Re: Missing patches got deployed to every machine - only 18 needed it.

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Nope, patches only get installed to machines that need the patch.

Two things might explain your results.
1) the results of the scan's weren't in yet.
2) you are misinterpreting whether the patches have been installed.

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Kim Oppalfens
Telindus Belgium
MVP Windows Server System - SMS
"AC" <AC@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>I deployed an advertisement of paches from the Software Updates that
> consisted of 3 patches. It was only suppose to be deployed to 18 machines,
> so
> I thought. I did select "all systems" collection but isn't the patch only
> suppose to be installed on the machines that need it? I ran a Compliance
> report with the KB # of each of the 3 patches prior to sending the
> advertisment and the total missing with all 3 paches was 18 machines. Was
> there a switch I missed somewhere to only apply to necessary machines?
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> AC


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