Windows XP Updates installed remotely on a Windows 2000 server LAN?

[Barry Cooper]

Hi,

I've trawled the knowledge base and this newsgroup but can not find an
answer as to whether it is even possible to remotely update windows
PCs over a LAN. I'm sure it must be as I remember receiving emails at
a previous work place being told to leave all PCs on overnight so that
updates could be installed.

So how do I do it? Surely it is an issue that many people must come
across. I know I could do a remote connection to every machine but
it's hardly time well spent.

Ideas, links etc greatly appreciated. Desktops are Win XP Professional
and the Server is Win2k.

Regards

Barry Cooper

 

[Barry Cooper]

Do I take the silence to mean that it isn't possible or have I posted
to the wrong group?

 

[Cleve S.]

Barry,

Security patches & service packs can be automatically installed using a
Software Update Server. See KB810796 & KB322365 to start.

Cleve

 

[Kristofer Gafvert]

Hello,

You can use either SUS:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserversystem/sus/default.mspx

or Group Policy:

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/...erprise/proddocs/en-us/sag_ADEconcepts_01.asp

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