Re: how to know for sure windows 2000 is up to date on patch?

From: Steven L Umbach (n9rou_at_nospam-comcast.net)
Date: 07/12/05

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    Thanks for that information! I just started playing with MBSA 2.0 but was
    not yet aware of the change in files. -- Steve

    "Roger Abell" <mvpNOSpam@asu.edu> wrote in message
    news:%236uJvLqhFHA.720@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
    > The file of patch info in good for all supported OSs.
    >
    > As Steve pointed out there is now MBSA 2.0, which uses
    > different file. Pre MBSA 2 patch info file is mssecure.xml
    > and this is left in the install dir of MBSA, but with MBSA 2
    > file is wsusscan.cab and is left many levels deep down in
    > the profile of the account that ran MBSA 2 (do a seach on
    > that account's folder in Documents and Settings).
    >
    > --
    > Roger Abell
    > Microsoft MVP (Windows Security)
    >
    > "bing" <bing@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
    > news:2F5B1D7A-9828-4D0D-88D5-CF6C5F6ECA36@microsoft.com...
    >> Thanks, Roger.
    >>
    >> Does 'a machine that is connected to the outside world' have to be
    > windows
    >> 2000 as well? I just run MBSA on my windows XP and got mssecure.xml
    >> file.
    >> Not sure whether or not it's OS dependent and can be used on windows
    >> 2000.
    >> Anybody want to provide more guidance? Thanks much.
    >>
    >> Bing
    >>
    >> "Roger Abell" wrote:
    >>
    >> > You can install MBSA on a machine that is connected to the outside
    >> > world and run it. This will trigger download of the latest
    >> > mssecure.xml
    >> > file of test info. Then, open a cmd prompt and change to the install
    > point
    >> > of MBSA and issue mbsacli /? to see the cmdline options, including
    >> > specifying the patch info file to use. You then basically need to take
    >> > this file to the disconnected machine, install MBSA and run mbsacli
    >> > in an offline mode telling it where you placed the file.
    >> >
    >> > --
    >> > Roger Abell
    >> > Microsoft MVP (Windows Security)
    >> >
    >> > "bing" <bing@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
    >> > news:D17E289A-71CF-4834-A153-544AB7F61F3C@microsoft.com...
    >> > > Hi,
    >> > >
    >> > > This windows 2000 server runs SQL 2000 and IIS 5.0. I'm pretty clear
    > how
    >> > to
    >> > > patch SQL server and IIS. Just don't know much about OS level
    > patching.
    >> > I
    >> > > don't want to get this machine connected to the network until I know
    > for
    >> > sure
    >> > > it's update on patches. So can anybody tell me how I can check what
    > OS
    >> > > patches it may need, etc.?
    >> > >
    >> > > Thanks in advance.
    >> > >
    >> > > Bing
    >> >
    >> >
    >> >
    >
    >

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