There are third party programs but many of them are very expensive. The benefit is the third party can help update microsoft patches along with a long list of other popular programs.
Here is a link to one. http://www.patchlink.com David -----Original Message----- From: Jack Foust [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 11, 2003 12:12 PM To: Ronish Mehta; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Deploying Microsoft patches Have you considered SUS? http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/windowsupdate/sus/default.asp ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ronish Mehta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, July 11, 2003 5:47 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
