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http://blogs.technet.com/mu/archive/...pdates-au.aspx
PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote:
> [Crossposted to microsoft.public.windows.server.update_services newsgroup]
>
> Archived, related threads in WSUS newsgroup:
> http://groups.google.com/group/micro...r+8%22&start=0
> =========
> References:
>
> Prepare for Automatic Update distribution of IE8
> <QP>
> Starting on [28 April 2009], users still running IE6 or IE7 on Windows XP,
> Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, or Windows Server 2008 will get will
> get
> a notification through Automatic Update about IE8. This rollout will start
> with a narrow audience and expand over time to the entire user base. On
> Windows XP and Server 2003, the update will be [a] High-Priority [update].
> On Windows Vista and Server 2008 it will be [an] Important [update].
>
> IE8 will not automatically install on machines. Users must opt-in to
> install
> IE8. Users will see a Welcome screen that offers choices: Ask later,
> install
> now, or don’t install.
>
> [screenshot:
> http://ieblog.members.winisp.net/ima...comevista.png]
>
> Users who decline the automatic update can still download it from
> http://www.microsoft.com/ie8 or from Windows Update as an optional
> update...
> </QP>
> Source:
> http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/200...on-of-ie8.aspx
>
> Internet Explorer 8 Delivery through Automatic Updates
> <QP>
> Automatic Updates will notify all such users (including those with
> Automatic
> Updates configured to automatically download and install updates) when
> Internet Explorer 8 has been downloaded and is ready to install. The
> notification and installation process will not start unless and until a
> user
> who is a local administrator logs on to the machine. Users who are not
> local
> administrators will not be prompted to install the update and will thus
> continue using Internet Explorer 6 or Internet Explorer 7.
> </QP>
> Source: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/u.../dd365125.aspx
>
> MoMo wrote:
>> Will Microsoft provide an option for corporations to be able to deploy
>> IE8
>> to clients via WSUS without user interaction?
>> We use WSUS 3.0 and deploy to XP SP3 workstations
>> IE8 shows as downloaded but will not automatically install unless an
>> Administrator goes trough the installation.
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