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Windows 7 SP1 wants full download via WSUS - why?

Discussion Windows 7 SP1 wants full download via WSUS - why?

  • Monday, May 21, 2012 1:33 PM
     
     
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    Hi all,

    We are trying to update any remaining Windows 7 machines to Service Pack 1 through our WSUS environment.

    The trouble is, all the clients I've tried so far try want to download the full 538Mb download from our WSUS server. Why???

    If I point the same clients to the internet instead and try the download it reports that it will be between 44Mb - 540Mb (for instance), and then just downloads what's required for that machine - in both cases about 65Mb. Why doesn't it work this way from WSUS - it works OK when we update machines on XP to SP3?

     

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  • Tuesday, May 22, 2012 3:40 AM
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    The trouble is, all the clients I've tried so far try want to download the full 538Mb download from our WSUS server. Why???


    Not exactly.As i know, WUA on the client side will still detect/download based on its need,clients will only download the updates needed in the 538Mb package.

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    Clarence
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  • Tuesday, May 22, 2012 7:35 AM
     
     
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    But that's exactly my point! It's NOT doing that - it's downloading the full SP1 install package from WSUS for every PC, no matter whether the PC is already fully up to date with other patches or not. Yet when I connect externally, to Microsoft, to do it - it works fine and only downloads the portion it needs.

     
  • Wednesday, May 23, 2012 6:54 AM
     
     
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    Do you download "Express installation files"? I suspect (although don't
    know for sure) that "Express installation files" are needed for partial
    downloads of large patches.

     
  • Wednesday, May 23, 2012 8:19 AM
     
     
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    Yes, we do use the express files option.

    The two key points here are:

    1. Why is the download via our WSUS server different from doing the upgrade direct from Microsoft Update?

    2. Why is the behaviour of Win 7 SP1 different from that of other large variable updates we've done? We had a similar exercise with Win XP SP3 - and that worked as expected and only downloaded the parts of the update that were actually needed by each individual PC.

     
  • Thursday, May 24, 2012 2:21 AM
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    Yes, we do use the express files option.

    The two key points here are:

    1. Why is the download via our WSUS server different from doing the upgrade direct from Microsoft Update?

    2. Why is the behaviour of Win 7 SP1 different from that of other large variable updates we've done? We had a similar exercise with Win XP SP3 - and that worked as expected and only downloaded the parts of the update that were actually needed by each individual PC.


    As i know, the behaviour should be the same whatever it is downloaded form Microsoft Update or from WSUS. How did you lead to the conclusion that it was downloading the full 538Mb?

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