Would it be easier to put the test subjects in their own OU, block the domain gpo for updates and make a new gpo for that ou? After testing is complete you now have a tested gpo to roll out with.
-----Original Message----- From: Michael Leone [mailto:oozerd...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2013 11:35 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Registry entries to set a WSUS client I'd like to test my new WSUS server, before changing my GPO to point to it. And it occurred to me that I could set a couple test VMs to point to the new server, and see if they can get their updates from it, before making the change to the GPO. There used to be a way to set this via registry entries. Anybody know if this would this still work on a Win2008 R2 server? Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\windows\WindowsUpdate] "WUServer"="http://new-WSUS-server"; "WUStatusServer"="http://new-WSUS-server"; [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\windows\WindowsUpdate\AU] "UseWUServer"=dword:00000001 "NoAutoUpdate"=dword:00000000 "AUOptions"=dword:00000002 "ScheduledInstallDay"=dword:00000000 "ScheduledInstallTime"=dword:00000003 "DetectionFrequencyEnabled"=dword:00000001 "DetectionFrequency"=dword:00000001 "NoAUAsDefaultShutdownOption"=dword:00000001 "NoAUShutdownOption"=dword:00000001 "RescheduleWaitTimeEnabled"=dword:00000001 "RescheduleWaitTime"=dword:00000001 "UseWUServer"=dword:00000001 If I import these registry entries to a test Win2003 and Win2008 R2 VMs, and then stop and start the Windows Update service, those VMs should check in with the new server, and get it's updates. Then I can see that the new server is working. Then I can change the GPO ... Thanks ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
