hotfix deployment ... urgent!

There is, of course the free Software Update Service
http://tinyurl.com/rhqu
http://tinyurl.com/rlsz

Microsoft Software Update Services (SUS) enables administrators to quickly and reliably deploy the latest critical updates and security updates to Windows? 2000 and Windows Server? 2003-based servers, as well as to desktop computers running Windows 2000 Professional or Windows XP Professional.

Go to webattack.com and search for LANGUARD it will return 4 matches download the trial languard security scanner I believe if you register this utility it will push hotfixes out to workstations I know the trial did for xp/2k workstations don't know about other older OS's but give it a try the trial is fully functional for 30days.

Another way is to use a .VBS script file that Microsoft released to roll out the revised "Blaster" patch (MS03-039). It is here:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=827227

I used this VBS file to patch 50 workstations in about 10 minutes. Very nice. The VBS script detects Win2K, Win2K3 and WinXP, and installs the appropriate script. The script uses WMI to do this, so it will NOT work against NT4 clients (NT4 Server or NT4 Workstation).

All you need is a file with the IP addresses of the machines to patch, the different patches for each operating system, and the VBS script itself. Makes it very easy to do this.

I ran this script from my laptop, got some coffee, and came back and it was almost done. You can use the script to deploy any hotfix/patch from Microsoft. I don't think it will install a Service Pack or an IE upgrade, but the OS patches, it works great!

hope this helps

Setup a SUS Server available from Microsoft. This will update the Microsft platforms. Can't help with the Unix/Linux/Mac end.

GO to webattack.com and go to freeware then under networking choose the network administration and then download GFI languard Security this program in its trial mode will push hotfixes and service packs out to windows nt / 2k and xp machines for 28 days. should be able to get your updates done in that time. set scan for your domain and it will find all computers then you can 'push' patches and updates to the workstations, it will prompt you to download the patches needed to its download directory. don't forget after install to go to help and check for updates from GFI first so that you have the latest patch list, then under scan / options / advances load the missing patches configuration and do the domain scan.

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