[IMail Forum] WAY OT: A question about patches

[Allen]

Guys and Gals,  Here is the scenario; I have roughly 2500 computers, 40 Servers, and all in 25 different locations. All machines are running mixed windows operating systems and all have different versions of Internet Explorer. I have a staff of 3 and they are as always a week behind, so having them make rounds and install these patches are out. What I need is a script that will check OS and install the correct patches at logon, also it will need to check IE and install the correct patches. If anyone has this I would be greatly indebted to you. After the last Blaster fiasco we started working on installing the Microsoft SUS throughout the network on all the main servers at the remote locations only to find that we needed to install larger drives in the servers. So we have made provisions to do this, however it will not happen this quick. I would also like any (restricted budget) suggestions on how to make managing this system a little easier. I thank you in advance for any suggestions or help. Also is there a way that I can prevent this from affecting our system such as a port to block or a workaround. Allen