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Patching in SCCM 2007 by spruitt

Here’s a summary of some of the most significant differences I found in patching between SMS 2003 and SCCM 2007. Note that other differences I don’t list...

Recurring advertisements are required for patching by spruitt

My co-worker Shaun Cassells made an important discovery when we began patching with SMS 2003. When you advertise the patch update packages, you must always...

Allowing selected users to postpone patching by spruitt

Someone asked an interesting question in the mssms mailing list recently. I answered it there, and thought it was worth recording in a blog as well. He...

Identifying and selecting Office patches by spruitt

If you are preparing your first Office patches, you may have a hard time finding them in the Distribute Software Updates Wizard. Office patches are set...

Unexpected reboots when patching by spruitt

Have you ever had users complain that their computer rebooted unexpectedly about the time you deployed patches? Maybe it gave them a brief warning, but...

Baseline Patching by spruitt

Do you concentrate just on applying the latest updates? Do you figure that once last month's patches are done you can forget about them? If so, you...

Patch Deployment Strategy and Scheduling by spruitt

How do you schedule when updates will be applied to your machines? What deployment strategy and design do you use? Patching always carries the risk of...

Verifying Authorized Times and Setting Grace Period by spruitt

In my earlier article, Settings for Distribute Software Updates Wizard , I said that we changed the grace period on the command line as required to change...

Settings for Distribute Software Updates Wizard by spruitt

Many people have come up with different settings for DSUW, based on their environment and personal preferences. Here are the settings I chose, with the...
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