RE: MS04-040 command line ambiguous

From: Rory Niland (RoryNiland_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 12/07/04


Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2004 07:29:03 -0800


used /q:a /r:n for WinXP clients and now works ok .. go figure

any chance you guys could standardise these switches and stop messing about.

"Rory Niland" wrote:

> Taken from : http://support.microsoft.com/kb/889410
>
>
> "Usage information
> To use the SMS deployment package, specify the following command-line
> command in DSUW:
> IE6.0sp1-KB889293-SMS-Deploy-KB889410-x86-ENU.exe /q:a /r:n
>
> The SMS deployment package uses the recommended command-line switches for
> SMS deployment to install the security updates silently without restarting
> client computers. For the Windows 2000 and Windows XP security updates, the
> /quiet /norestart command-line switches are used. For the Windows NT 4.0
> security update, the /q:a /r:n command-line switches are used. These
> command-line switches are part of the script logic in the SMS deployment
> package. These command-line switches cannot be changed."
>
>
> First you say use : /q:a /r:n then you say use /quiet /norestart if using
> 2000/XP - why did you put the "/q:a /r:n" in the usage instructions and then
> qualify it after.
>
>



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