"Christoph Duesmann",
I do not wish to appear ignorant, and I hope you will forgive me, but this
seems a bit like reinventing the wheel. Microsoft already has a free tool
that can scan your network and identify the patch level of each machine.
The first tools is the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer, which can scan
subnets, not just one machine at a time:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en
Further, Microsoft has already provided a cost-free tool for deploying
patches you specify across your network. This is Microsoft Software Update
Services or SUS:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserv...us/susfaq.mspx
I suggest you walk through the demonstration so that you can see what I
mean. Be sure to click on the Starting and Monitoring SUS link in the left
frame, then click on the link in the right frame to view the Exercise:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserv...sus/viewer.htm
Sincerely,
Pat Walters [MSFT]
"Christoph Duesmann" <> wrote in message
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> HI !
>
> I'm searchng for a way to estimate the download locations for Windows
> Updates written in the mssecure.xml file.
> My programm (VB.Net) examines computer in my domain and looks for missing
> updates based on the mssecure.xml.
> (The complete mssecure.xml is insert into an SQL-Database)
> The only problem is : I don't know how to get the download location for
the
> patches ! Most of the links are links to an html or asp site not to an
> executable.
>
> Anybody an idea ?
>
> Christoph Duesmann
>
>
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