Windows Server Update Services Client / Server Requirements aka Check-List
WSUS Requirements
The following lists the software requirements for WSUS servers and client computers.
WSUS Servers
• Windows 2000 Server with Service Pack 3 (SP3) or Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition, Enterprise Edition, Datacenter Edition, or Web Edition.
• Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.0.
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0.
• Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS)2.0;http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=46794.
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 Service Pack 1; http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=47359.
• Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 Service Pack 1; http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=47368.
• Both the system partition and the partition on which you install WSUS must be formatted with the NTFS file system.
• A minimum of 1 GB free space is required for the system partition.
• A minimum of 6 GB free space is required for the volume where WSUS stores content; 30 GB is recommended.
• On Windows 2000, install Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Desktop Engine (MSDE) prior to running WSUS Setup & install a security patch, http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=47363 to MSDE to protect your WSUS server.
WSUS Clients
• A minimum of Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional with Service Pack 3 (SP3), Microsoft Windows XP Professional, with or without Service Pack 1 or Service Pack 2.
And, get started!