Brad, Because it only rolls out MS patches, not non MS applications. For example, I work in a school where on average I have one new piece of software to install each month on 200+ machines. I believe it is for this kind of usage that people are interested in building a software install system.
Regards Kevin Lawry -----Original Message----- From: Brad Erdman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 10 August 2003 19:41 To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [Unattended] remote upgrades? Hi, I have seen a number of people asking about this and just wanted to through my 2 cents. I am using MS Software Update Sever (http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/windowsupdate/sus/default.asp) and have found it very reliable. I have seen other people on the list suggest it was well. Bets of all, it is free. It is very easy to use and provides a flexible policy for applying/installing all manor of hot fixes etc. The only drawback to it is that it does not do major service packs. However, I have seen an article on MS sight which describes how to deploy them via group policy. Why reinvent the wheel? Brad > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2003 10:10 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [Unattended] remote upgrades? > > > Lloyd (not sure if that is your first name or surname, sorry) > > Not natively, but some of us are playing with various ideas - > I am (fairly) > successfully using a modified approach to deploy software > triggered by a > machine logoff script in group policy - all the details are > already posted > to the list, unfortunatly the thread title is a bit misleading because > things went off on a tangent. If you look in the archive for > '[Unattended] > Requesting "mapdrive.pl" from Scott Card' you should find all the gory > details. I am loath to make a post that is just a repeat, so > if you can't > find it let me know & I will mail you a copy off list > > Regards > > Kevin Lawry > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of lloyd > Sent: 09 August 2003 21:52 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [Unattended] remote upgrades? > > > does unattended offer anything by way of automated upgrades for remote > machines? e.g. apply a security patch to a number of machines in an > organization without having to visit each desktop? > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email sponsored by: Free pre-built ASP.NET sites including > Data Reports, E-commerce, Portals, and Forums are available now. > Download today and enter to win an XBOX or Visual Studio .NET. > http://aspnet.click-url.com/go/psa00100003ave/direct;at.aspnet > _072303_01/01 > _______________________________________________ > unattended-info mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-info > ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email sponsored by: Free pre-built ASP.NET sites including Data Reports, E-commerce, Portals, and Forums are available now. Download today and enter to win an XBOX or Visual Studio .NET. http://aspnet.click-url.com/go/psa00100003ave/direct;at.aspnet_072303_01/01 _______________________________________________ unattended-info mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-info
