RE: Can I update a new patch for the whole windows computers of m

[Chee Heng Chin <chchin () iastate edu>]

Why don't you just use MS SUS? It's free.
> I'm curious what the overall costs for implementing this in a
> medium/large
> enterprise with several thousand users.
>
> We've been evaluating "LAN Guard" but would be open to other options.
>
> Eric Hagen
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Meidinger Chris [mailto:chris.meidinger () badenit de]
> Sent: Monday, October 20, 2003 3:43 AM
> To: 'jay.stapleton () mnr gov on ca'; s970501 () ku edu np;
> security-basics () securityfocus com
> Subject: RE: Can I update a new patch for the whole windows computers
> of
> m y organization in my room?
>
>
> hfnetcheckpro from www.shavlik.com is a pretty robust solution.
>
> Chris Meidinger
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: jay.stapleton () mnr gov on ca [mailto:jay.stapleton () mnr gov on ca]
> Sent: Friday, October 17, 2003 7:31 PM
> To: s970501 () ku edu np; security-basics () securityfocus com
> Subject: RE: Can I update a new patch for the whole windows computers
> of
> m y organization in my room?
>
>
> I've been using <a
> href="http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/psexec.shtml";>psexec<> /A>
> from sysinternals.
> It's quite handy for patch delivery.
>
> Then you just have to confirm that you are running the correct version
> of
> the patch for each operating system.
> I have a script set up to run psinfo (from the same package as psexec),
> use
> `cut` to pick out the version, and 
> run the correct patch.  I just have to feed it a list of IP addresses.
>
> If you've got a large network, <a
> href="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserversystem/sus/default.mspx";>S> US</a>
> or from 
> Microsoft might better suit your needs.
>
> - Jay Stapleton
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: s970501 () ku edu np [mailto:s970501 () ku edu np]
> Sent: Friday, October 17, 2003 9:23 AM
> To: security-basics () securityfocus com
> Subject: Can I update a new patch for the whole windows computers of my
> organization in my room?
>
>
> Hi, i have a question.
> Can I update a new patch for the whole windows computers of my
> organization in my room?
> usually, i run windows-update from all the computers. or download patch
> file once and run it on every computer.
> it's really time consuming job, you know...
> anybody can give me a neat advice??? :)
>
>
>
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