Windows update killin ganyone else's PC?

LoLth

For three days now the network in work has been maxed out by windows updates installing.

Then , once they install, svchost.exe runs at 100% and the PCs restart at random.

I always keep my PC up to date with widnows updates and yet, over the last 3 days I've downloaded and installed over 20 fixes and had my pc crawl for hours.

anyone else experiencing these problems ?

Looks like my leisurely paced plan on introducing WSUS to the network is now more of a priority....

workaccount

We are using WSUS here and it syncs at 3am each morning with the latest updates. All updates are saved on the server so only need to be downloaded once. Great job. There must be something wrong with your machine or the patch if its making your computer restart.

In an ideal situation you would be testing the patches before rolling them out.

Capt'n Midnight

It's a bitch isn't it !


you need an updated client for wsus too ( it's 3.0 but will work with 2.0 too )
http://download.windowsupdate.com/v7/windowsupdate/redist/standalone/WindowsUpdateAgent30-x86.exe

and this fix for the windows installer ( MSI )
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=7A81B0CD-A0B9-497E-8A89-404327772E5A&displaylang=en

if happening on your machine try
net.exe stop wuauserv

to stop the process remotely
pslist \\computer svchost - to get the process ID then use pskill to stop that ID

to force an update to test that it's the windows update / office 2003 problem
wuauclt /detectnow


http://support.microsoft.com/kb/893803 - link to windows installer BTW