WSUS 3.1 assigning updates to computers

I have installed and I have downloaded updates. I created a test group with
one computer. I can't seem to figure out how to apply the updates to the test
computer. I have selected "install". I have modified the group policy
settings to option 4 to download and install at a given time. I do get
messages that say "This is a WSUS update and should be approved, etc. I have
changed it to install. I also get "this update is superseded by another
update.
I feel like I'm almost their but am missing the steps to assign the
downloaded updates. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Right pew, wrong church. Forwarded to WSUS newsgroup
(microsoft.public.windows.server.update_services) via crosspost as a
convenience to OP.

On the web:
http://www.microsoft.com/communities...pdate_services

In your newsreader:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...pdate_services


Jeffatsc wrote:
> I have installed and I have downloaded updates. I created a test group
> with
> one computer. I can't seem to figure out how to apply the updates to the
> test computer. I have selected "install". I have modified the group policy
> settings to option 4 to download and install at a given time. I do get
> messages that say "This is a WSUS update and should be approved, etc. I
> have
> changed it to install. I also get "this update is superseded by another
> update.
> I feel like I'm almost their but am missing the steps to assign the
> downloaded updates. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Any Help would be greatly appreciated.

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

> Right pew, wrong church. Forwarded to WSUS newsgroup
> (microsoft.public.windows.server.update_services) via crosspost as a
> convenience to OP.
>
> On the web:
> http://www.microsoft.com/communities...pdate_services
>
> In your newsreader:
> news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...pdate_services
>
>
> Jeffatsc wrote:
> > I have installed and I have downloaded updates. I created a test group
> > with
> > one computer. I can't seem to figure out how to apply the updates to the
> > test computer. I have selected "install". I have modified the group policy
> > settings to option 4 to download and install at a given time. I do get
> > messages that say "This is a WSUS update and should be approved, etc. I
> > have
> > changed it to install. I also get "this update is superseded by another
> > update.
> > I feel like I'm almost their but am missing the steps to assign the
> > downloaded updates. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
>

Have you checked the WindowsUpdate.log on the client? It can be found at
c:\windows\WindowsUpdate.log or c:\winnt\windowsupdate.log. Running wuauclt
/resetauthorization /detectnow from the client may help also.

"Jeffatsc" wrote:

> Any Help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
>
> > Right pew, wrong church. Forwarded to WSUS newsgroup
> > (microsoft.public.windows.server.update_services) via crosspost as a
> > convenience to OP.
> >
> > On the web:
> > http://www.microsoft.com/communities...pdate_services
> >
> > In your newsreader:
> > news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...pdate_services
> >
> >
> > Jeffatsc wrote:
> > > I have installed and I have downloaded updates. I created a test group
> > > with
> > > one computer. I can't seem to figure out how to apply the updates to the
> > > test computer. I have selected "install". I have modified the group policy
> > > settings to option 4 to download and install at a given time. I do get
> > > messages that say "This is a WSUS update and should be approved, etc. I
> > > have
> > > changed it to install. I also get "this update is superseded by another
> > > update.
> > > I feel like I'm almost their but am missing the steps to assign the
> > > downloaded updates. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> >
> >