From: "Glenn Meadows" 

I thought part of the discussion was in locations that needed to pull the
patches over a slow link for each computer.  Sure, you can do a memory
stick, and go to each computer, or a usb hd, but what's the aversion to an
automated approach, where you have, basically, an internal Windows Update
location, that gets ALL the patches, and provides you with an approval
screen where you select which patches are to be appled to the machines?

I've had great luck with the free SUS and now WSUS's running internally on
one of our servers.  All the local computers are now re-configued through
the group policy to look to the local server for their updates, and apply
whatever has been approved on the server itself.  Literally takes me no
time each time patches are downloaded, to approve, and the next morning,
every machine in the office is patched. Since I don't do the IT/Network
guru stuff all the time, this is a tremendous time saver for me.

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Glenn M.
"Geo"  wrote in message
news:42fabad7$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> Why do I need a patch server? Downloading the latest service packs and all
> the separate patches and sticking them on a memory stick works great, I
> can
> take patches anywhere with me, no server, no network, no internet, no
> nothing required except either a usb port or a CD drive. This is simple
> and
> simple is good (which is why I want it even simpler).
>
> The pain comes from having to install so many different patches where
> there
> really isn't any reason for it. MS sometimes makes a single exe that
> patches
> multiple issues (IE, OE, ISA server, SQL server are all cumulative), so I
> fail to understand why when they are releasing 6 patches at once they
> can't
> just roll them all into one exe and issue one patch for the month.
>
> Geo.
>
> "Glenn Meadows"  wrote in message
> news:42fa1082$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>> Install a WSUS server in that location, and let it download the patches
>> once, and then deploy them over the local lan to each machine.  You could
>> remotely approve the patches to install when you're ready.
>>
>> WSUS has made my life VERY easy here, with 30+ machines.  It's virtually
>> automatic.
>>
>> Is there a server in that location that could have that added?  WSUS is a
>> free tool to do just that.  PCA onto the server, approve the patches to
>> install, and then at whatever schedule you've set each machine to check
> the
>> local server for updates (typically early AM 2-4 AM), they get patched.
>>
>> Works for me.
>>
>> --
>>
>> Glenn M.
>
>

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