[THIN] Re: M$ Patching...

  • From: "Tasita Ebacher" <tebacher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2005 10:21:06 -0500

Yes, that is the only "fix" for this that I have found.  

I'm just wondering if there is a real way to stop it from happening if
you do update and can't reboot right away.


Tasita Ebacher
702 Communications
Data Systems Engineer
CCNA


-----Original Message-----
From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Jeff Pitsch
Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 10:18 AM
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] Re: M$ Patching...

Don't do updates until you can reboot the servers?  Don't do updates
while users are on the servers?

Jeff

On 8/23/05, Tasita Ebacher <tebacher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Jim, I don't think ANY of those GP options solve this issue!
> 
> I've been trying to solve this issue for months now!  All my Terminal 
> Services uses get the "Updating your computer is almost complete. You 
> must restart your computer for the updates to take effect.  Restart 
> now, Restart Later" pop-up with the buttons grayed out so they can't 
> even close the window!
> 
> I don't even have "Computer Configuration\Administrative 
> Templates\Windows Components\Windows Update - Do not display Install 
> and Shutdown" in my GP... (isn't this for XP SP2?)
> 
> I have "Computer Configuration\Admin Templates\Windows 
> Components\Windows Update - Allow non-administrators to receive update

> notifications" set to Disabled. This only prevents users from 
> receiving the actual prompts to update windows, not the restart
prompts.
> 
> I have "Computer Configuration\Admin Templates\Windows 
> Components\Windows Update - No auto-restart for scheduled Automatic 
> Updates installations" set to Enabled, which will just cause the 
> computer to ask the user to restart rather than just rebooting on it's

> own.
> 
> And, after all this, my users STILL get the reboot-prompt pop-up.  So,

> is there actually a way to prevent this?
> 
> Tasita Ebacher
> 702 Communications
> Data Systems Engineer
> CCNA
> 
> 
> On 23/08/05, Jim Kenzig Kenzig.com <jkenzig@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > Aaaargh is it here?:
> >
> >  The policies are accessed in the Computer 
> > Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Windows 
> > Update node of Group Policy Object Editor.Do not display Install and
> Shutdown option.
> >
> > here?:
> >
> >
> > Computer, Admin Templates, Windows Components, Windows Update.
> >
> > In particular, "Allow non-administrators to receive update
> notifications"
> >
> > or here?
> > Computer Config-> Admin Templates-> Windows Components-> Windows 
> > Update
> >
> > Set "No auto-restart for scheduled Automatic Updates installations" 
> > to
> 
> > Enabled
> >
> > Group policy is such a pain in th butt!
> > JK
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >  ________________________________
> >
> > From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
> > On Behalf Of Jim Kenzig Kenzig.com
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 8:50 AM
> > To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [THIN] Re: M$ Patching...
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Where is this specifically?...I'd like to write an FAQ item on this
> one.
> > We've had the same problem since we went to Windows 2003 Server. So 
> > we
> 
> > can't be alone.
> > Jim
> >
> > Dogers <dogers@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > You'll want to have a look at the GP options for the update service 
> > - you can force the reboot message not to show for users
> >
> > >
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