Hi guys,
So this is work related.
We have 12 computer in a lab that are not on our Domain.
They're probably 5+ years old, it's mainly used for training so ppl use VMs on it.
Every month we do updates so Windows, adobe flash, reader and java.
In the settings it was set at Install updates automatically.
I decided to change them all to Never check for updates, and did the same for flash, reader and java. I thought I was doing these machines a favor.
Well when the next month came for updates....things fell apart.
The machines were stuck on checking for updates for a whole week!
I restarted the Windows update service and set it back to automatic and still nothing.
I found a Microsoft fix it that ran some repairs and it found 3 errors on most of the machines and fixed them all.
1 said registry fixes, other said updates taking too long, can't remember the third.
I rebooted and tried again and no luck.
Fortunately we got 2 computers working however the other 10 are still searching for updates, it is now week 3.
I've searched forums and can't figure out wth is going on, how can me changing that settings screw things up?
My co worker had been doing this for years with no problems, then I come along and screw everything up, I feel like crap.
She has decided if nothing happens by tomorrow we will be re imaging them all....ugh
Any ideas of what could've gone wrong?
So this is work related.
We have 12 computer in a lab that are not on our Domain.
They're probably 5+ years old, it's mainly used for training so ppl use VMs on it.
Every month we do updates so Windows, adobe flash, reader and java.
In the settings it was set at Install updates automatically.
I decided to change them all to Never check for updates, and did the same for flash, reader and java. I thought I was doing these machines a favor.
Well when the next month came for updates....things fell apart.
The machines were stuck on checking for updates for a whole week!
I restarted the Windows update service and set it back to automatic and still nothing.
I found a Microsoft fix it that ran some repairs and it found 3 errors on most of the machines and fixed them all.
1 said registry fixes, other said updates taking too long, can't remember the third.
I rebooted and tried again and no luck.
Fortunately we got 2 computers working however the other 10 are still searching for updates, it is now week 3.
I've searched forums and can't figure out wth is going on, how can me changing that settings screw things up?
My co worker had been doing this for years with no problems, then I come along and screw everything up, I feel like crap.
She has decided if nothing happens by tomorrow we will be re imaging them all....ugh
Any ideas of what could've gone wrong?
