This post contains links to help you get the ITMU installed properly.  Check back over the next few days -- I plan to update this post with links to more information that I post and/or locate relating to the ITMU.

ITMU Pre-Installation:

• Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003 Inventory Tool for Microsoft Updates Pre-Installation Guide (added 8/8/2005)

• Obtaining Required Components for SMS 2003 Inventory Tool for Microsoft Updates (added 8/8/2005)

• ITMU Pre-Installation Process Flow Chart  (added 8/8/2005)

• Preparing for the Inventory Tool for Microsoft Updates (ITMU) – Updating Windows Installer  (added 8/8/2005)

• Windows Installer Requirement and the SMS 2003 Inventory Tool for Microsoft Updates by Bryan Keller (added 8/15/2005)

• Products currently supported (and not supported) with the ITMU  (added 8/10/2005)

ITMU Installation:

• SMS 2003 Inventory Tool for Microsoft Updates (added 8/8/2005)
• ITMU and the Windows Update Agent (added 8/10/2005)

ITMU Post-Installation:

• Products currently supported (and not supported) with the ITMU (added 8/10/2005)
• ITMU - New Web Reports  (added 8/15/2005)
• Preparing for the ITMU – PatchStatus vs. PatchStatusEx – What’s all the fuss? (added 8/15/2005)
• ITMU and Administrative Installation Points for Office Products (added 12/6/2005) Do you use administrative installation points for Office Proucts? If you do, the ITMU may not detect applicable updates.

Tim Minter created an ITMU Category on his Blog (added 8/30/2005)

Brian Tucker created a document on myITforum.com SMS 2003 ITMU: Notes from the Field , and he also has a few blog articles related to ITMU. (added 9/27/2005)

Microsoft published a video: Using the SMS 2003 Inventory Tool for Microsoft Updates (added 9/27/2005)

Greg

If you have any questions or comments, send me email:  ramseyg@hotmail.com