We used to do that, pre-SUS. Here's the documentation and scripts as it was left. Mmmmm kludge sandwich. (It worked quite well actually) http://www.halo5.net/~vinny/updater/
I actually would prefer to use the REG.EXE utility from the reskit (built-in in XP iirc, but not in Win2k? I think) if I were going to stick to batch files, rather than Vinny's method of writing a text file and checking for its existence. Something like reg.exe query "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Hotfix\Qnumber1" >null if not errorlevel 1 goto Qnumber2 if errorlevel 1 %pathtofixes%\Qnumber1.EXE /q /z :Qnumber2 Reg.exe query "HKLM\blah\blah\blah\Qnumber2" >null If not errorlevel1 goto qnumber3 If errorlevel 1 %pathtofixes%\qnumber2.exe /q /z ::don't forget to run qchain to resolve conflicts Qchain.exe -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 9:58 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [ActiveDir] Shutdown Script to Deploy updates Is anyone using the group policy shutdown script to deploy service packs, patches, or hot fixes to desktop computers (specifically Windows 2000 or XP)? I am aware of SUS, but just wanted to know if anyone has tried this sort of thing. thanks List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
