SP Blockers and WSUS "Lawrence Garvin \(MVP\)" <lawrence[ at ]nospam> 10/22/2008 2:07:01 PM Question for the WSUS administrators.... Do you use/Have you used the service pack blocker tools in your environment (XPSP2, XPSP3, Win2003SP1)? If so, did you use them: [a] to ensure users did not install the SP from WU/MU [b] to ensure the WSUS Server did not inadvertently get approved for the SP [c] both [d] other Should a WSUS update approval honor the presence of a blocker installed on a client system, Or should a WSUS update approval override the presence of a blocker installed on a client system? -- 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 My MVP Profile: http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Lawrence.Garvin

Re: SP Blockers and WSUS "Rolf Lidvall" <no_direct_email[ at ]me> 10/24/2008 10:50:58 AM [Quoted Text] > Do you use/Have you used the service pack blocker tools in your environment > (XPSP2, XPSP3, Win2003SP1)? Yes. > If so, did you use them: > [a] to ensure users did not install the SP from WU/MU Yes. > Should a WSUS update approval honor the presence of a blocker installed on a > client system, No. > Or should a WSUS update approval override the presence of a blocker > installed on a client system? Yes. Regards Rolf Lidvall Swedish Radio (Ltd)