KB885252 Patch win2000 using Zen Works 3

I have this patch I want to have installed on my users machine without the
user not having to do a thing.

Want it to install automatically - It is MS Patch MS05-011

As I've stated before we are running Zenworks 3

Our own Admin was a whiz at Zenworks - yet he never shared what he knew with
us.

I just want the patch to install - the machine will reboot and end of story.

And when they sign on again - it will not do it all over again

That's what I'm running into.

Is there a way I can create a batch file for this?

My knowledge of this Zen and a batch file is limited

Thanks in advance.

"Selarom De Janerio",

If you insist on using Zenworks 3, then I suggest finding a guidebook or
documentation on the program. Do you have a Windows Server on your network?
If so, you might want to think about using Windows Update Services, formerly
called Software Update Services. Here is the link:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserv...s/default.mspx

This will allow you to pick out critical patches you want your users to have
on their machines and dispatch them. You can set all of the users to call
your SUS server and download patches, and install them at a set time.

If you truly want to script the installation, you can download the patch
yourself and copy it to the following specific directory on everyone's
machine: "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\"

In this way, whenever the computer reboots and someone logs in, the
installation will run. You also need to call the script once, install the
update, then delete the caller script and/or the patch, depending on its
location. If this does not sound like the administrator has a lot of
control--you are right. This way is pure imposition: the patch is deployed,
and whenever they restart their machines and log in, the patch installs. It
makes no distinction at all in who installs it or when it will install,
though. I am not highlighting 98% of the rest of Windows NT shell
scripting, which is very useful and powerful. This also does not even start
to tell the story of VBScript, JavaScript, Perl, Python, etc..

If you are interested in Windows scripting, here is are some links:
Microsoft has a script center! Learn here:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scr...r/learnit.mspx
Outside Microsoft, with all of the usual caveats (The following link to a
web site outside Microsoft is provided "AS IS," without any endorsement,
support, or guarantee of the veracity of the material on that web site. The
opinions or data on that web site do not necessarily reflect the views of
Microsoft. No association to Microsoft Corporation, its holdings, partners,
or affiliates is implied, nor should be inferred.)
http://www.windowsshellscripting.com

Sincerely,

Pat Walters [MSFT]


"Selarom De Janerio" <> wrote in message
news:...
> I have this patch I want to have installed on my users machine without the
> user not having to do a thing.
>
> Want it to install automatically - It is MS Patch MS05-011
>
> As I've stated before we are running Zenworks 3
>
> Our own Admin was a whiz at Zenworks - yet he never shared what he knew
with
> us.
>
> I just want the patch to install - the machine will reboot and end of
story.
>
> And when they sign on again - it will not do it all over again
>
> That's what I'm running into.
>
> Is there a way I can create a batch file for this?
>
> My knowledge of this Zen and a batch file is limited
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
>
>