SUS
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000...us/default.asp

Ray at home

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"ravi" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I administer about 25 machines, mixture of Win 2000 and Win XP,
> that all belong to a domain with the domain controller running Windows
> 2000. Is there a way to install service packs(SP4 for e.g) and other
> hotfixes such as the recent RPC vulnerability hotfix on all these
> machines from the
> domain controller itself? As of now, I dont see any method to install
> hotfixes such as *.exe files and need to run them by logging on to the
> console of each machine. I remember installing msi packages remotely a
> long time back. Any help will be appreciated.
>
> Many thanks,
> --ravi

SUS does not handle service packs, only hotfixes. You
need SMS for service packe unless you can get them in an
MSI format. Then you can use group policy to assign the
software.

jb
>-----Original Message-----
>SUS
>http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000...update/sus/def
ault.asp
>
>Ray at home
>
>--
>Will trade ASP help for SQL Server help
>
>
>"ravi" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Hi,
>>
>> I administer about 25 machines, mixture of Win
2000 and Win XP,
>> that all belong to a domain with the domain controller
running Windows
>> 2000. Is there a way to install service packs(SP4 for
e.g) and other
>> hotfixes such as the recent RPC vulnerability hotfix on
all these
>> machines from the
>> domain controller itself? As of now, I dont see any
method to install
>> hotfixes such as *.exe files and need to run them by
logging on to the
>> console of each machine. I remember installing msi
packages remotely a
>> long time back. Any help will be appreciated.
>>
>> Many thanks,
>> --ravi
>
>
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>