User Levels and Software Updates

When I only had a few people on the network, going around to
the different machines to do administrative functions such as installing
updates was no problem. Now our network is growing rapidly and
I spend most of my time updating users' computers. For obvious
reasons I don't want to give them administrative privileges but I can't
be running around to their desks every time software such as
Norman Anti-Virus needs an update (which is almost every day)
How can I solve this dilemma?

Thanks
Tom Lake

Tom Lake wrote:

> When I only had a few people on the network, going around to
> the different machines to do administrative functions such as installing
> updates was no problem. Now our network is growing rapidly and
> I spend most of my time updating users' computers. For obvious
> reasons I don't want to give them administrative privileges but I can't
> be running around to their desks every time software such as
> Norman Anti-Virus needs an update (which is almost every day)
> How can I solve this dilemma?

Aren't you running a server with Active Directory? Using domain tools (WSUS,
etc.) and a client-server antivirus takes care of all that.

Malke
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MS-MVP
Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ

"Malke" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Tom Lake wrote:
>
>> When I only had a few people on the network, going around to
>> the different machines to do administrative functions such as installing
>> updates was no problem. Now our network is growing rapidly and
>> I spend most of my time updating users' computers. For obvious
>> reasons I don't want to give them administrative privileges but I can't
>> be running around to their desks every time software such as
>> Norman Anti-Virus needs an update (which is almost every day)
>> How can I solve this dilemma?
>
> Aren't you running a server with Active Directory? Using domain tools
> (WSUS,
> etc.) and a client-server antivirus takes care of all that.
>

It's not just the anti-virus but ANY software updates need administrator
approval before they'll run. Programs like Adobe Reader, CorelDRAW,
MS updates, etc.

Tom Lake

Tom Lake wrote:

>
> "Malke" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> Tom Lake wrote:
>>
>>> When I only had a few people on the network, going around to
>>> the different machines to do administrative functions such as installing
>>> updates was no problem. Now our network is growing rapidly and
>>> I spend most of my time updating users' computers. For obvious
>>> reasons I don't want to give them administrative privileges but I can't
>>> be running around to their desks every time software such as
>>> Norman Anti-Virus needs an update (which is almost every day)
>>> How can I solve this dilemma?
>>
>> Aren't you running a server with Active Directory? Using domain tools
>> (WSUS,
>> etc.) and a client-server antivirus takes care of all that.
>>
>
> It's not just the anti-virus but ANY software updates need administrator
> approval before they'll run. Programs like Adobe Reader, CorelDRAW,
> MS updates, etc.

Since you apparently do have a server running AD, post your question in one
of the appropriate server groups. The sysadmins there will be able to help
you. This is really not a Vista networking issue at all.

http://aumha.org/nntp.htm - list of MS newsgroups

Malke
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MS-MVP
Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
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