To check on the patch level on the Windows 2003

[Calvin Tan Tjin Wei]

Hi all,

i would like to enquire i would be able to check on the patch level on the windows 2003?
i would also like to find out if there are any possible software that i would be able to do this.
Would it be possible to share the best method to obtain the patches that i have missed out from the system to enable it to be in the same patch level as the ones that is recommended from microsoft.

Thank you in advance.

Regards,
Calvin

[Ronald Postma · Accepted solution]

Hi Calvin,
You can see what patches of windows are installed in Control Panal.
Open "Add/Remove programs" On top select the checkbox "Show updates"
Now the updates are shown.

To keep all your servers on the same patchlevel I advise you roll out "Windows Update Services' on an existing or new machine.

With that service you can manange wich patches are forwarded to specific machines, you can do this on OU level.

Futher this software is free (yes MS has free sofware)
for more info:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserversystem/updateservices/default.mspx

Have a nice day,
HTH, Ronald

[Ivan Ferreira]

If you want to know the service pack level, right clic on my computer and select properties, you will see the service pack level in the general page.

[Anshumali]

Start -> Run -> appwiz.cpl
Click on "Show Updates"
Done!

[Lars Hunold_1]

Hi. Maybe this two little scripts may help you.

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showhotfixes.vbs

strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _
& "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")

Set colQuickFixes = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
("Select * from Win32_QuickFixEngineering")

For Each objQuickFix in colQuickFixes
Wscript.Echo "Computer: " & objQuickFix.CSName
Wscript.Echo "Description: " & objQuickFix.Description
Wscript.Echo "Hot Fix ID: " & objQuickFix.HotFixID
Wscript.Echo "Installation Date: " & objQuickFix.InstallDate
Wscript.Echo "Installed By: " & objQuickFix.InstalledBy
Next
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check_hotfix.vbs

Set objSession = CreateObject("Microsoft.Update.Session")
Set objSearcher = objSession.CreateUpdateSearcher
Set objResults = objSearcher.Search("Type='Software'")
Set colUpdates = objResults.Updates

For i = 0 to colUpdates.Count - 1
If colUpdates.Item(i).Title = _
"Security Update for Windows XP (KB899587)" Then
If colUpdates.Item(i).IsInstalled <> 0 Then
Wscript.Echo "This update is installed."
Wscript.Quit
Else
Wscript.Echo "This update is not installed."
Wscript.Quit
End If
End If
Next

Wscript.Echo "This update is not installed."

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[Jay Bollyn]

Calvin,

If you are running domains, my suggestion would be SMS http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systems_Management_Server . SMS does patch mgmt and a lot more.

On my network, I run WSUS. After it is installed and configured, you can ignore it. It runs quite trouble-free. After it is installed, you just manage it with a browser. It uses the BITS protocol (Background Intelligent Transfer Service) to download the updates to the clients, when they are not busy. You do not need to be running domains to use WSUS, but you have more features available in a domain environment.

J.