Deploy Windows updates using GPO

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Don Jones

Can anyone tell me if there are problems with creating an MSI file to deploy
windows updates using GPOs.

Thanks
 
I deployed it to over 150 machines last week thru a group
policy object. You should download the whole sp4 or 3,
which ever you want, package and extract the contents of
the sp4 package from microsoft to a folder. I think you
need to use the -x or /x option when executiong the file.
Then in the update folder is a already packaged msi file
that you can use. But I will warn you I had a couple of
machine that did not update correctly and it basicallly
killed them. Be sure to let it finish the entire process
and let it reboot the pc on its own and you should have
atleast a 95% or higher success rate. But it worked
nicely for me in all. Alot easier then using the windows
update website.
 
While this approach will normally work, Microsoft does not support it
because of issues with MSIs and Windows File Protection. They also claim the
..exe form of installation provides system-specific configuration not
possible with the MSI approach.

\\ MadDHatteR
 
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