We use WSUS, which allows us to download and approve all updates on a =
server. Using group policy, we tell each client to look to the server =
instead of the Windows updates site. This can be done if you're in a =
Novell environment too. We can also define when the client should download =
them and whether or not a reboot should be suppressed after the installatio=
n. The beauty of this is that we're only downloading the updates from the =
internet once, so bandwidth isn't a concern. It's also great because we =
can wait a few weeks to approve an update if we'd like in case something =
comes out about an update causing conflicts, as many learned with the =
Microsoft update that conflicted with Zone Alarm recently. You can push =
out updates for most of Microsoft's products, including Office.
WSUS is free if you have a Windows server. You can find information here:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/wsus/default.aspx=20
I hope this helps.
Regards,
Bill Griscom
Director of Information Services
Lancaster Country Day School
725 Hamilton Road
Lancaster, PA 17603-2491
717.392.2916 x. 246
griscomb@lancastercountryday.org
>>> Renee Ramig <rramig@sevenhillsschool.org> 9/5/2008 7:02 PM >>>
With bandwidth always an issue, what have you decided to do with Auto =
Updates in Windows? I decided to try and turn it off this year on all =
laptops, and run updates by hand. =20
Do most of you let Windows just do auto updates all year? Just download =
but not install? Other? Do some of you turn off auto updates? If so, =
how often do you do manual updates on Windows. Does this differ for staff =
versus student computers? Laptops (wireless) versus desktops?
Thanks,
Renee Ramig
Seven Hills School
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