Applying Microsoft patch to all workstations automatically...

[Finchmore]

Hi Guys,

Most probably a silly question but I've got a 40 user network that now needs the latest Microsoft patch applied to all workstations to negate the Sasser virus. Does anyone know if there is a way of automating the process as oppose to having to go round to each workstation individually?

Many thanks.

Finchmore

 

[Spirit]

You could use

http://www.shavlik.com/

an older copy of the evaluation version let you patch upto 50 PC's but they stopped this and the current one only lets you do I think 5 PC's. The cost on it is about £10 per client.

You can use SMS but that win2k only so thats out.

Or if your a bit clever write a log on script.... but I don't remember how to do that

Not really the answer that you were after was it?

Iain

 

[Finchmore]

No, that's great, thanks Iain... it's a start!

 

[Grenage]

It might also be worth having a look at Microsofts SUS (Software Update Services).

It allows you to mirror the windows update site onto a local machine, and you can configure the clients to update at a certain time of the day.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserversystem/sus/default.mspx

 

[Finchmore]

Thanks Grenage... much appreciated