WSUS Updates Superseding Help.

hello everyone, new wsus , have configured test windows xp updates only. after first sync there 805 updates. going through them, , there update superseds one.

my question is, can decline updates or approve them , let client pc decide if needs earlier update?

i little confused @ this, want roll wsus out our organization don't want hae go through 8000 updates once add in windows 2003 / 2008 / 7 , vista.

what way achieve this? can client computers decide if need update or not if approve updates.

i looking around in forums , not find answer cleared me. can explain process of approving updates , that.

thank in advance.

hello everyone, new wsus , have configured test windows xp updates only. after first sync there 805 updates. going through them, , there update superseds one.

quite true. you're looking @ catalog of every update windows xp released on past eleven years -- 800+ sounds right.

my question is, can decline updates or approve them , let client pc decide if needs earlier update?

you *can* ... "best practice" approve install updates not superseded, , after updates installed, superseded updates reported "100% installed/notapplicable" can safely declined. reason don't want decline updates prematurely because declined update not display state information, , state information can helpful second source of information identify other updates have not yet been installed.

what *can* unilaterally decline update says superseded windows xp service pack. since working presumption every windows xp system @ service pack 3 (if it's not, hasn't been updated in couple of years anyway), update superseded sp3 (or sp2 or sp1) worthless , can unilaterally declined.

but don't want hae go through 8000 updates once add in windows 2003 / 2008 / 7 , vista.

luckily don't have to. filter on approval="unapproved" , status="needed". enable "supersedence" column , sort. approve unapproved updates blue icon @ top of tree, or updates have no icon @ all.

what way achieve this? can client computers decide if need update or not if approve updates.

they can ... instead of downloading several gigabytes of content, you'll end downloading close hundred gigabytes of content.

i looking around in forums , not find answer cleared me.

really!? seems talk process in forum @ least once month past 6 years.

so can explain process of approving updates , that.

but make easier find, i'm going write , post in blog article @ patchzone.org. :-)

in meantime, may find benefit reviewing wsus operations guide.

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