Win 2000 Updates/Service Pack 5

[GW]

Does anyone know if MS is coming out with a service pack 5
for Win 2000? If so, when?

Also, Is there anyway to set up Win 2000 Active Directory
to automatically install service packs and updates to
client machines? Possibly a policy?

I know this can be done in Win 2003 Server by creating a
shared folder on a server with the service pack and then
creating a policy in AD Users and Computers on the
computers OU which installs the service pack when client
is booted up. Also, in 2003 Server you can connect to the
SUS and download all updates then in AD Sites and Services
you can create a group policy to download updates to
clients. I tried to construct this in Win 2000 but no
success.

Thanks,
GW

 

[Jeff Cochran]

Does anyone know if MS is coming out with a service pack 5
for Win 2000? If so, when?

No currently announced one.

Also, Is there anyway to set up Win 2000 Active Directory
to automatically install service packs and updates to
client machines? Possibly a policy?

Best bet is SUS.

I know this can be done in Win 2003 Server by creating a
shared folder on a server with the service pack and then
creating a policy in AD Users and Computers on the
computers OU which installs the service pack when client
is booted up. Also, in 2003 Server you can connect to the
SUS and download all updates then in AD Sites and Services
you can create a group policy to download updates to
clients. I tried to construct this in Win 2000 but no
success.

Try a SUS group for help then.

Jeff

 

[Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\)]

(snip) Also, in 2003 Server you can connect to the
SUS and download all updates then in AD Sites and Services
you can create a group policy to download updates to
clients. I tried to construct this in Win 2000 but no
success.

Hi

Fyi, there is a separate newsgroup for SUS:

microsoft.public.softwareupdatesvcs

news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.softwareupdatesvcs

URL to the group softwareupdatesvcs for those who uses the Web
interface to access the newsgroups:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsser...t.mspx?dg=microsoft.public.softwareupdatesvcs

A Web site about SUS with a FAQ and a SUS forum:
http://www.susserver.com/

More SUS Web sites:
http://www.cites.uiuc.edu/sus/faq.html
http://www.faqshop.com/sus/default.htm