Changing the Software Update preference file to change the Scheduled Check

Hi All,
I have 500 users and an XServe which I use to push out the software updates.
I've changed the plist file to point at the server, but I am now thinking as some users haven't got auto check, some have, is there a way to edit the preference to force the OS to check for updates.
I dont fancy going round every Mac to check manually, I'd prefer just to push out a plist file through ARD,
Any thoughts
Alan

Hi,
Most of that is in...
/Users/TheirUserName/Library/Preferences/com.apple.scheduler.plist
But how to do it is in...
/Users/TheirUserName/Library/Preferences/ByHost/com.apple.SoftwareUpdate.0009383bd427.plist
Bold part changed for obscurity, and will be likely different for every user... seems to contain shortname, but 12 digits always it seems.

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