Running Windows Updates on Networks

ZTP · Post by **ZTP** » Wed Mar 03, 2004 1:03 pm

Is there a way to set some kind of software up to monitor PC's on a network so I would know when a computer is in need of a critical update or driver update?

koldchillah · Post by **koldchillah** » Wed Mar 03, 2004 2:11 pm

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsservers ... nents.mspx

ZTP · Post by **ZTP** » Wed Mar 03, 2004 4:01 pm

What is that link supposed to show? The page just continues to flash and doesnt do anything.

koldchillah · Post by **koldchillah** » Wed Mar 03, 2004 4:10 pm

Originally posted by Z.T.P.
What is that link supposed to show? The page just continues to flash and doesnt do anything.

thats strange.. link works fine from my end.

Its Microsoft's SUS server. (Software Update Service).. its free you just have to install it on a Microsoft server OS that has IIS enabled and you can use it to push updates down to all client PC's on the network.

Just google "Microsoft SUS" and its the first link.

ZTP · Post by **ZTP** » Wed Mar 03, 2004 4:18 pm

Originally posted by koldchillah
thats strange.. link works fine from my end.

Its Microsoft's SUS server. (Software Update Service).. its free you just have to install it on a Microsoft server OS that has IIS enabled and you can use it to push updates down to all client PC's on the network.

Just google "Microsoft SUS" and its the first link.

Thanks Koldchillah I will give that a look.

ZTP · Post by **ZTP** » Wed Mar 03, 2004 4:20 pm

eek it doesnt work with client computers running Windows 98. Got several here on our network running Windows 98.

koldchillah · Post by **koldchillah** » Wed Mar 03, 2004 4:21 pm

Originally posted by Z.T.P.
Thanks Koldchillah I will give that a look.

no prob dude.. good luck.

ZTP · Post by **ZTP** » Fri Mar 05, 2004 9:48 am

Just a quick followup on this one. Is there any program that will work on a multiple OS network to do this?

koldchillah · Post by **koldchillah** » Fri Mar 05, 2004 11:58 am

Nothing will work for Windows 98 because Microsoft is no longer offering continued public updates via Windows Update. Yes you can download existing ones and install those, but there will be nothing new publically released.

Quoted from Microsoft:

Microsoft will not publicly release security hotfixes for Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, or Windows Millennium Edition. However, customers may request a security hotfix through On-Demand Security Hotfix support, which is offered for these products through June 30, 2006. When a request is received, Microsoft will investigate the issue and try to provide an appropriate response to the customer.

In other words you'll have to get hit with something before they will even help you, which by that time the damage may already be done.

Basically, Windows 98 is beyond its life cycle and this is Bill's way of saying its time to upgrade.

Prey521 · Post by **Prey521** » Sat Mar 06, 2004 12:14 pm

I setup a SUS at my job, works great, thats the only drawback though, won't update 9x and NT clients! But oh well, who the hell cares about those anyways!!

You can try the Baseline Analyzer, which will scan an NT client, but nope, won't do 9x machines!

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/securi ... ahome.mspx

greEd · Post by **greEd** » Mon Mar 08, 2004 8:35 am

My choice:

http://hfnetchk.shavlik.com/default.asp

ZTP · Post by **ZTP** » Mon Mar 08, 2004 9:47 am

I appreciate the help everyone. Now I just need to get the rest of these systems upgraded so we can effectively implement something like this.

ZTP · Post by **ZTP** » Mon Mar 08, 2004 9:48 am

Originally posted by Prey521
I setup a SUS at my job, works great, thats the only drawback though, won't update 9x and NT clients! But oh well, who the hell cares about those anyways!!

You can try the Baseline Analyzer, which will scan an NT client, but nope, won't do 9x machines!

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/securi ... ahome.mspx

Does it cause much stress to your network when it does updates?