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WSUS 3.0 SP2 RC Program now available on Microsoft Connect!
Cecilia ColeMSFTTuesday, May 26, 2009 7:51 PMI am very pleased to announce that WSUS 3.0 SP2 RC will be available to the general public today, May 26, via the Connect Site.
All you have to do is sign in to your Connect account or sign up now in order to participate in the RC program.
This program is available to all registered and authenticated users of Connect.WSUS 3.0 SP2 RC Overview
New Windows Server and Client Version Support
· Integration with Windows Server® 2008 R2
· Support for the BranchCache feature on Windows Server 2008 R2
· Support for Windows 7 client
WSUS Feature Improvements
Auto-Approval Rules
· Auto-approval rules now include the ability to specify the approval deadline date and time for all computers or specific computer groups.
Update Files and Languages
· Improved handling of language selection for downstream servers includes a new warning dialog that appears when you decide to download updates only for specified languages.
Easy Upgrade
· WSUS 3.0 SP2 can be installed as an in-place upgrade from earlier versions of WSUS and will preserve all of your settings and approvals. The user interface is compatible between WSUS 3.0 SP1 and SP2 on the client and the server.
Reports
· New Update and Computer Status reports provide the ability to filter on updates approved for installation. You can run these reports from the WSUS console or use the API to incorporate this functionality into your own reports.
Software Updates
· Stability and reliability fixes for the WSUS server, such as support for IPV6 addresses greater than 40 characters.
· The approval dialog now sorts computer groups alphabetically by group name.
· Computer status report sorting icons are now functional in x64 environments.
· Fixed setup issues with database servers running Microsoft® SQL Server® 2008.
· A new release of Windows Update Agent is included with WSUS 3.0 SP2 that provides improvements and fixes, such as support for APIs called by non-local system callers in a non-interactive session.
For more information about this release refer to the Release Notes for Windows Server Update Services 3.0 SP2 RC.
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WSUS 3.0 SP2 RC Program now available on Microsoft Connect!
Cecilia ColeMSFTThursday, May 28, 2009 9:20 PM - 0388

Installing WSUS 3.0 SP1 through Windows Server 2008 SP2 Server Manager
Cecilia ColeMSFTThursday, May 28, 2009 9:14 PM - 01410

Installing WSUS 3.0 SP1 through Window Server 2008 SP1 Server Manager
Cecilia ColeMSFTFriday, January 16, 2009 5:37 AM - 0856

Welcome to the Windows Server Forums!
Laura Zhang - MSFTMSFTTuesday, June 10, 2008 2:42 AM - 12174

Updates only install when given a deadline
rgb42 Tuesday, June 30, 2009 7:59 PM - 135

effect on computer groups of adding a replica WSUS server
aidanz3 17 hours 50 minutes ago - 5186

unable to install wsus
aurimas_5 Tuesday, June 23, 2009 12:29 PM - 7361

Where is Visual Studio 2008 service pack one?
David Best Monday, February 23, 2009 9:41 PM - 15584

WSUS Console Connection Problem
DARITC Monday, June 08, 2009 8:35 PM - 881

Reporter failed to upload events with hr = 8024402c
moblack29 Wednesday, July 01, 2009 8:34 PM - 246

Suggestion : Wsus WebConsole
PiMPstAR Thursday, July 02, 2009 11:57 AM - 2119

An unneeded update shows as needed
svancouw Thursday, June 25, 2009 12:14 AM - 372

WSUS server not synchronizing after rename
hhantelman Tuesday, June 30, 2009 3:45 PM - 255

KB963707 0x80070643 duh XP WS never had FireFox or Framework Assistant 1.0!
James Newton Thursday, July 02, 2009 8:14 PM - 684

GetCookie failure error 0x8024400D and PTError 0x80244015
LeonardoFagundes Wednesday, July 01, 2009 3:31 PM - 340

how to find out what product and classification an update belongs to?
c0pe Thursday, July 02, 2009 1:59 PM - 885

WSUS3 issues on Win2008
RumpldRich Wednesday, July 01, 2009 8:50 PM - 13185

WSUS 3.0 SP1 Clients Not Reporting Correctly
Keir Nolan Wednesday, July 01, 2009 8:17 AM - 193

WSUS "Failed to evaluate rule" error "A901C1BD-989C-45C6-8DA0-8DDE8DBB69E0"
JimPayne Thursday, July 02, 2009 1:46 PM - 9108

Updates download failed at client side..
Sachin Ghagare Tuesday, June 30, 2009 8:17 AM

