I would 2nd not using 3rd party tools for this kind of stuff unless its a up to business par. I worked for a company who was the pioneer of windows patch management and trust me its a VERY hard thing to do right I would be very hesitant to trust some free tool. But if you could install with a xp sp2 install then connect to your own internal WSUS server for updates post install patching could go from 2hrs to 20min.
One cool tool I found and actually used was nLite. Anyone else here use that before? I only used it once but worked good that one time. But I can't really vouch for it as a tool to run your business on but if anyone wants to play with it and let us know what you think I would love to hear. Thanks, ------------------------------------------ Ali Mesdaq (CISSP, GIAC-GREM) Security Researcher II Websense Security Labs http://www.WebsenseSecurityLabs.com ------------------------------------------ -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Greg Sevart Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 5:48 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [H] Offline Windows Updater Thane, I'm actually kinda surprised you don't just run an internal WSUS server for in-house patching. I've always preferred it over third party tools. Sure, it still requires multiple reboots, but at least pulling updates is nearly instantaneous. After a couple botched systems caused by Autopatcher, I just don't trust those tools to get the dependencies right. It doesn't help much "in the field" so to speak, but could certainly assist in-house. Greg > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:hardware- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Thane Sherrington > Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 7:34 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [H] Offline Windows Updater > > Hi Brian, > Thanks for the tip, I'm definitely going to try this out. > > T > > At 09:06 AM 20/02/2008, Brian Weeden wrote: > >Having going through the a&&pain of multiple reboots and patching for > >a new windows install too many times myself, I wanted to pass along > >this little gem that I don't think has been mentioned here before: > > > >http://www.heise-online.co.uk/security/Do-it-yourself-Service-Pack-- > /features/80682 > > > >It's an offline updater for Windows, reminiscent of the now defunct > >Autopatcher. You download it, tell it which windows products (OS > >and/or Office), versions, and languages you want, and it will > >download all the patches and service packs and put them into one > >burnable CD or DVD. > > > >The download link for the latest version is here: > > > >http://www.heise.de/ct/projekte/offlineupdate/download_uk.shtml > > > >Lifesaver. > > > >--- > >Brian Protected by Websense Messaging Security -- www.websense.com
