Just installed WSUS what about old updates

I just installed WSUS 3.0 SP1 on a 2003 standard server. I synchronized
manually and of course I have almost 1500 updates going way back. Up to this
point, I have been manually approving updates on the server and workstations,
so all machines are pretty much current.

My question is, how can I cut to the chase on what should be approved?
Should I decline the 1500 just downloaded, then approve updates going forward
from here? I have set up my GPO, etc.

What happens if I a approve an update that has already been installed?

Thanks much.

Hello Dennis,

Perhaps try the WSUS Newsgroup


On the web:

<http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/list/en-us/default.aspx?dg=microsoft.public.windows.server.up date_services>


In your newsreader:

news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...pdate_services

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Thanks and good luck !

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"Dennis_S" wrote:

> I just installed WSUS 3.0 SP1 on a 2003 standard server. I synchronized
> manually and of course I have almost 1500 updates going way back. Up to this
> point, I have been manually approving updates on the server and workstations,
> so all machines are pretty much current.
>
> My question is, how can I cut to the chase on what should be approved?
> Should I decline the 1500 just downloaded, then approve updates going forward
> from here? I have set up my GPO, etc.
>
> What happens if I a approve an update that has already been installed?
>
> Thanks much.

Thanks for the reply. Will post on other site.

"Ǝиçεl" wrote:

> Hello Dennis,
>
> Perhaps try the WSUS Newsgroup
>
>
> On the web:
>
> <http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/list/en-us/default.aspx?dg=microsoft.public.windows.server.up date_services>
>
>
> In your newsreader:
>
> news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...pdate_services
>
> -=-
>
>
> Thanks and good luck !
>
> -=-
>
>
> "Dennis_S" wrote:
>
> > I just installed WSUS 3.0 SP1 on a 2003 standard server. I synchronized
> > manually and of course I have almost 1500 updates going way back. Up to this
> > point, I have been manually approving updates on the server and workstations,
> > so all machines are pretty much current.
> >
> > My question is, how can I cut to the chase on what should be approved?
> > Should I decline the 1500 just downloaded, then approve updates going forward
> > from here? I have set up my GPO, etc.
> >
> > What happens if I a approve an update that has already been installed?
> >
> > Thanks much.