Just read the latest news on Microsofts web sites about the latest critical
security patches for the MSBlast virus, etc:-

ie. Q824146 - MS03-039: A Buffer Overrun in RPCSS Could Allow an Attacker to
Run Malicious Programs
Q823980 - MS03-026: Buffer Overrun in RPC May Allow Code Execution

I was wondering, does scheduling 'Automatic Updates' to download updates and
install them, automatically cover these latest critical patches, and hence
any future ones. I would have thought that's what's written on the tin.

Is there anyway to check that these patches are installed and have been done
so by the Automatic Updates program.
I'd need to do this on several PC's in our network, including external
computers that dial in via a VPN connection.

Also, is there anyway to remotely schedule the Automatic Updates to download
and install the latest patches. Again, i need to do this for the other 20 or
so local PC's in my network, and approximately another 20 computers that
dial in. All machines are part of our SBS 2000 domain and are either Windows
2000 or XP Pro.

Thanks in advance

Dan Williams

"Dan Williams" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:bkbr5k$8u0$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Just read the latest news on Microsofts web sites about the latest
critical
> security patches for the MSBlast virus, etc:-
>
> ie. Q824146 - MS03-039: A Buffer Overrun in RPCSS Could Allow an Attacker
to
> Run Malicious Programs
> Q823980 - MS03-026: Buffer Overrun in RPC May Allow Code Execution
>
> I was wondering, does scheduling 'Automatic Updates' to download updates
and
> install them, automatically cover these latest critical patches, and hence
> any future ones. I would have thought that's what's written on the tin.
>
> Is there anyway to check that these patches are installed and have been
done
> so by the Automatic Updates program.
> I'd need to do this on several PC's in our network, including external
> computers that dial in via a VPN connection.
>
> Also, is there anyway to remotely schedule the Automatic Updates to
download
> and install the latest patches. Again, i need to do this for the other 20
or
> so local PC's in my network, and approximately another 20 computers that
> dial in. All machines are part of our SBS 2000 domain and are either
Windows
> 2000 or XP Pro.
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Dan Williams
>
>

Hi!
Windows automatic updates install latest security patches too as released by
Microsoft to run computers without any hiccup.
with regards/
ssg/pronetworks.org

Sorry, i should have mentioned that most of my users log on without
Administrator priviledges, thus making Automatic Updates useless.

I've done a bit of research myself and found this:- (URL will wrap, so best
to cut and paste it to your browser)

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/tre...ch/default.asp

I'm currently looking at persuading the boss to let me deploy the SMS
software update package with SUS.

Cheers

Dan.


"S.Sengupta" <ssengupta_@msn.com> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> "Dan Williams" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:bkbr5k$8u0$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Just read the latest news on Microsofts web sites about the latest
> critical
> > security patches for the MSBlast virus, etc:-
> >
> > ie. Q824146 - MS03-039: A Buffer Overrun in RPCSS Could Allow an
Attacker
> to
> > Run Malicious Programs
> > Q823980 - MS03-026: Buffer Overrun in RPC May Allow Code Execution
> >
> > I was wondering, does scheduling 'Automatic Updates' to download updates
> and
> > install them, automatically cover these latest critical patches, and
hence
> > any future ones. I would have thought that's what's written on the tin.
> >
> > Is there anyway to check that these patches are installed and have been
> done
> > so by the Automatic Updates program.
> > I'd need to do this on several PC's in our network, including external
> > computers that dial in via a VPN connection.
> >
> > Also, is there anyway to remotely schedule the Automatic Updates to
> download
> > and install the latest patches. Again, i need to do this for the other
20
> or
> > so local PC's in my network, and approximately another 20 computers that
> > dial in. All machines are part of our SBS 2000 domain and are either
> Windows
> > 2000 or XP Pro.
> >
> > Thanks in advance
> >
> > Dan Williams
> >
> >
>
> Hi!
> Windows automatic updates install latest security patches too as released
by
> Microsoft to run computers without any hiccup.
> with regards/
> ssg/pronetworks.org
>
>

Do some checking, I believe you can set a group policy that will update the
clients without admin privelidges. If you have a lot of clients, an SUS
server would make more sense, and its free. The advantage is that you don't
have every client hogging up the internet bandwidth every time they update.


"Dan Williams" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:bkc1lg$cr$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Sorry, i should have mentioned that most of my users log on without
> Administrator priviledges, thus making Automatic Updates useless.
>
> I've done a bit of research myself and found this:- (URL will wrap, so
best
> to cut and paste it to your browser)
>
>
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/tre...ch/default.asp
>
> I'm currently looking at persuading the boss to let me deploy the SMS
> software update package with SUS.
>
> Cheers
>
> Dan.
>
>
> "S.Sengupta" <ssengupta_@msn.com> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> >
> > "Dan Williams" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:bkbr5k$8u0$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > Just read the latest news on Microsofts web sites about the latest
> > critical
> > > security patches for the MSBlast virus, etc:-
> > >
> > > ie. Q824146 - MS03-039: A Buffer Overrun in RPCSS Could Allow an
> Attacker
> > to
> > > Run Malicious Programs
> > > Q823980 - MS03-026: Buffer Overrun in RPC May Allow Code
Execution
> > >
> > > I was wondering, does scheduling 'Automatic Updates' to download
updates
> > and
> > > install them, automatically cover these latest critical patches, and
> hence
> > > any future ones. I would have thought that's what's written on the
tin.
> > >
> > > Is there anyway to check that these patches are installed and have
been
> > done
> > > so by the Automatic Updates program.
> > > I'd need to do this on several PC's in our network, including external
> > > computers that dial in via a VPN connection.
> > >
> > > Also, is there anyway to remotely schedule the Automatic Updates to
> > download
> > > and install the latest patches. Again, i need to do this for the other
> 20
> > or
> > > so local PC's in my network, and approximately another 20 computers
that
> > > dial in. All machines are part of our SBS 2000 domain and are either
> > Windows
> > > 2000 or XP Pro.
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance
> > >
> > > Dan Williams
> > >
> > >
> >
> > Hi!
> > Windows automatic updates install latest security patches too as
released
> by
> > Microsoft to run computers without any hiccup.
> > with regards/
> > ssg/pronetworks.org
> >
> >
>
>