Windows 2000 Patches (MBSA)

From: Coby Pennington (Pennington_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 04/06/05 

Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2005 08:39:09 -0700

We install patches using SMS. Most patches install and are reported as being
correctly installed. However MBSA will show some patches as missing. If you
review the registry and Add/Remove Programs you will see the missing patch.
If you reinstall the patch MBSA will then show the patch as installed.

Should I treat MBSA as the gospel?
If it looks like a patch is there but MBSA reports no what should I trust?
Sometimes MBSA list a patch that was replaced by a later patch. Any
suggestions on a one stop method for checking to see if those patches were
replaced?

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