Re: windows 98 administering automatic updates centrally

From: Rich Benack [MS] (richbe@online.microsoft.com)
Date: 09/30/02


From: "Rich Benack [MS]" <richbe@online.microsoft.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2002 12:47:14 -0700


Unfortunately most patch management solutions (SMS, MSUS) use a central
server to distribute paches.

Rich

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"Tim Brown" <tbrown@mjsoffe.com> wrote in message
news:uhc0enKaCHA.392@tkmsftngp09...
> Many companies are still using windows 98, including ours. I was just
> wondering what everyone was doing to automate updates so that security
> patches are kept up to date. Do we really have to rely on our end users
to
> update their computers or is there another way of pushing updates out to
> them? Is there any way in a peer to peer or must we go into domains?
>
>



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