Re: Deploy patches with login script?

From: Oli Restorick [MVP] (oli_at_mvps.org)
Date: 07/19/04 

Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2004 19:49:50 +0100

As sbillard says, user login scripts are a poor solution to patching.
Although computer startup scripts may work, you have the additional job of
testing whether a patch has already been applied and ensuring that patches
are applied in the correct order.

Why not get Microsoft to do the work for you? Check out SUS (Software
Update Services). It's not a perfect solution, but it's better than a lot
of solutions and it's free.

Alternatively, GFI LANguard Network Security Scanner can push patches to
machines. See www.gfi.com.

Regards

Oli

"mike" <mike@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:719B599F-03B4-47FB-932B-0D0EECF46E25@microsoft.com...
> Hi,
>
> My boss has just asked if it is possible for me to modify our login script
> to patch the workstations that we have on the network. We are running
> mostly XP machines and right now our login script is Kix (but I would
> change it if need be). It seems like it would be easy enough to add the
> additional code, but do the users need to have administrative rights on
> their machines for the patches to be deployed? Most of the users are not
> admins (for obvious reasons). Is there a way around this? I'd really
> like to save the helpdesk the work of running around the building.
>
> Thanks

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