Windows Auto Updates
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We use a mixture of Win98/2K/XP here at work. I'm concerned that the security updates are not being done (most people just ignore the auto update dialog). I would like to download all the patches to my server, and then get the PCs to automatically get the correct one locally. I've downloaded the patch list (mssecure.xml) and I could write a package to do the new updates during login, but I thought there might be something already done. I've seen the package from MS (a sub-contractor actually), but it only supports 2K or XP. Does anyone know of such a package, or perhaps would be willing to help write one? Cheers Neil
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We use a mixture of Win98/2K/XP here at work. I'm concerned that the security updates are not being done (most people just ignore the auto update dialog). I would like to download all the patches to my server, and then get the PCs to automatically get the correct one locally. I've downloaded the patch list (mssecure.xml) and I could write a package to do the new updates during login, but I thought there might be something already done. I've seen the package from MS (a sub-contractor actually), but it only supports 2K or XP. Does anyone know of such a package, or perhaps would be willing to help write one? Cheers Neil
It sounds like you need Software Update Services[^]. SUS is basically a Windows Update server that you install on your domain somewhere. It accesses Microsoft's Windows Update and tells you when new updates become available. You then assign the updates to workstations. Your workstations still run the automatic update software, but now they pull the updates from your local server as configured, rather than from the Windows Update website. You can also schedule installations to occur at specific times. Unfortunately this still only works in a Windows 2k, XP, 2003 environment - there isn't an automatic update component for Win98.
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It sounds like you need Software Update Services[^]. SUS is basically a Windows Update server that you install on your domain somewhere. It accesses Microsoft's Windows Update and tells you when new updates become available. You then assign the updates to workstations. Your workstations still run the automatic update software, but now they pull the updates from your local server as configured, rather than from the Windows Update website. You can also schedule installations to occur at specific times. Unfortunately this still only works in a Windows 2k, XP, 2003 environment - there isn't an automatic update component for Win98.
That's exactly my point. SUS is not for win98. Is anyone interested in testing a Win98 solution? Neil