When creating a software update deployment that will target Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003 clients and at least one software update has not yet been downloaded, all the software updates not in the package configured for the deployment will be downloaded even when they were previously downloaded to another package. When all software updates have been downloaded prior to creating the deployment, when the downloaded updates were previously downloaded to the package selected in the deployment, or when the Deploy software updates to SMS 2003 clients setting is not selected in the deployment, the wizard downloads only the software updates that have not been previously downloaded.

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When software updates are downloaded to a deployment package by using the Download Updates Wizard or the Update List Wizard and then the same software updates are selected for deployment before refreshing the software updates list view in the Configuration Manager console, the Deploy Software Updates Wizard will prompt for the download settings, making it appear as if the software updates will be downloaded to the package again.

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If you run the Configuration Manager 2007 console on Microsoft Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP computers, downloading large software updates might fail due to a known issue with operating systems earlier than Windows Vista. For example, when you use the Download Updates Wizard, Deploy Software Updates Wizard, or Updates List Wizard to download a large service pack, you might see the error "invalid certificate signature" in the confirmation page of the wizard.

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During the upgrade process, Configuration Manager 2007 Setup appends (LEGACY) to the title for each software update. This helps you identify software updates that were migrated among the new software updates metadata that is synchronized after the upgrade. Software updates with (LEGACY) in the title should not be deployed to clients and are migrated only for software update distributions that were also migrated and for reporting purposes.

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You can run a script to hide these software updates in the Configuration Manager console so that only deployable software updates are displayed. A sample script is available from the Microsoft Script Center Script Repository (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=102377).

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Migrated software updates that are in a software update deployment that was also migrated will not be hidden until the migrated deployment is deleted or the updates are removed from the deployment.

Note
The information in this section applies only to Configuration Manager 2007 SP1.

Metadata-only software updates are available in the Configuration Manager console for reporting and cannot be deployed or downloaded.

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