But then you never know if updates don't run for whatever reason. Updates still fail the same, and at least if you have the reports you know which machines are still running SP1. :-) As for the time consuming part, you can set WSUS to auto-approve different categories of updates. Then, you get the same basic functionality of Auto-Updates with the knowledge the reports give you. You wouldn't have to spend the time approving each update.
Chad Frerichs Director Of Technology Okoboji Community Schools Milford, IA 51351 -----Original Message----- From: Jason Kehoe [mailto:jke...@aea8.k12.ia.us] Sent: February 11, 2009 1:54 PM To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us Subject: RE: [info-tech] Updating Computers :-) Windows automatic updates is simple. Correct, you can't block certain updates, but I don't think that is Mitch's issue. WSUS works great, but you have to manage and over look it constantly. Approving/denying updates, creating groups, and getting reports to see who didn't update. For some WSUS is complicated, time consuming, and you still have machines that don't update for whatever reason. If you have the time, need to save bandwidth, and want to pre-approve updates, then WSUS is great. If you just want the PC to be updated with the latest, then Windows Automatic Update is the way to go. IMHO --Jason From: info-tech-ow...@aea8.k12.ia.us [mailto:info-tech-ow...@aea8.k12.ia.us] On Behalf Of Timothy A. Limbert Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 1:25 PM To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us Subject: RE: [info-tech] Updating Computers Jason, how dare you hijack this thread with a simple solution! That gets back to my earlier question, though. If you use Automatic Updates, do you have any control over what's updated? Tim From: info-tech-ow...@aea8.k12.ia.us [mailto:info-tech-ow...@aea8.k12.ia.us] On Behalf Of Jason Kehoe Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 1:15 PM To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us Subject: RE: [info-tech] Updating Computers Mitch, What about Windows Automatic Updates? --Jason From: info-tech-ow...@aea8.k12.ia.us [mailto:info-tech-ow...@aea8.k12.ia.us] On Behalf Of Mueller, Mitch Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 1:06 PM To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us Subject: RE: [info-tech] Updating Computers Ok. Well I'm going to run that by him and see if we can set up something like that. Get a desktop in each building with server on it and get it set up that way. From: info-tech-ow...@aea8.k12.ia.us [mailto:info-tech-ow...@aea8.k12.ia.us] On Behalf Of Jackie Fonley Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 1:04 PM To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us Subject: Re: [info-tech] Updating Computers I'm not so concerned with all the security updates and such with the Macs that I would be with the PC environment. <another reason I like the Macs> I think it would be a nightmare to continually have to touch each computer. Unless I can run them all around the same time . .. . I don't mess with having different versions of everything running. That gets too crazy with different versions of software. I think you should ask for all new computers on the Mac platform if you can't let them do it nor do it how the others have suggested. Then you don't have to worry about it. JK ;-D Trying to send some humor for the day. (trying is the key word) On Feb 11, 2009, at 12:41 PM, Mueller, Mitch wrote: Ok. But how about like all the updates that are released throughout the school year. What do you do than. From: info-tech-ow...@aea8.k12.ia.us [mailto:info-tech-ow...@aea8.k12.ia.us] On Behalf Of Jackie Fonley Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 12:40 PM To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us Subject: Re: [info-tech] Updating Computers I have the building principals collect the teacher laptops in the summer at checkout--and then have those done in a 2 week period or thereabouts so they can have them back to work with. This year I also collected them overnight/over the weekend and ran updates during December. Student computers I do over the summer while cleaning . .. . if I get to it during the year it gets done, otherwise it just happens in the summer. On Feb 11, 2009, at 12:29 PM, Mueller, Mitch wrote: How do you guys keep your computers up to date. Teacher computers and student computers. I sent out instructions how to specifically how to up date your computers but our principal does not want them to do it.. Please give me advice on what you do because for me to go around and manually do it myself every time windows releases updates would take all my time. Thanks Mitch Mueller
