Title: RE: download patches.
Janardhan,
We are working on the same solution... The XML file from shavlik is a little better to play with but microsoft in their infinate wisdom allowed Shavlik to make the XML file so convoluted that it is almost imposible (from my side at least) to get
I tried this once and gave up due to lack of time. While parsing XML data can be fun,
I think you will find it much easier to parse the hfnetchk output than try to sort
through the monster XML file it uses.
A larger problem is how to download patches. Microsoft does not use one standard web
, 2003 12:23 PM
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Subject: RE: download patches.
I tried this once and gave up due to lack of time. While parsing XML
data can be fun, I think you will find it much easier to parse the
hfnetchk output than try to sort through the monster XML file it uses.
A larger problem
Title: RE: download patches.
SUS is your friend:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/windowsupdate/sus/default.asp
I run this on a little over 1100 computers and it makes my life sooo much easier.
Key points:
Web based server management
Controlled distribution
GPO based (or registry
