From: John on
Hi

sbs 2003 standard. In Windows update the options are all disabled thus not
allowing the 'Automatic (Recommended)' option to be selected for automatic
updates. What can I do to enable automatic update option?

Thanks

Regards


From: Susan Bradley on
John wrote:
> Hi
>
> sbs 2003 standard. In Windows update the options are all disabled thus not
> allowing the 'Automatic (Recommended)' option to be selected for automatic
> updates. What can I do to enable automatic update option?
>
> Thanks
>
> Regards
>
>
>
Dude do not set automatic updates on the server.

The setting is in the Windows update tab if R2. Do you have R2 or non
R2 (the WSUS integration)?
From: John on
Non R2. Thanks

Regards

"Susan Bradley" <sbradcpa(a)pacbell.net> wrote in message
news:uM2borECLHA.4604(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> John wrote:
>> Hi
>>
>> sbs 2003 standard. In Windows update the options are all disabled thus
>> not allowing the 'Automatic (Recommended)' option to be selected for
>> automatic updates. What can I do to enable automatic update option?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Regards
>>
>>
> Dude do not set automatic updates on the server.
>
> The setting is in the Windows update tab if R2. Do you have R2 or non R2
> (the WSUS integration)?


From: Susan Bradley on
John wrote:
> Non R2. Thanks
>
> Regards
>
> "Susan Bradley" <sbradcpa(a)pacbell.net> wrote in message
> news:uM2borECLHA.4604(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>
>> John wrote:
>>
>>> Hi
>>>
>>> sbs 2003 standard. In Windows update the options are all disabled thus
>>> not allowing the 'Automatic (Recommended)' option to be selected for
>>> automatic updates. What can I do to enable automatic update option?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Regards
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> Dude do not set automatic updates on the server.
>>
>> The setting is in the Windows update tab if R2. Do you have R2 or non R2
>> (the WSUS integration)?
>>
>
>
>
Then automatic updates on the server itself should not be disabled.

What antivirus is installed, or run a scanner like malwarebyte.org on
that box. I've only seen au disabled when a system has been mangled by
malware.