is a separate newsgroup for SUS:

microsoft.public.softwareupdatesvcs

news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.softwareupdatesvcs

URL to the group softwareupdatesvcs for those who uses the Web
interface to access the newsgroups:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/community/newsgroups/dgbrowser/en-us/default.mspx?dg=microsoft.public.softwareupdatesvcs


A Web site about SUS with a FAQ and a SUS forum:
http://www.susserver.com/

More SUS Web sites:
http://www.cites.uiuc.edu/sus/faq.html
http://www.faqshop.com/sus/default.htm


--
torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
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