Have you considered Microsoft's free Software Update Services (SUS)? Although it does not install Service Packs and has some other quirks, it's a great solution for a company of your size for installing Microsoft operating system (and other apps, like Outlook, IE, WMP, etc.) security updates. Future versions (and currently the SUS Software Assurance version) will also install Service Packs.
Roger **************************************************************************** **** *Roger A. Grimes, Computer Security Consultant *CPA, MCSE (NT/2000), CNE (3/4), A+ *email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *cell: 757-615-3355 *Author of Malicious Mobile Code: Virus Protection for Windows by O'Reilly *http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/malmobcode *Author of upcoming Honeypots for Windows (Apress) **************************************************************************** ***** ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ronish Mehta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, July 11, 2003 2:47 AM Subject: Deploying Microsoft patches > Hi, > there are about 500 pcs in the company that i work > for, > all of them are on Win 2K Professional > > With this amount of PCs, it is very difficult to keep > all of these PCs patched with the latest security > patches > > We have tried to automate the process by launching the > installation by using AD 'Startup Script'. However the > patch is installed every time the PC is booted > > Currently we are deploying patches manually, and this > is very time consuming, and we are not able to keep > uptodate with the latest patches being released by > Microsoft > > Anyone who has an automated process for deploying > patches without the use of Commercial tools for remote > installations? > > Thanks! > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! > http://sbc.yahoo.com > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- - > Evaluating SSL VPNs' Consider NEOTERIS, chosen as leader by top analysts! > The Gartner Group just put Neoteris in the top of its Magic Quadrant, > while InStat has confirmed Neoteris as the leader in marketshare. > > Find out why, and see how you can get plug-n-play secure remote access in > about an hour, with no client, server changes, or ongoing maintenance. > > Visit us at: http://www.neoteris.com/promos/sf-6-9.htm > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Evaluating SSL VPNs' Consider NEOTERIS, chosen as leader by top analysts! The Gartner Group just put Neoteris in the top of its Magic Quadrant, while InStat has confirmed Neoteris as the leader in marketshare. Find out why, and see how you can get plug-n-play secure remote access in about an hour, with no client, server changes, or ongoing maintenance. Visit us at: http://www.neoteris.com/promos/sf-6-9.htm ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
