Re: Patches & updates best practices
From: Chad A Gross [SBS-MVP] (chad.gross_at_laytonflower.nospam.com)
Date: 02/11/05
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Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2005 00:46:33 -0600
One - Yes, HfNetChkPro is great for scanning to tell you what patches are
missing, and deploying those patches - but you still need to review the
patches / bulletins and determine how they affect your installation.
Two - When you're looking at the scan results, you should be able to
right-click on the line 'Missing Service Pack...' and select Deploy | Latest
Service Pack
-- Chad A. Gross [SBS-MVP] SBS ROCKS!!! "Dodge" <tempemailaddress@sbsnewsgroup.com> wrote in message news:ecwGkK7DFHA.612@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl... > Chad, HFNetChkPro is a nice program and seems to do the job for updating > SBS2K3 as well as push patches/updates to client/users computers. > I assume one should decide whether or not a given patch is warranted, not > just install them all? > Two, I could deploy patches to the server... but could not seem to get > Service Packs to go.... read the help text... but no joy in getting > HFNetChkPro to deploy the SP'es. > Thanks ~ Dodge > > "Chad A. Gross [SBS-MVP]" <chad.gross@laytonflower.nospam.com> wrote in > message news:%237CBPytDFHA.2824@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl... >> [copy of a reply I sent to another thread last night] >> >> Windows Update (and thus Automatic Updates) only push OS patches, as well >> as >> IE and a few things like Sharepoint, .net Framework, etc. But it does >> not >> push updates for Exchange, SQL, ISA, or most SBS-specific fixes (like the >> fix for the notorious POP Connector spamming issue). >> >> Patch Management with Shavlik HFNetChkProT: >> http://www.shavlik.com/hfn_windows.aspx >> >> Download the trial version and install it on your workstation. The trial >> version is free to use for up to 1 server and 10 workstations. If you >> have >> more than that, you can buy the full product - or just use the free >> version >> to scan / push patches to your SBS. HFNetChkPro will scan all SBS >> components for necessary patches (including ISA) . . . >> >> -- >> Chad A. Gross - SBS MVP >> >> SBS Rocks! >> >> "Dodge" <tempemailaddress@sbsnewsgroup.com> wrote in message >> news:eo6pSktDFHA.3452@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl... >>> OK, have an install of SBS2K3... running fine. Have done all the Windows >>> Updates to date. Is there a definitive list of patches that need to be >>> run on an SBS2K3 box install? >>> Just ran Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer and it's referencing other >>> several patches to do, including SP 1 for Exchange. >>> Does Windows update not catch all needed updates/patches? >>> One would think it would define and update all needed updates/patches. >>> Is the Exchange 2003 SP1, a safe and needed patch/update? >>> Are there other tools to check for updates/patches, or is MBSA the >>> definitive tool? >>> ~ Dodge >>> >>> >> >> > >
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