Windows Updates

[Mitch]

I am in charge of installing updates on our Netware
network and
have multiple locations. I have to keep up with Security
updates and am wondering what is the best method to get
them on my machines. I have found reference to Hotfix.exe
and Qchain.exe but can't find them on my machine or any
info on the web site except that Qchain must be used if
the updates are before SP3 and I am running SP4. I want to
set up a batch file to run the updates through the login
script and restart after the last has finished installing.
Does anyone have any ideas?
Thanks,
Mitch

 

[Keith Klenke]

you can do unattended installs of them through zenworks since it can deal
with users with user privs & is able to execute those updates as admin for
you, or heck even through login script (if users log in as admin equiv),
then you can use a myriad of tools to check the systems to verify they are
applied


\microsft\win2k\sp4\hotfixes\KB823980\update\update.exe -u -o -z -q

You can also use the one thing from microsoft i actually like - sus -
however this only does minor updates, not service packs.
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/windowsupdate/sus/default.asp

 

[Keith Klenke]

you must have zen, anyone 4.11 & up can run the free zenworks for desktops
2.0 starterpack.

search for zspenu.exe, about 23mb

 

[Iain Marshall]

Where can I get a hold of update.exe?

I'm in the same position - I need a way to automatically roll out patches
and service packs to all Windows 2000 PCs using only Netware servers.
I would appreciate any ideas...

Iain Marshall

 

[Keith Klenke]

it comes in the patches

however with most you dont have to even extract them, just drop to command
line & do patchwhatevernumber /? & use those switches, but it the ones i
outlined already, or the simpler /q that others use.

ZenWorks is your friend.