Re: Patch status

From: Ian Kenefick (ian_kenefick_at_eircom.net)
Date: 01/22/05 

Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2005 00:23:45 +0000

On Fri, 21 Jan 2005 11:45:59 -0000, "Bill Porter"
<b.e.p@btinternet.com> wrote:

>Is there a tool to let you see a machines patch status. In other words,
>something you could run that will give a list of installed patches and also
>a list of whats not installed that should be, ideally with links to
>thenecessary patch for downloading. I appreciate Windows Update will kind
>of give this but I was hoping for something standalone, possibly even floppy
>based.
>
>TIA
>
>Bill
>

http://www.shavlik.com/ for HfNetChk and HfNetChk pro is probably the
best around. Microsofts Baseline Security Analyzer is a 'lite'
version' of it based on Shavlik's technology!

Regards,
Ian Kenefick
http://www.IK-CS.com