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  • Monday, February 23, 2009 9:41 PMDavid Best Users MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers Medals
     
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     How can you find out if certain content should be listed in the Update Repository?
    We use SCCM intigrated with WSUS to deploy windows updates. The component configuration\software update point component properties\products:   has visual studio and its two subs visual studio 2005 and visual studio 2008 checked.
    My update repository\service packs\all updates\ has 928957 Visual studio 2005 express editions service pack 1 and 923620 visual studio 2005 service pack 1, but nothing for 2008.

    Does this mean Microsoft hasn't deployed this content to its WSUS servers yet?
     

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  • Tuesday, February 24, 2009 12:17 AMLawrence GarvinMVP, ModeratorUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers Medals
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    To find out the distribution methodologies for an update, start with the associated KB Article.

    For Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1 this would be KB945140

    For reasons I haven't investigated, VS2008SP1 does not appear to be available via WSUS.
    Lawrence Garvin, M.S., MCITP(x2), MCTS(x5), MCP(x7), MCBMSP
    Principal/CTO, Onsite Technology Solutions, Houston, Texas
    Microsoft MVP - Software Distribution (2005-2009)
     

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  • Tuesday, February 24, 2009 12:17 AMLawrence GarvinMVP, ModeratorUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers Medals
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    To find out the distribution methodologies for an update, start with the associated KB Article.

    For Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1 this would be KB945140

    For reasons I haven't investigated, VS2008SP1 does not appear to be available via WSUS.
    Lawrence Garvin, M.S., MCITP(x2), MCTS(x5), MCP(x7), MCBMSP
    Principal/CTO, Onsite Technology Solutions, Houston, Texas
    Microsoft MVP - Software Distribution (2005-2009)
     
  • Tuesday, February 24, 2009 5:48 PMDavid Best Users MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers Medals
     
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    Thanks for the reply.
    I'll look out for distribution methodologies  in future KB articles.
     
  • Monday, May 18, 2009 5:54 AMviss Users MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers Medals
     
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    Its now May, why is service pack 1 not available on wsus yet?

    Those of us in Large organisations have been waiting patiently for it to come to WSUS so we can push it to the developers but I think its been long enough....

    When can we expect to be able to update our 200+ devs with service pack 1?
     
  • Monday, May 18, 2009 2:04 PMLawrence GarvinMVP, ModeratorUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers Medals
     
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    That's a question you need to direct at the Visual Studio Sustained Engineering team.
    Lawrence Garvin, M.S., MCITP:EA, MCDBA
    Principal/CTO, Onsite Technology Solutions, Houston, Texas
    Microsoft MVP - Software Distribution (2005-2009)
     
  • Wednesday, July 01, 2009 6:13 PMBill Phillips Jr Users MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers Medals
     
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    We're planning a similar deployment to 400+ dev's.  did you proceed with your's?  Was it succesful?  Any tips?
     
  • Friday, July 03, 2009 2:49 AMviss Users MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers Medals
     
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    We havnt been able to go ahead with the upgrade to sp1.  Without a supported method of deployment we cant upgrade.

    The lack of support from microsoft in relation to deploying sp1 has been shocking.
     
  • Friday, July 03, 2009 6:12 PMLawrence GarvinMVP, ModeratorUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers Medals
     
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    We havnt been able to go ahead with the upgrade to sp1.  Without a supported method of deployment we cant upgrade.

    The lack of support from microsoft in relation to deploying sp1 has been shocking.

    As stated previously... you need to take this up with the Visual Studio teams. They're the ones that control the deployment methodologies and capabilities for their product's service packs.
    Lawrence Garvin, M.S., MCITP:EA, MCDBA
    Principal/CTO, Onsite Technology Solutions, Houston, Texas
    Microsoft MVP - Software Distribution (2005-2009)
     
  • Thursday, July 30, 2009 9:16 PMBill Phillips Jr Users MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers Medals
     
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    Well, we're moving forward with a deployment using a package I've created for SCCM.  But I've gone ahead and left feedback for Visual Studio team via connect:
    https://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/feedback/ViewFeedback.aspx?FeedbackID=478707

    If you don't have SCCM, I'm sure a login script or email can accomplish the same.  Just do an admin point install to unpack everything then use this vbs:

    On Error Resume Next

    Set objshell = CreateObject("Wscript.shell")
    Set objEnv = objShell.Environment("PROCESS")
    Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")


    'disable security zone checking
    objEnv("SEE_MASK_NOZONECHECKS") = 1


    strCheckDirectory = "C:\vs2008sp1_logs\"
    'Check/Create Log Folder
    Foldercheck()


    'Run Application install
    'application1()

    'undo disable zone check
    objEnv.Remove("SEE_MASK_NOZONECHECKS")
    Wscript.Quit


    ' ********************************************************************************
    'Install SP1 for Visual Studio 2008 Pro (EN)
    '*********************************************************************************
    Function application1()

     application = ".\sp1\SPInstaller.exe /q /log ""c:\vs2008sp1_logs\vs2008sp1.log"" /full /norestart"
      objshell.Run (application),2,True
     Wscript.Sleep(120000)
    End Function

    ' ********************************************************************************
    'Check if Target Folder Exists and creates it if needed
    '********************************************************************************
    Function FolderCheck()
         'Check if folder exists
      If Not objFSO.FolderExists(strCheckDirectory) Then
       'creates checkFolder since it does not exist
       Set objFolder = objFSO.CreateFolder(strCheckDirectory)
      End If
    End Function