Windows update server

Hi all,
I've got a home network with 4 machines on, and I was wondering if it was
possible to set one of the machiens to download all the updates from the
windows update service, and point the three remaining machines to this for
their updates, rather than downloading 4 copies of the same data.

All the machiens are running Windows XP SP2.

Thanks for your help!

yes

you need Micriosoft WSUS

Ifs free and can be downloaded from Microsoft.

As you say, one machine downloads the updates from Microsoft and then
other machines connect to the WSUS server and get updates.

On Sat, 15 Apr 2006 11:41:38 +0100, "Simon Finnigan"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Hi all,
>I've got a home network with 4 machines on, and I was wondering if it was
>possible to set one of the machiens to download all the updates from the
>windows update service, and point the three remaining machines to this for
>their updates, rather than downloading 4 copies of the same data.
>
>All the machiens are running Windows XP SP2.
>
>Thanks for your help!
>

...(.)(.).. wrote:
> yes
>
> you need Micriosoft WSUS
>
> Ifs free and can be downloaded from Microsoft.
>
> As you say, one machine downloads the updates from Microsoft and then
> other machines connect to the WSUS server and get updates.

Does the WSUS server component work on XP? I seem to recall it doesn't,
but I'm too lazy to go Googling to check at the moment!

Simon Finnigan wrote:
> Hi all,
> I've got a home network with 4 machines on, and I was wondering if it
> was possible to set one of the machiens to download all the updates
> from the windows update service, and point the three remaining
> machines to this for their updates, rather than downloading 4 copies
> of the same data.
For larger networks it's worth running windows software update services on a
server to do just that.
For typical home networks , not really , and I don't think WSUS can be run
on XP anyway
--
Alex

Piece by piece the penguins have taken my sanity
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In message <(E-Mail Removed)>, Dr Zoidberg
<AlexNOOOO!!!!!!!@drzoidberg.co.uk> writes
>Simon Finnigan wrote:
>> Hi all,
>> I've got a home network with 4 machines on, and I was wondering if it
>> was possible to set one of the machiens to download all the updates
>> from the windows update service, and point the three remaining
>> machines to this for their updates, rather than downloading 4 copies
>> of the same data.
>For larger networks it's worth running windows software update services on a
>server to do just that.
>For typical home networks , not really , and I don't think WSUS can be run
>on XP anyway

It requires W2K or 2K3 server, according to the MS website.


--
Bernard Peek
London, UK. DBA, Manager, Trainer & Author.

Bernard Peek wrote:
> In message <(E-Mail Removed)>, Dr Zoidberg
> <AlexNOOOO!!!!!!!@drzoidberg.co.uk> writes
>> Simon Finnigan wrote:
>>> Hi all,
>>> I've got a home network with 4 machines on, and I was wondering if
>>> it was possible to set one of the machiens to download all the
>>> updates from the windows update service, and point the three
>>> remaining machines to this for their updates, rather than
>>> downloading 4 copies of the same data.
>> For larger networks it's worth running windows software update
>> services on a server to do just that.
>> For typical home networks , not really , and I don't think WSUS can
>> be run on XP anyway
>
> It requires W2K or 2K3 server, according to the MS website.

Thats what I thought , but couldn't be arsed to check
--
Alex

Piece by piece the penguins have taken my sanity
www.drzoidberg.co.uk www.ebayfaq.co.uk

correct WSUS needs either Windows 200 or 2003 Server with either SQL
or MSDE as the database.

On Sun, 16 Apr 2006 14:22:31 +0100, "Dr Zoidberg"
<AlexNOOOO!!!!!!!@drzoidberg.co.uk> wrote:

>Simon Finnigan wrote:
>> Hi all,
>> I've got a home network with 4 machines on, and I was wondering if it
>> was possible to set one of the machiens to download all the updates
>> from the windows update service, and point the three remaining
>> machines to this for their updates, rather than downloading 4 copies
>> of the same data.
>For larger networks it's worth running windows software update services on a
>server to do just that.
>For typical home networks , not really , and I don't think WSUS can be run
>on XP anyway

"..(.)(.).." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> correct WSUS needs either Windows 200 or 2003 Server with either SQL
> or MSDE as the database.
>
> On Sun, 16 Apr 2006 14:22:31 +0100, "Dr Zoidberg"
> <AlexNOOOO!!!!!!!@drzoidberg.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>Simon Finnigan wrote:
>>> Hi all,
>>> I've got a home network with 4 machines on, and I was wondering if it
>>> was possible to set one of the machiens to download all the updates
>>> from the windows update service, and point the three remaining
>>> machines to this for their updates, rather than downloading 4 copies
>>> of the same data.
>>For larger networks it's worth running windows software update services on
>>a
>>server to do just that.
>>For typical home networks , not really , and I don't think WSUS can be run
>>on XP anyway

Oh well, thanks all for the help. It wasa nice idea anyway :-)