"John" <a> wrote in message news:eKuI5S3PJHA.5044[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
[Quoted Text] > WSUS version 3 on Windows Server R2 2003 SP2.
>
> I've been supporting Windows XP Pro all this time. Today, I have a new PC
> that runs Vista Business (English version). This is the first Vista box in
> our company.
>
> What do I have to add in my WSUS 3 products and classifications?
>
> I'm guessing I should enable the following but correct me if I'm wrong:
> Windows (group):
> - Windows Vista
Yes.
> These are the ones I'm not sure of:
> Windows (group):
> - Windows Ultimate Extras (what is this?)
> - Windows Vista Ultimate Language Packs (how about this?)
Doesn't apply to Business Edition. It's various packages of add-ons for
Ultimate Edition.
> - Windows Vista Dynamic Installer (what is this? should I enable it?)
In general, the "Dynamic Installer" categories allow you to maintain updates
to that the OS can apply the updates at OS =installation=, rather than as a
post-installation task.
All new generation products have this ability to obtain the latest updates
at installation time, rather than as a post-installation task. By default
these updates are obtained across the Internet from microsoft.com;
ostensiblyr, there is a provision for the updates to be obtained from your
local WSUS Server (and installed based on WSUS configured approvals, rather
than installing all available updates), but there appears to be a dearth of
documentation on how to actually use these categories in a WSUS deployment.
Given that some sort of policy would need to be applied to tell the Vista
system to use the WSUS Server, I'm not sure how a WSUS Server could be
identified during OS installation. I've sent a note up to the WSUS team to
see if I can get a pointer on where some "wherefores and how to use"
information might have been posted.
> I only have 1 Vista Business PC at this company. Is there any other
> products to enable?
I presume you're likely to install Office on this machine. Office 2003? or
did it come with Office 2007 pre-installed?
Also, since Vista comes with Windows Defender installed, you'll want to make
sure you're downloading Defender updates and signature files.
--
Lawrence Garvin, M.S., MCITP(x2), MCTS(x5), MCP(x7), MCBMSP
Principal/CTO, Onsite Technology Solutions, Houston, Texas
Microsoft MVP - Software Distribution (2005-2009)
MS WSUS Website: http://www.microsoft.com/wsus
My Websites: http://www.onsitechsolutions.com;
http://wsusinfo.onsitechsolutions.com
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