How does Vista Service Pack 2 look through the WSUS?

i'm gearing vista sp2 push through wsus, boss concerned how end user sees updating. there's icon in systray telling percentage of download example, tells whether pc needs restart, user restarts, what? if run vista sp2 manually of course asks 3 questions (do want restart automatically, accept eula, blah blatty blah) , goes through windows portion of updates. reboots , goes through second series of updating (step 3 0% yadda), reboots again until gets log in. need know when push through wsus happen , if how long? need tell user how long pc updating once restart begins, ten minutes? thirty? hour?

 

i saw on youtube people did vista sp2, none find of when it's pushed through wsus, there 1 there? help.

 

mostly it's because no matter tell them, either email or on phone, there still people shut pcs @ night. have work around lowest denominator among 3200 pcs.

 

way fix inform them service pack installed overnight <on date>.. , if fail leave machines powered on.. they'll have sit through installation , reboot when arrive work next morning.

then, ensure default option install-at-poweron (when scheduled installation event missed) has not been disabled.

set scheduled installation event time (via policy) overnight.

those leave machines on not bothered; don't inconvenienced -- lessons learned.

 

personal note:

this idea users immune personal responsiblity operation , maintenance of desktop computer systems collection of excuses. somewhere/somehow organizations have acknowledge adults employed need have reasonable expectation of being able follow guidance i.t. department regards these issues. if instructions leave machine powered on, , user doesn't -- it's *user* should suffer consequences of failure comply legitimate instructions given employer. if means they're 2 hours behind on next day's work -- need shoulder responsibility. next time perhaps they'll learn follow instructions.

if itadmin works organization not subscribe above philosphy of individual personal responsibility, suggest dusting off resume , seeking out headhunter should on agenda right behind successful deployment of service pack. (maybe in front of, if you're committed idea!)

 

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lawrence garvin, m.s., mcitp:ea, mcdba, mcsa
principal/cto, onsite technology solutions, houston, texas
microsoft mvp - software distribution (2005-2011)
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