Should Vista be able to force an unwanted reboot when it wants to?
Like many departments within many companies, today was a day when our department got together and did some online slide slidesharing.
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3.8.2007 Flaw in Windows 7 and Vista could allow remote reboot
Security experts warned Tuesday that a vulnerability in Microsoft's implementation of the SMB2 protocol can be exploited via the net to crash or reboot Windows Vista and Windows 7 systems.
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8.9.2009 Windows Vista, Longhorn Server and IE 7 Beta Test Reboot
Testers who responded to the Microsoft call up to be re-included into the Windows Longhorn Server beta test have been notified that the test has been "restarted" under the old name "Windows Vista, Longhorn Server and IE 7 Beta"
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16.1.2007 WSUS 3.0 Released!
A month earlier then expected WSUS 3.0 is released to web!
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1.5.2007 Fix Windows 7 Build 7057 Desktop.ini Opening on Every Reboot
Windows 7 Build 7057 x86 is leaked & available for download on popular torrent websites and I suppose many of you have already downloaded & Installed Windows 7 build 7057. If you havent downloaded then check out screenshots of windows 7 build 7057 here.
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16.3.2009 Windows Live on WSUS
Today you will see a new product category in WSUS for Windows Live. Windows Live online services include web-based products for consumers, such as Windows Live Messenger and Windows Live Toolbar.
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19.4.2006 Microsoft releases WSUS SP1
Microsoft Windows Server Update Services with Service Pack 1 (WSUS SP1) enables information technology administrators to deploy many of the latest Microsoft product updates published to the Microsoft Update site. By using WSUS SP1, you can fully manage the distribution of updates released through Microsoft Update to clients in your environments, after your testing, and on your schedule.
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2.6.2006 Windows Vista Ultimate and WSUS
Just a quick one this time ("We've heard that one before" I hear you cry!) about Windows Vista Ultimate and WSUS. What is WSUS I hear you ask?
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18.4.2007 WSUS 3.0 SP1 Public RC Available
Microsoft just announced the public availability of WSUS 3.0 SP1 Release Candidate 1. Improvements include support for Windows Server 2008 and product bug fixes.
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2.11.2007 IE7 Coming Through on WSUS, Blocker Toolkit or Not
Larry Seltzer here, pointing you to this recent Knowledge Base article with Microsoft's announcement that Internet Explorer 7 will be distributed through WSUS (Windows Software Update Services) on Feb. 12, 2008, which is the next Patch Tuesday. It will appear as an "Update Rollup."
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22.1.2008 Fix Failed Windows 7 Ugrade from Vista with Previous Version Restored and Endless Reboot Error
When upgrading Windows Vista to Windows 7, some systems may encounter failure to upgrade error which causing computer to go into continual and endless reboot or restart cycles.
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15.8.2009 Microsoft removes IE7 for Windows XP from WSUS
Hi Folks -
We have verified a problem in the metadata for the latest IE7.0 update rollup package which impacts the installation behavior for all locales, and results in an Spanish error dialog after installation as reported..
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24.11.2006 Vista SP1 Release Follows XP SP3 to WSUS
Microsoft is closing in on the final stage of Windows Vista SP1's availability. In this context, the service pack is being wrapped up for delivery through Windows Server Update Services.
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20.6.2008 WSUS 3.0 SP2 RC Program now available on Microsoft Connect!
I am very pleased to announce that WSUS 3.0 SP2 RC will be available to the general public today, May 26, via the Connect Site.
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31.5.2009 Fix Endless Reboot of Failed Windows 7 Upgrade from Windows Vista SP2/SP1
Windows 7 RTM is available for download to Technet and MSDN subscribers and by now many users would have upgraded their Vista to Windows 7.
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12.8.2009WSUS 3.0 SP1 on Windows Update coming soon
WSUS 3.0 SP1 will be available on Windows Update within the next few weeks. The package behavior is:
- Upgrade all previous versions
of WSUS starting with WSUS 2.0 to WSUS 3.0 RTM running on Windows 2003 SP1+
- All upgrades will require user interaction.
-
This service pack package will supersede WSUS 3.0 RTM packages.
- Block upgrades of all WSUS installation using remote SQL. This is now
a manual upgrade process.
- Do not support upgrading previous versions of WSUS running on Windows 2008.
- System Center
Essentials 1.0 RTM will not be upgraded to WSUS 3.0 SP1. This will be handled by a future release of System Center Essentials.
Note:
WSUS 2.0 SP1 and WSUS 2.0 Client SelfUpdate Update for WSUS 2.0 SP1 packages will be expired. These updates are still available on the Download
Center.
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20.03.2008WinVerifyTrust update will be mandatory for WSUS
Cecilia Cole: A couple of weeks ago, I
posted about Windows Vista Service Pack 1s availability to WSUS. In that post, we mentioned that you should install the
WinVerifyTrust update (
KB 938759) if you are running your WSUS server on a
Windows 2003 server to prevent Windows Vista SP1 from being continually re-downloaded to the server once the service pack is released to WSUS.
Today, wed like to let you know that, in order to make sure all customers are well protected, we will be marking this particular
update as mandatory, which means it will appear in the Updates/WSUS Updates node of the Admin console, and will be auto-approved by default (since the
Advanced/WSUS Updates checkbox is checked by default in Options/Automatic Approvals).
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20.06.2008WSUS users get a surprise: Windows 7 client
Some Windows Software Update Services (WSUS) users got a surprise on their patching servers on August 20: A mention of Windows 7 Client.
The actual Windows 7 client code was not distributed via WSUS. But the appearance of Windows 7 on the list of products that will be serviced
over WSUS paves the way for Microsoft to start pushing something Windows-7-related to customers in the coming months.
“WSUS
doesn’t push products - just patches. so this could just be in preparation for something that is weeks or months in the future. It’s just
a new category.” said one WSUS customer, who confirmed that he saw the “Windows 7″ box on his update check list this morning.
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20.08.2008Windows Vista Ultimate and WSUS
Just a quick one this time
<"We've heard that one
before" I hear you cry!>
about Windows Vista Ultimate
and WSUS. What is WSUS I hear
you ask? Well, it stands for
Windows
Server Update Services and
essentially, allows
administrators to deploy
updates across a network, so
instead of all the users on
your network navigating to
Windows Update and downloading
the updates separately, just
download them once, and
distribute using WSUS.
The reason for the
post is that WSUS currently
does not allow Windows Vista
Ultimate Extras to be
distributed via WSUS. Not
good. A view which is backed
up by Erik Neuenschwander, who
works in the Ultimate Extras
team here at Microsoft
"That's not a good situation
for customers, so we plan to
improve it. The Ultimate team
is working with Windows Update
to revise the Extras to be
offered to WSUS"
Erik goes on to say "We cut
support for WSUS at launch to
reduce the test burden, and
because we didn't think many
WSUS environments would deploy
Ultimate. We're hearing that
we were wrong, so all the Wave
Zero Extras will be offered to
WSUS later this year."
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19.04.2007WSUS: Service Packs may be reported as not applicable even though they are installed
J.C. Hornbeck: The question about how Service Packs are reported is one that seems to come up all the time, and understandably so because it can be
very confusing if you don't understand what's really going on. Fortunately our very own Joe Tindale wrote up a great explanation that I thought
I'd share today...
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27.08.2008Flaw in Windows 7 and Vista could allow remote reboot
Security experts warned Tuesday that a vulnerability in Microsoft's implementation of the SMB2 protocol can be exploited via the net to crash or
reboot Windows Vista and Windows 7 systems. An exploit written in Python is already available and being tested by security experts. Initial tests by
heise security indicate the exploit enabled a remote reboot of a Vista system. However, in the test, the exploit had no apparent effect on a computer
running Windows 7. Microsoft has yet to acknowledge the issue and release an official update. The only current workaround is to close the SMB ports
by un-ticking the boxes for file and printer access in the firewall settings.
Read full story.....
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08.09.2009Unexpected UI errors in WSUS
Bobbie Harder: We have been hearing reports from some customers who use WSUS that they have been having trouble accessing their administration
consoles. We have confirmed the cause of this issue and fixed it on our servers, which will automatically fix the issue for most customers on their
next synchronization cycle. This post will explain the issue in detail and provide steps customers can take to get WSUS working again even sooner.
The cause of this issue is that, on Sunday evening, Microsoft renamed a product category entry for Forefront to clarify the scope of
updates that will be included in the future. Unfortunately the category name that was used included the word Nitrogen in double quotes (appearing as
Nitrogen). A double quote is a restricted character within WSUS, which created an error condition on the administration console. This issue
occurred on many WSUS servers that synchronized with Microsoft servers between 5pm Sunday and 11am Monday Pacific Time.
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13.11.2007WSUS sync snafu cripples enterprise update ability on eve of Patch Tuesday
A glitch in the software that most midsize and large businesses use to update their Microsoft applications and operating systems has some
administrators scrambling a day before Patch Tuesday.
If the problem in Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) is not fixed before
tomorrow, administrators will not be able to download and deploy the vulnerability patches and other nonsecurity updates Microsoft Corp. has planned
for tomorrow, said
Andrew
Storms, director of security operations at security tools vendor nCircle Inc. "It appears that anybody who synced WSUS
today or yesterday is essentially DOA," he said. The default WSUS setting is to sync daily.
WSUS users began
reporting the error this morning when they first accessed the WSUS console. According to those reports, the error read, "The WSUS administration
console has encountered an unexpected error."
"WSUS was working without any problems before the weekend, nothing has changed on
the server," said a user identified as Drobb on a forum
hosted by a third-party site dedicated to the update management software.
winbeta.org - 13.11.2007
Microsoft Update Catalog Beta now includes WSUS 3.0 releases
The new beta MU
Catalog provides access to all
content in the Microsoft
Update service, and also
includes integration with WSUS
3.0. This will enable you to
import drivers, generally
distributed hotfix releases
(like 927891), and other
content into WSUS from the MU
Beta Catalog. Keep in mind the
Catalog is beta, but give it a
whirl on a test server. If
you are looking to download
WSUS 3.0, give the MU Catalog
Beta a try…
-http://test.catalog.
update.microsoft.com/v7/site/S
copedView.aspx?updateid=e05bf1
ad-259e-4433-aeca-cdbcd067dd73
(x64)
-http://test.catalog.
update.microsoft.com/v7/site/S
copedView.aspx?updateid=402d9e
03-f6b2-4cac-9e21-57e3f17ca264
(x86)
Note… you can
also go to the Catalog and
search for “WSUS”.
winbeta.org - 23.05.2007
Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) 3.0 SP1 Final Now Available
Windows Server Update Services 3.0 Service Pack 1 delivers important customer-requested mangement, stability, and performance improvements, while
incorporating further enhancements to local publishing of drivers and the Client Servicing API addition.
WSUS 3.0 SP1 delivers
new features that enable administrators to more easily manage and deploy updates across the organization. This package installs both the WSUS 3.0
Server and WSUS 3.0 Administration Console components, for all Windows Server 2003 SP1 supported languages. Additionally, the WSUS 3.0 SP1 client is
included in all supported client platform languages. You must install the server components on a computer running Windows Server 2008 or Windows
Server 2003 SP1 or later. You may install the Administration Console on a remote computer running Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server
2003 SP1, or Windows XP SP2.
If you are installing the WSUS 3.0 SP1 product on Windows Small Business Server 2003, follow the
instructions in Installing Windows Server Update Services 3.0 on Windows Small Business
Server 2003.
winbeta.org - 08.02.2008
Coming Soon: The WSUS Support Team Blog
J.C. Hornbeck: For a long time we've been trying to cover most System Center and WSUS related support news on the same blog (here) but since Windows
Server Update Services is becoming such a large part of our business I think it's about time we spun it off on its own blog. My hope is that we
can keep the ConfigMgr 2007, OpsMgr 2007, SMS 2003 and MOM 2005 stuff segregated here and keep all the WSUS stuff on the new blog so if you use both it may be a little more work keeping up with two separate
feeds, but in the long run I think it'll allow us to get more information out and help you find what you're looking for easier and faster.
winbeta.org - 14.05.2008
Microsoft Suspends Desktop Search Availability Through WSUS
After having explained away a problem with Windows Server Update Services yesterday as a problem with administrators not understanding the
"applicability rules" for patches to updated software, a Microsoft product manager today acknowledged there was indeed a problem with how WSUS
pushed a patch for Windows Desktop Search onto enterprise networks, calling it a "publishing process error."..
betanews.com - 26.10.2007
WSUS 3.0 SP1 Public RC Available
Jeff Centimano:
Microsoft just announced the public availability of WSUS 3.0 SP1 Release Candidate 1. Improvements include support for Windows Server 2008 and product
bug fixes. More information is available on Microsoft Connect. Click the 'Available Connections' link and look for Windows Server Update Services
3.0 SP1 Release Candidate. Here's a brief overview of the WSUS page on Connect:
"Thank you for joining the WSUS 3.0 Service
Pack 1 Release Candidate Program and we welcome you to provide feedback on the Service Pack 1 through the channels listed below. By including you in
our development process, we can ensure that our products meet the needs of our customers and are reliable.
WSUS 3.0 SP1 addresses
a number of product fixes and includes the addition of support for forth coming Windows Server 2008 (code named Longhorn Server). The release
notes on this release can be downloaded along with the build which provides more details on the installation."
winbeta.org - 02.11.2007
Windows Server Update Services 3.0 SP2
WSUS 3.0 SP2 delivers important customer-requested management, stability, and performance improvements. Some of the features and improvements include
the following:
- Integration with Windows Server 2008 R2.
- Support for the BranchCache feature in Windows Server 2008
R2.
- Support for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 clients.
- Compliance Report
- Windows Update Agent (WUA)
offers a collection of performance enhancements, user experience improvements, and bug fixes software updates.
WSUS 3.0 SP2 can be
installed alone, or as an upgrade of WSUS 3.0 SP1.
winbeta.org - 26.08.2009
Microsoft fixes month-old WSUS patch snafu
Microsoft Corp. yesterday issued a fix for a flaw that had blocked users from grabbing security patches through Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)
for several weeks.
The hotfix, which Microsoft outlined in a support document published Wednesday, addresses a snafu first reported by the company's WSUS
program manager, Cecilia Cole, three weeks ago.
At the time, Cole said that PCs with Office 2003, or components of that version of
the application suite, were unable to retrieve updates from their designated WSUS servers because of an unspecified bug.
winbeta.org - 11.07.2008
Internet Explorer 7 to be distributed via WSUS February 12, 2008
On February 12, 2008 Microsoft will release the Windows Internet Explorer 7 Installation and Availability update to Windows Server Update Services
(WSUS) marked as an Update Rollup package. Windows Internet Explorer 7 Installation and Availability Update is a complete installation package that
will upgrade machines running Internet Explorer 6 to Windows Internet Explorer 7. Microsoft Knowledge Base article 940767 contains more information on
the Windows Internet Explorer 7 Installation and Availability Update. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in
the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
940767 Description of the Windows
Internet Explorer 7 Installation and Availability update
Since the download center and Microsoft Update describe the Windows Internet
Explorer 7 Installation and Availability Update as Windows Internet Explorer 7, the remainder of this article will simply use Windows Internet
Explorer 7.
If you want to install Windows Internet Explorer 7 using WSUS today, you can import this package from the Microsoft
Update catalog site by following the instructions in the section titled "Deploying Windows Internet Explorer 7 using WSUS."
winbeta.org - 15.01.2008
ATI Radeon Graphic Card updates... 3892...
A few people on the microsoft.public.windows.server.update_services newsgroup mentioned concern over a flood of ATI Radeon Graphic Card updates. There
were close to 4000 sync'ed recently to their WSUS 3 and WSUS 2 servers, and there was worry that something strange had happened.
Short answer: It's fine, though unpleasant to look at.
Here's some more background, partially from Bobbie Harder and with
additional material from the rest of the product team. We'll give you the technical backgrounder, and then some tips and tricks for dealing with
large numbers of items in the UI.
As a reminder, the newsgroups are really the best place to discuss issues, provide feedback,
and get help from the community and MVPs. Responses to blog posts are occasionally read, but eventually get drowned in automated spam.
winbeta.org - 08.09.2007
Using the Microsoft Update Catalog Site with System Center Configuration Manager
The Microsoft Update Catalog site can be used with System Center Configuration
Manager 2007 to deploy updates that are not automatically synchronized with WSUS. For example drivers, QFEs, or other optional updates can be
downloaded from the site (more info here). This
is a great additional capability, but how exactly can you make it work with SCCM?
winbeta.org - 30.01.2008
Microsoft's fix for Automatic Updates lockup not working
Even after users deployed a
fix suggested by Microsoft
Corporation, Windows systems
are still locking up. Symptoms
of the long-running problem,
which the Windows Server
Update Services team dubbed
the "svchost/msi issue",
include 100% CPU usage by
svchost.exe and its multiple
processes when Automatic
Updates is in use or simply
enabled on a machine. A hotfix
for Windows XP and Windows
Server 2003 systems is
available on the Microsoft
support site and will be
pushed out via Microsoft's
usual update services,
including Windows Update and
Microsoft Update, late this
month or in early June.
Users will also need
to download and install the
new stand-alone WSUS 3.0
client, even those who don't
rely on the enterprise-centric
WSUS for updates, to
completely patch the problem.
" It's important to keep
in mind that the new WSUS
client is only a partial
solution and clients must have
both KB927891 and the new 3.0
client installed for a full
solution ," according to
the WSUS team blog. The new
client and the WSUS update to
Version 3.0 will be available
on May 22 but is also already
available on MSDN. Angered
users poured out their
frustration on the WSUS blog
after installing the hotfix
and updating the WSUS client;
the issue was still present.
The only temporary fix is to
disable AU - obviously not the
best solution.
neowin.net - 13.05.2007
Microsoft apologizes for update blunder
Microsoft has apologized for a Windows Server update that automatically installed the Windows Desktop Search (WDS) tool on users desktops without
approval. The mistake happened because Microsoft reused the same update package for when WDS was first published in February as an optional update
that was only applicable to systems with the search tool previously installed. This meant organizations that had approved the February update package
for a limited number of machines had this weeks new update automatically install WDS on all clients because the Windows Server Update Service (WSUS)
is set by default to automatically approve update revisions.
One IT manager affected by the update told silicon.com: "I came into the
office this morning and found that every one of our desktops and servers which are on WSUS have had the WDS tool automatically installed. We were
shocked as we do not automatically approve anything for our systems, unless we have already approved an old version of the same update. So Microsoft
has decided to push this directly out, bypassing any approval opportunity we have set. To say the least we are not happy and were currently reviewing
what we are going to do." In a post on Microsofts WSUS blog Bobbie
Harder, program manager for WSUS, said: "We sincerely regret the inconvenience this has caused and extend a sincere apology to all impacted
customers."
neowin.net - 30.10.2007
