Oh, absolutely. You also don't need a domain and group policy--you just use a .reg file to add the WSUS server info, then delete the key when you're fully patched. We use it internally to bring new machines up to date -before- joining the corporate domain.
Here's a sample wsus-enable.reg file: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate] "WUServer"="http://[wsus-server]:[port]"; "WUStatusServer"="http://[wsus-server]:[port]"; [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU] "NoAutoRebootWithLoggedOnUsers"=dword:00000001 "NoAutoUpdate"=dword:00000000 "AUOptions"=dword:00000004 "ScheduledInstallDay"=dword:00000000 "ScheduledInstallTime"=dword:00000009 "RebootRelaunchTimeoutEnabled"=dword:00000001 "RebootRelaunchTimeout"=dword:0000003c "RescheduleWaitTimeEnabled"=dword:00000001 "RescheduleWaitTime"=dword:0000001e "UseWUServer"=dword:00000001 You'll want to save out the HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate key before doing this to re-set back to standard updates. Save it out as something like wsus-disable.reg and just run it on machines (along with a REG DELETE beforehand?) after you're patched. There's nothing system-unique in this key; one export should work for all Windows machines. Greg > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:hardware- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Thane Sherrington > Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 12:17 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [H] Offline Windows Updater > > At 01:58 PM 20/02/2008, Mesdaq, Ali wrote: > >I would be very hesitant to trust some free tool. But if you could > >install with a xp sp2 install then connect to your own internal WSUS > >server for updates post install patching could go from 2hrs to 20min. > > Can I use an WSUS server in a repair shop? Everything I've read says > it won't work, or if it does, may/will screw up doing Windows update > from home. > > T
