Now that I have the ITMU installed, can I remove the SUIT, ESUIT, and OITU?

Probably not the ESUIT, possibly the others.   Take a look at this post, and see what products you have that are not supported with the ITMU.

**This information is accurate as of August 10th, 2005.  Frequently visit the ITMU page and www.myITforum.com for information on updates.

First, to clarify scanning tools.

• Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)
• Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer 2.0 (MBSA)
• Inventory Tool For Microsoft Updates (ITMU)

All three of these use the same scanning engine.  The good news is that all three will report the same data.  So if WSUS finds an applicable patch for a system, both the ITMU and MBSA 2.0 should also identify the same applicable patch.

The ITMU (WSUS and MBSA 2.0 for that matter) currently supports the following products:

• Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
• Microsoft Windows XP
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003
• All Windows components (such as MSXML, MDAC, and Microsoft Virtual Machine)
• Microsoft Windows XP Embedded
• Microsoft DirectX
• .NET Framework
• Microsoft Windows Messenger
• Microsoft FrontPage Server Extensions (Office XP and later)
• Microsoft Windows Media Player 10
• Windows Script 5.1, 5.5, 5.6
• Microsoft Outlook Express
• Microsoft SQL Server 2000 with Service Pack 4 (SP4)
• Microsoft Exchange 2000 with Service Pack 3 (SP3)
• 64-bit versions of Windows Server 2003
• 64-bit versions of Windows XP
• Office 2003
• Microsoft Office XP SP3

You may notice a few products that can currently be detected with the Software Update Inventory Tool (SUIT) do not appear on the ITMU list.   Specifically:

• Microsoft SQL Server 7.0, 2000 SP3a (MS03-031)
• Microsoft Exchange 5.0 (MS05-012) and Microsoft Exchange 5.5 (MS05-012, MS05-029, MS03-046, MS03-047, MS04-026)
• Microsoft Host Integration Server 2000, 2004 and SNA Server 4.0
• Microsoft BizTalk Server 2000, 2002 and 2004
• Microsoft Commerce Server 2000 and 2002
• Microsoft Content Management Server 2001 and 2002

If you have any of these products in your environment, and would like to be able to continue to detect applicable updates, you will need to continue to use the SUIT (at least for now).

What about Microsoft Office 2000 or Office XP?

• Office XP – If you have Office XP and are not on Service Pack 3, first consider upgrading to SP3.  If you are unable to upgrade to SP3, you will have to use the current Office Inventory Tool for Microsoft Updates (OITU).
• If you have Office 2000 installed, OITU is currently your only choice.

What about the Extended Software Update Inventory Tool (ESUIT)?

Don’t uninstall the ESUIT just yet.  The ESUIT is currently your only method for detecting updates for the following products/vulnerabilities:

·        MSN Messenger (MS05-009, MS05-022)

·        Microsoft Visual Studio 2002 (MS04-028)

·        Microsoft Visual Studio 2003(MS04-028)

·        Producer for PowerPoint (MS04-028)

·        Microsoft ISA Server 2000 (MS05-034)

·        Microsoft Services for UNIX (MS05-033)

·        Microsoft Interactive Training (MS05-031)

·        Microsoft Word Viewer 2003 (MS05-023)

The articles referenced below are intended for MBSA 2.0.  Since the scanning engine for MBSA 2.0 and the ITMU are the same, supported products should also be the same.

MBSA 2.0 FAQ “Over time, all Microsoft products will be supported through Microsoft Update…”  Unfortunately, we’re not there quite yet.  If you have a Microsoft Technical Account Manager (TAM), be sure to let him/her know you're anxiously waiting for this to happen.

KB 895660 Provides detail of products supported.

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