VBS to install multiple hotfixes to remote computers

[qc_metal]

Hello everyone, I've written a script that will install OS & IE hotfixes
that you specify in an index listing to a local or remote computer using
psexec. I figure that if anyone was interested, it'd be you folks... If
for nothing else, it can help some of us poor saps that are not on AD and
group policies yet.

The script will detect OS and IE versions, and install appropriate hotfixes
that you specify in a seperate file. It also utilizes qchain to help
clean-up the files at the end of the install process. Alternatively, it can
query your PC for all installed hotfixes, as well as an HTML listing of
hotfixes that are not installed (according to your criteria).

For the installation portion, the caveat is that you must download the
hotfixes to a central share somewhere that is accessible by the client PC.

Unlike the hfnetchk products, this does not (at the moment) pull down data
dynamically from the Internet. This is more of a "make sure that your PCs
have patches that you specified installed on each one" kinda script. For
example, we use it for core loads and critical updates (login script).

I also use it to deploy IE6 on our core loads with IEAK.

You can check it out here, and let me know what you think:

http://uphold2001.brinkster.net/VBSHF/forum

 

[Jerry Parlee]

Doesn't look like you got much of a response...oh well.
I'm interested and am looking at your web site. I've been running Hfnetchk
and parsing the data via vbscript. Cumbersome and I'm not sure I trust Hf.
Too many weird messages; what does it mean that the file version is "greater
than expected"? Does it mean the same each time?

I'll let you know what I think.

Jerry

 

[qc_metal]

Thanks Jerry -

I appreciate it!

This script has saved a ton of time at my office, I'd be happy to hear that
you tried it!

Rob

 

[qc_metal]

I am considering parsing the XML file for a future version so that VBSHF
becomes more dynamic - btw...

Alas, I too have experienced that "greater than expected" message - pretty
frustrating...!

http://uphold2001.brinkster.net/vbshf/forum

 

[Dineker]

Hi

Try this and seems to be very useful .. think ll apprciate it !!

Patch Management in a Windows Environment Revisited

http://www.giac.org/practical/GSEC/Joe_Maloney_GSEC.pdf

Dineker

 

[Jerry Parlee]

Hi,
Tried to download your script, but not having much luck.

I assume I need to register, but when I do, there is no obvious place to
enter a password, then to logon it asks for a password.

Any ideas?

Thanks,
Jerry

 

[R Dunn]

Jerry -

Shouldn't need to register (will allow anonymous access).

Try it again - my hosting site just updated their servers, so I'm wondering
if this was contributing to your troubles...

Let me know -

Thanks!
Rob