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тАО02-07-2004 08:12 AM
тАО02-07-2004 08:12 AM
Is there a good utility (not too expensive) that automatically performs a background unattended update for windows desktops? Ideally (the idea I have in my head) we would have a server which downloads all of the patches from windows update then checks all the network machines and updates as apropriate without the user being involved or me having to visit each users desktop. At the moment I have to PCAnywhere to a user and start Windows Update which means the user is unable to use their PC for an hour or so. Any suggestions would be most appriciated.
Thanks
Johno (a fledgling network manager)
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тАО02-07-2004 12:55 PM
тАО02-07-2004 12:55 PM
SolutionHere's a starting point:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserversystem/sus/default.mspx
You can create a Microsoft Software Update Server on your network to do what you want.
HTH
Roger
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тАО02-07-2004 02:55 PM
тАО02-07-2004 02:55 PM
Re: Windows update
More SUS info:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=38D7E99B-E780-43E5-AA84-CDF6450D8F99&displaylang=en
http://www.microsoft.com/smserver/evaluation/datasheets/PatchDeploy.asp
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/proddocs/deployguide/dmebh_sus_liwx.asp
SMS info:
http://www.microsoft.com/smserver/default.asp
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=959EE7D6-7DDF-409A-9522-7D270BDCF12A&displaylang=en
Jon
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тАО02-09-2004 02:18 AM
тАО02-09-2004 02:18 AM
Re: Windows update
It consistently receives the User's Favorite award from MCP magazine, and I have found it to be very capable and robust. You can even send a message to the user's PC while the updates are being performed, and decide whether to reboot or not, or leave that option to the user, etc.
The other option is to configure Windows Update to run automatically on each PC at say 11:00 AM or 12:00 Noon so that it updates itself while the user goes out to lunch.
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тАО02-12-2004 02:52 AM
тАО02-12-2004 02:52 AM
Re: Windows update
Thanks for all the information. I have installed SUS and it works quite well. I am just trying to get a new server to run it all signed off! the other software looks really good but it is a bit on the expensive size for us but it looks great for installing other programs too.
Thanks once again.
Johno