On Wed, 12 Nov 2003 08:09:40 -0500, Berger, Gunnar wrote: >My problem is the MS comes out with their updates like the one I see today, >and I'm suppose to implement it to every desktop ASAP and the only way to do >that is manually go to every station and do it. Problem is I have 3 branch >offices and servers I have to manage and going to every desktop tends to mean >that my updates stay a good 3 months behind. Due to recent viruses that I've >been attacked by, I now have to update as soon as the stupid patch comes out. >How can I stream line this process. I know I could use SMS but that is >expensive. Is there any other way of getting all my machines up to date by >pushing out the update? I use Norton Antivirus 9 and it pushes out it's >client install to all my desktops which is really sweet. That kind of >functionality would be a big help. I just need a good cheap solution. SUS. www.microsoft.com/sus HTH. BW, Sorin # Sorin Srbu, Systems Engineer Web: http://www.farmfak.uu.se/organisk/ # Dept of Medicinal Chemistry, Phone: +46 (0)18-4714482 >> 5 signals >> GSM # Div of Org Pharm Chem, Mobile Phone: +46 (0)701-718023 # BMC, Box 574, Uppsala University Fax: +46 (0)18-4714474 # SE-751 23 Uppsala, Sweden Visit: BMC, Husargatan 3, D5:512b # # Public PGP key available on request. # # () ascii ribbon campaign - against html e-mail # /\ # # # Harmless tagline follows: # # Invalid thought detected. Close all mental processes and restart body. ******************************************************** This Weeks Sponsor Pearl Software Internet Monitoring, Filtering, and Control Solutions Enabling User & Group Level Oversight & Access Policies Fully Functional in a Thick or Thin Client Environment http://www.pearlsw.com ********************************************************** To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation mode or view archives use the below link. http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm