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Putting windows update patches etc on a cd rom

  • 16-10-2003 11:43PM
    #1
    SouperComputer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,946 ✭✭✭


    rather than running fricken windows update on 20 machine of different OS and IE. Is there a handy resource where you can download all of the latest patches within a certain timeframe.

    this windowsupdate of 45mins per machine is a frickin joke!


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  • #2
    Xterminator
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,831 ✭✭✭Xterminator


    Go into windows update and choose windows catalogue.

    You can choose all the updates by o/s or Product, eg office 2000.

    You add them to your 'basket' like an online shop and then at the end you download what you need to 1 location, eg deploy folder etc.

    I only add the critical patches my self as updates for media player etc dont make an iota of difference in a corporate enviornment.

    X


  • #3
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 95,988 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    If you have a spare 2000 server you can deploy SUS on it - sorta caches the windows update site. (Note does not work for NT)
    http://www.faqshop.com/sus/default.htm?http://faqshop.com/sus/sususeful.htm

    http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserversystem/sus/default.mspx
    http://www.microsoft.com/smserver/evaluation/datasheets/PatchDeploy.asp
    Overview http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/itsolutions/msm/swdist/pmsms/pmsmsog.asp

    If not then you are into writing batch files ...

    eg: dir *.exe /b > patch.bat
    then add a /? at the end of each line
    then run it and note the switches for quiet / no reboot / overwrite files etc. - cos' they vary quite a bit :(

    then add the appropiate switches to the batch file
    if NT4 (and 2k below sp3 ??) add qchain at the end

    You now have a batch file that puts all the patches on at once.

    You can also use PSEXEC to push the patches
    www.sysinternals.com (pstools)

    :Use PSINFO to ID OS etc.
    PSINFO \\%1>%1.txt

    :then push appropiate patch...
    psexec -i -c \\%1 WindowsXP-KB824146-x86-ENU.exe -u -o -z
    psexec -i -c \\%1 WindowsNT4Workstation-KB824146-x86-ENU.EXE -m -z
    :Add a delay..
    Choice /T:N,99
    if not [%RESTART%]==[] \shutdown \\%1 /R /Y /C /t:99

    notes: - different options for XP and NT4 for same patch :(
    Choice is from windows 98
    %1 is the name of the machine to patch
    %RESTART% is set on command line if you want to reboot the machines eg: if running at night.


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