Re: SP2 not installing with Automatic Updates On

You might try posting to this Windows Update-specific newsgroup, to which
I'm crossposting my reply:

news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof....windowsupdate

Or searching the archive of that newsgroup for related threads:

http://groups-beta.google.com/group/...n&lr=&ie=UTF-8

e.g., http://snipurl.com/e5ya
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE) & Security


Basil Rowe wrote:
> Thanks for the reply! I looked at the article below, but I think we've
> setup AU correctly - AU has been operating just fine for many, many
> months, downloading and installing updates at 3am (assuming our employees
> leave their PC on ). Nothing here has changed. Then SP2 was downloaded to
> all our PC's and when Apr. 12 rolled around I thought SP2 would then
> install at 3am, like all the other updates have been doing, but so far no
> one here has it installed, it's just downloaded.
>
> I can't believe we're the only company having this problem, very strange.
> Of course I sent this lengthy email to the entire company las week
> explaining what was going to happen, possible problems, how to tell if
> SP2 is installed, etc... and now I'm getting funny looks from people and
> having to explain I don't know what's going on...
>
> Any other thoughts?
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> "PA Bear" <> wrote in message
> news:OVBp%...
> > See if anything here helps, Basil:
> >
> > How to configure and use Automatic Updates in Windows XP:
> > http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=306525
> >
> > --
> > ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> > MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE) & Security
> >
> >
> > Basil Rowe wrote:
> > > None of the PC's in our company are installing SP2, even though all
> > > have Automatic Updates turned on and are set to install at 3am each
> > > day. Previous updates have always installed with no problem, but SP2
> > > does not.
> > >
> > > Is this possibly related to the fact all our PC's are members of a
> > > domain (NT4) and not workgroup PC's? I find it very strange Microsoft
> > > made a big deal of telling everyone SP2 will auto deploy AND install
> > > after 4-12, yet nothing has happened here.
> > >
> > > Any thoughts or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
> > >
> > > Thanks

tkenyout

"PA Bear" wrote:

> You might try posting to this Windows Update-specific newsgroup, to which
> I'm crossposting my reply:
>
> news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof....windowsupdate
>
> Or searching the archive of that newsgroup for related threads:
>
> http://groups-beta.google.com/group/...n&lr=&ie=UTF-8
>
> e.g., http://snipurl.com/e5ya
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE) & Security
>
>
> Basil Rowe wrote:
> > Thanks for the reply! I looked at the article below, but I think we've
> > setup AU correctly - AU has been operating just fine for many, many
> > months, downloading and installing updates at 3am (assuming our employees
> > leave their PC on ). Nothing here has changed. Then SP2 was downloaded to
> > all our PC's and when Apr. 12 rolled around I thought SP2 would then
> > install at 3am, like all the other updates have been doing, but so far no
> > one here has it installed, it's just downloaded.
> >
> > I can't believe we're the only company having this problem, very strange.
> > Of course I sent this lengthy email to the entire company las week
> > explaining what was going to happen, possible problems, how to tell if
> > SP2 is installed, etc... and now I'm getting funny looks from people and
> > having to explain I don't know what's going on...
> >
> > Any other thoughts?
> >
> > Thanks in advance!
> >
> > "PA Bear" <> wrote in message
> > news:OVBp%...
> > > See if anything here helps, Basil:
> > >
> > > How to configure and use Automatic Updates in Windows XP:
> > > http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=306525
> > >
> > > --
> > > ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> > > MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE) & Security
> > >
> > >
> > > Basil Rowe wrote:
> > > > None of the PC's in our company are installing SP2, even though all
> > > > have Automatic Updates turned on and are set to install at 3am each
> > > > day. Previous updates have always installed with no problem, but SP2
> > > > does not.
> > > >
> > > > Is this possibly related to the fact all our PC's are members of a
> > > > domain (NT4) and not workgroup PC's? I find it very strange Microsoft
> > > > made a big deal of telling everyone SP2 will auto deploy AND install
> > > > after 4-12, yet nothing has happened here.
> > > >
> > > > Any thoughts or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks
>
>

Thanks! Actually I did post this to the Windows Update newsgroup first - no
replies for several days. Still no reply. I've also posted to The ElderGeek
XP SP2 forum, http://www.theeldergeek.com ... 14 views, no replies... Again,
I can't beleive I'm the only one havign this problem...

Thanks again


"PA Bear" <> wrote in message
news:eh6W%...
> You might try posting to this Windows Update-specific newsgroup, to which
> I'm crossposting my reply:
>
> news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof....windowsupdate
>
> Or searching the archive of that newsgroup for related threads:
>
>
http://groups-beta.google.com/group/...n&lr=&ie=UTF-8
>
> e.g., http://snipurl.com/e5ya
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE) & Security
>
>
> Basil Rowe wrote:
> > Thanks for the reply! I looked at the article below, but I think we've
> > setup AU correctly - AU has been operating just fine for many, many
> > months, downloading and installing updates at 3am (assuming our
employees
> > leave their PC on ). Nothing here has changed. Then SP2 was downloaded
to
> > all our PC's and when Apr. 12 rolled around I thought SP2 would then
> > install at 3am, like all the other updates have been doing, but so far
no
> > one here has it installed, it's just downloaded.
> >
> > I can't believe we're the only company having this problem, very
strange.
> > Of course I sent this lengthy email to the entire company las week
> > explaining what was going to happen, possible problems, how to tell if
> > SP2 is installed, etc... and now I'm getting funny looks from people and
> > having to explain I don't know what's going on...
> >
> > Any other thoughts?
> >
> > Thanks in advance!
> >
> > "PA Bear" <> wrote in message
> > news:OVBp%...
> > > See if anything here helps, Basil:
> > >
> > > How to configure and use Automatic Updates in Windows XP:
> > > http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=306525
> > >
> > > --
> > > ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> > > MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE) & Security
> > >
> > >
> > > Basil Rowe wrote:
> > > > None of the PC's in our company are installing SP2, even though all
> > > > have Automatic Updates turned on and are set to install at 3am each
> > > > day. Previous updates have always installed with no problem, but SP2
> > > > does not.
> > > >
> > > > Is this possibly related to the fact all our PC's are members of a
> > > > domain (NT4) and not workgroup PC's? I find it very strange
Microsoft
> > > > made a big deal of telling everyone SP2 will auto deploy AND install
> > > > after 4-12, yet nothing has happened here.
> > > >
> > > > Any thoughts or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks
>