WSUS Installed/not applicable

[ChrisH]

Seriously is there anything more stupid that this column heading "Installed/not applicable" I mean which one is it! I authorised .Net 3 from the wsus console and sat back for a few days watching the percentage increase day by day. I was assuming that it meant it was installing as the percentage went up but no it was falling under the category of not applicable for some reason because when I went and checked some workstations it had not installed.
Surely this should be 2 different columns?

[Chris_Jones]

well not applicable means it isnt needed on that station i.e. x64 updates on x86 systems, or vista updates on xp.

are you sure the .net 3 version you approved was for the relevant workstation type?

[FN-GM]

well not applicable means it isn't need, but installed means its been install so it must be need....

never notcied it myself really

[ChrisH]

... Yes but that front screen doesnt actually tell you how many machines it has installed on. Even if the figure reads 200 it may mean its only installed on 1, but your not to know that until you start clicking away at reports. It would be better if it read Successfull Installation 150 Not applicable:50.