Patch affected files

[ShravanaKumar]

Hello All,

We are using windows XP professional.

From the command prompt, How do i list the patches and patch affected
files in the system?

Patch will be a microsoft operating system patch.


Thanks,

Best Regards,
Shravana Kumar.

 

[Rick]

Check here: http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q282/7/84.ASP


From MS KnowledgeBase Q282/7/84 article:

"SUMMARY
Microsoft has released a command-line tool named Qfecheck.exe that gives
network administrators increased ability to track and verify installed
Windows 2000 and Windows XP hotfixes. This tool provides the following
benefits:

This tool helps customers who thought they had properly installed an update,
but had not, and are now experiencing a problem. Previously, it was somewhat
difficult to identify which fixes were installed on a computer. This simple
tool easily enumerates all of the installed fixes by Microsoft Knowledge
Base article number. Customers can then confirm that they have installed the
appropriate set of fixes before using a valuable support incident and
potentially experiencing unplanned down time.

Many companies identify a common set of fixes that are required for all
servers in a given data center. To help ensure that Windows 2000 and Windows
XP hotfixes are applied in a consistent manner across many servers, this
tool allows you to create logs for each computer in your organization that
show which fixes are installed. Once those logs are created, you can easily
scan them for consistency.
There are rare situations in which, because of a network problem, a problem
with the update itself, or a subsequent update that improperly overwrites a
previous fix, updates could be damaged or removed in error. This tool
ensures that not only have the fixes been installed, but that they are
current on the computer.

Microsoft has noted a significant correlation between maintaining a
consistent platform across organizations and the overall stability and
uptime of those systems. Microsoft believes that using this tool to
regularly audit computers is a best practice that will help customers
achieve higher reliability on their computers."

Rick

 

[Torgeir Bakken (MVP)]

Hello All,

We are using windows XP professional.

From the command prompt, How do i list the patches and patch affected
files in the system?

Patch will be a microsoft operating system patch.

Hi

Take a look at the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA):

<quote>
Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA):

The Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer allows administrators to scan local
and remote systems for missing security patches as well as common security
misconfigurations. More information on MBSA is available at:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/tools/mbsahome.asp

</quote>


It has it own newsgroup as well:

microsoft.public.security.baseline_analyzer


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