Clean up SUS updates

Is there a way to clean up old updates that have been expired or declined in
the Software update service?
If I delete the expired and declined updates, will they just download again?

Also, I have a bunch of drivers that downloaded but I decided not to update
drivers via SUS. I would like to delete all those drivers from the
database.

Is this possible?

Thanks,
Jasper

Are you talking about SUS - there is no way, WSUS 2.0 - there are scripts
around, WSUS 3 it is built in to the product.

On Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:36:03 -0400, "Jasper Recto" <> wrote:

>Is there a way to clean up old updates that have been expired or declined in
>the Software update service?
>If I delete the expired and declined updates, will they just download again?
>
>Also, I have a bunch of drivers that downloaded but I decided not to update
>drivers via SUS. I would like to delete all those drivers from the
>database.
>
>Is this possible?
>
>Thanks,
>Jasper
>
--
Dave Mills
There are 10 types of people, those that understand binary and those that don't.

Found it!

Thanks!
"Dave Mills" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Are you talking about SUS - there is no way, WSUS 2.0 - there are scripts
> around, WSUS 3 it is built in to the product.
>
> On Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:36:03 -0400, "Jasper Recto" <>
> wrote:
>
>>Is there a way to clean up old updates that have been expired or declined
>>in
>>the Software update service?
>>If I delete the expired and declined updates, will they just download
>>again?
>>
>>Also, I have a bunch of drivers that downloaded but I decided not to
>>update
>>drivers via SUS. I would like to delete all those drivers from the
>>database.
>>
>>Is this possible?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Jasper
>>
> --
> Dave Mills
> There are 10 types of people, those that understand binary and those that
> don't.

"Dave Mills" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Are you talking about SUS - there is no way,

He can't be talking about SUS... there hasn't been any new content released
to SUS in over THREE years! :-)

--
Lawrence Garvin, M.S., MCITP:EA, MCDBA
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/pro...awrence.Garvin

"Jasper Recto" <> wrote in message
news:...

>>>Is there a way to clean up old updates that have been expired or declined
>>>in
>>>the Software update service?
>>>If I delete the expired and declined updates, will they just download
>>>again?
>>>
>>>Also, I have a bunch of drivers that downloaded but I decided not to
>>>update
>>>drivers via SUS. I would like to delete all those drivers from the
>>>database.
>>>
>>>Is this possible?


> Found it!

Jasper, for our edification, what exactly is it that you "found".

And, to Dave's point, are you misspeaking when you refer to "SUS" -- the
appropriate name (since 2005) would be =WSUS=, as "SUS" is an entirely
different (and retired) product which no longer has any functionality.


--
Lawrence Garvin, M.S., MCITP:EA, MCDBA
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/pro...awrence.Garvin

On Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:01:00 -0500, "Lawrence Garvin [MVP]"
<> wrote:

>"Dave Mills" <> wrote in message
>news:.. .
>> Are you talking about SUS - there is no way,
>
>He can't be talking about SUS... there hasn't been any new content released
>to SUS in over THREE years! :-)

Of course, I was making the point that, in all probability, the name is somewhat
misleading.
--
Dave Mills
There are 10 types of people, those that understand binary and those that don't.