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hi if you create the following vb script and save it as .vbs and get it to point to the batch, it will run it invisibly: CreateObject("Wscript.Shell").Run "YOURSCRIPT.bat",0 hope this helps

thanks i sorted the problem yesterday but the forum was down so i couldnt post. below is a rough outline of how i set it up, if it helps anyone btw these are my own personal notes but they should make sense, lol how to install wsus on server 2000 * install w2k sp4 and ALL updates *install msde2000A during msde installation if you get an error that says "'A strong SA password is required for security reasons" then open a command window and type the following "path to msde.exe" SAPWD=Admin DISABLENETWORKPROTOCOLS=0 SECURITYMODE=SQL install .net 1.1 install .NET service pack 1 install bits 2.0 and http 5.1 restart the machine install wsus open the wsus console and click options, now click synchroize. let it finish this, which will take a while as it is downloading the updates. once that has done click on updates and the select the updates you want to approve you can select multiple updates with shift create your GPO and specify the follwing as the update service location http://wsusservername:8530 under client side targeting set this as the computer group name from within WSUS Admin console you can also set the other options in the GPO open IIS on the wsus server and allow anonymous access to the defalt + the admin site (properties -> security) if this still doesnt work install bits 2.0 and http 5.1 (comes as a package) on the client machine and it should work thanks for the help on this one guys

i have now created a new OU and in it i put the test computer and a user. i created a new GPO on it and have the following settings yet the computer fails to show up in the group on the wsus server: group policy settings: configure automatic updates - enabled - set to everyday auto install at 03:00 enable client side targeting - enabled - filled in the group name "testwsus" automatica updates detection frequency - enabled - set to every hour specify intranet microsoft update service location - enabled - set to http://wsusserver also in the admin console of thewsus server in options i have selected client side targeting (through reg entry/ GPO) even with all this set it still doesnt work, i would be very grateful to anyone who can offer help thank you

ah! it makes sense now thankyou ill try that as soon as i get back to work on monday. thank you

no you misunderstand me, i have clicked "computers" from the top right and then clicked "create a computer group" from the top left. i have then named the group wsustest, and i am having problems adding computers to this newly created group also whats strange is that the all computers group cant see any computers...

hi all i have WSUS setup on a win2k server with MSDE installed, iv got a test computer and i have downloaded and approved all of the updates on the WSUS server so now im ready to try to get the test pc to update itself from the WSUS server if i open the wsus admin thing and select computers and create a new group called "test" for example that all works ok, but how do i add my test computer to this group? anyone know please? thank you

iv also tried an original windows server 2003 disc and that boots automatically, must be something bios related, the board is an ABit AS8-V anyone else have this board? thanks

thanks, i just checked and i have the bootfix file though. im gonna look in BIOS see what i can find, but i might try my original windows cd and see what happens... thanks

i didnt use nlite at all i built this dvd manually :s dammit! lol dont worry tho its installed i just opened the drive when it restarted but as i said it defeats the object of a UA cd. thanks

lol thanks, the first boot device is the cd-rom and instead of me having to "press any key to boot from cd...." it just does it automatically?! atm i have managed to get it up to the billboard screen by opening the tray when it restarted, but its not UA if i have to babysit it! lol its has to be a bios setting but what? iv never heard of this happening before. any ideas please?

hi all just got my pentium 4 and am installing xp with my UA dvd and my new MB boots from the cd automatically which means when xp restarts itself to carry on with the install it starts over!! please please help this must be so simple but i guess im missing it thanks

oh i know why! whats it called again?... hmmm...........oh yeah broken

master seems to be very handsome. he he

hmm, what would happen however if i bridged them? would it create some sort of crazy loop and blow my pc up? lol

hi all, just sat here bored and wondered what would happen if i used both my wireless card and my NIC to connect to my home router? i could have the wireless with an ip of 192.168.1.4 and my NIC could have 192.168.1.3 any thoughts on what might happen? possible benefits if any? thanks

yep that worked fine thanks for the help guys

Fantastic! cheers mate

hi all does anyone know if it is possible through a batch file to diable a service? i.e turn it from being "automatic" to "disabled"? thanks

hmm, ill try this 2moro when i get back to the office and post on here and let you know, but from the error message (and yes i should have red it more carefully!) it does sound like it needs .net sp1 thanks

oh i was unaware that there was a service pack 1 for .NET, lol thanks guys

hi all i have setup a win 2k server with all the updates on, i have installed msde2000a and .NET framework 1.1 and when i run the wsussetup.exe i get the following error: "ms wsus server setup cannot continue... - you must install a version of microsoft .NET framework 1.1 no earlier than service pack 1" since i have .NET 1.1 installed i cannot understand why im getting this error. can anyone help please?

its ok iv found it, the silent install is "project64.exe /v/qn" thanks

even if this cant be done i think that is a fantastic idea (the batch file) and i may have to steal it lol

u cud always rename it and see if it has any effect

hi all im trying to do a silent install of project 64 1.6 but it doesnt work. if you run it with /? it says that silent is "project64.exe" /S/v/qn however this still brings up a GUI, can anyone help please?