RE: Deploying Microsoft patches

From: Ben Schorr (bms_at_hawaiilawyer.com)
Date: 07/11/03

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    To: security-basics@securityfocus.com
    Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2003 09:25:29 -1000
    
    

    Have you looked at Software Update Services?
    http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/windowsupdate/sus/default.asp

    Free.

    -Ben-
    Ben M. Schorr, MVP-OneNote, CNA, MCPx4
    Director of Information Services
    Damon Key Leong Kupchak Hastert
    http://www.hawaiilawyer.com
     

    > -----Original Message-----
    > From: Ronish Mehta [mailto:sf_mail_sbm@yahoo.com]
    > Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2003 23:47
    > To: security-basics@securityfocus.com
    > Subject: Deploying Microsoft patches
    >
    > Hi,
    > there are about 500 pcs in the company that i work for, all
    > of them are on Win 2K Professional
    >
    > With this amount of PCs, it is very difficult to keep all of
    > these PCs patched with the latest security patches
    >
    > We have tried to automate the process by launching the
    > installation by using AD 'Startup Script'. However the patch
    > is installed every time the PC is booted
    >
    > Currently we are deploying patches manually, and this is very
    > time consuming, and we are not able to keep uptodate with the
    > latest patches being released by Microsoft
    >
    > Anyone who has an automated process for deploying patches
    > without the use of Commercial tools for remote installations?
    >
    > Thanks!
    >
    >
    >
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