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Best way to deploy a service pack?

TeachMeIT — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 15:34:19 +0000

What is the best way to deploy a service pack? Group Policy or allow users to download it themselves or something like WSUS?

Visual Basic script to get Sysinfo

Oh2abq — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 22:40:40 +0000

Hello I am having problems with a VB Script this is what I want to achieve: 1) Check a machine if is active on the network 2) Find the current logged in user 3) Gather the Service Pack Version 4) Display all information into Excel 5) Highlight in redf which machines are online or offline 6) Highlight in red which machines need SP3+ I have managed to do most of the work

Copy of Script On Error Resume Next

Set objExcel = CreateObject(“Excel.Application”) objExcel.Visible = True objExcel.Workbooks.Add intRow = 2 Const HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE = &H80000002

objExcel.Cells(1, 1).Value = “Machine Name” objExcel.Cells(1, 2).Value = “Results” objExcel.Cells(1, 3).Value = “User Logged On”

Set Fso = CreateObject(“Scripting.FileSystemObject”) Set InputFile = fso.OpenTextFile(“MachineList.Txt”)

Do While Not (InputFile.atEndOfStream) HostName = InputFile.ReadLine

Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject(“WScript.Shell”) Ping = WshShell.Run(“ping -n 1 ” & HostName, 0, True)

objExcel.Cells(intRow, 1).Value = UCase(HostName)

Select Case Ping Case 0 objExcel.Cells(intRow, 2).Value = “On Line” Case 1 objExcel.Cells(intRow, 2).Value = “Off Line” End Select

If objExcel.Cells(intRow, 2).Value = “Off Line” Then objExcel.Cells(intRow, 2).Interior.ColorIndex = 3 Else objExcel.Cells(intRow, 2).Interior.ColorIndex = 4

Set objRegistry = GetObject(“winmgmts:\\” & HostName & “rootdefault:StdRegProv”) if err.number<>0 Then objExcel.Cells(intRow, 3).Value = “DENIED CHECK ADMIN GROUP” err.Clear Else strKeyPath = “SOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionWinLogon” strValueName = “DefaultUserName” objRegistry.GetStringValue HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, strKeyPath, strValueName, strValue objExcel.Cells(intRow, 3).Value = strValue End if End if

intRow = intRow + 1 Loop

objExcel.Range(“A1:D1″).Select objExcel.Selection.Interior.ColorIndex = 19 objExcel.Selection.Font.ColorIndex = 11 objExcel.Selection.Font.Bold = True objExcel.Cells.EntireColumn.AutoFit

MsgBox “Done”

I am having problems gettng the SP info to display and highlight those fields in red that do not meet SP3 + levels.

Any help would be greatly beneficial – Thanks

Getting Service Pack Information in Windows Server 2003

Venkatesh81 — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 01:57:16 +0000

Hi, in my organization i have around 1000 of servers. All are running with Windows 2003 OS. I know many of the Servers are not running SP2. I need a script which checks all the Servers for the Service Pack information and displays the Result. Just Getting the Service Pack information is enough. We do not have WSUS implemented. So we are manually upgrading the SP2. Is there any script you know to get this information. Please help.

Windows XP starts up but hangs at background screen with no icons

Bghp — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 23:17:50 +0000

While in the middle of fixing some trojan infections I have found my XP service pack 3 PC is now starting up to the background screen and not displaying any icons. I am able to hit ctrl-alt-delete and startup task manager. There are no applications running. If I choose new task and enter explorer.exe everything comes up fine and I can work from there. This has been my workaround but is annoying. I have run chkdsk and it initially found one problem and supposedly fixed it. This issue happens when I am in safe mode or even logged in as administartor. I even created an additional identity and it exhibits the same behavior.
Can anyone offer some help?
I would greatly appreciate it.

Uninstalling a SQL Server service pack

SQL Server Ask the Experts — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 19:47:50 +0000

If we have problems after installing a SQL Server service pack, can we uninstall it with no issues?

Exchange 2003 service pack/2003 server service pack

Garden33 — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:05:31 +0000

I am currently running 2003 srv service pack1. I also am running 2003 exch server. How can tell if I have service pack 2 for exchange installed and should I install service pack 2 on the server side first then install service pack 2 on exchnage if needed.

failed windows updates in Server 2003

Gianni — Tue, 27 May 2008 16:20:32 +0000

Hello,
I am having an issue installing updates on my Backup Domaincontroller, it’s running windows server 2003 and I get an error in the event viewer as follows:

Installation Failure: Windows failed to install the following update with error 0×80070643: Visual Studio 2005 Service Pack 1.

Installation Failure: Windows failed to install the following update with error 0x8007f004: Update for Windows Server 2003 (KB948496).

Installation Failure: Windows failed to install the following update with error 0x8007f004: Security Update for Windows Server 2003 (KB941693).

Installation Failure: Windows failed to install the following update with error 0x8007f004: Security Update for Windows Server 2003 (KB945553).

Installation Failure: Windows failed to install the following update with error 0x8007f004: Security Update for Windows Server 2003 (KB948590).

Installation Failure: Windows failed to install the following update with error 0x8007f004: Security Update for ActiveX Killbits for Windows Server 2003 (KB948881).

Installation Failure: Windows failed to install the following update with error 0x8007f004: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 7 for Windows Server 2003 (KB947864).

This was all preformed through remote desktop, Then I physically logged into the box in my computer room and I get a message saying that I do not have permission…

I am getting frustrated can someone please help?

Thanks

Which .Net Framework and or service pack should I keep installed on my XP home Edition Computer?

Joshuasquestion — Sat, 10 May 2008 16:02:09 +0000

I recently tried installing a new software which kept giving me a “failed to initialize properly (0xc000142) click on ok to terminate the application” error. I need this software, it is specialty for my specialty. I read the manufacturer notes that I must have .net framework 2.0 to run it. So I checked and found that I had .Net Framework 1.1, hot fix 1.1, Frame work 2.0 Service pack 1, Framework 3.0 Service Pack 1 and .Net Framework 3.5

So I downloaded and installed .net compact Framework 2.0

The software still doesnt initialize, I still get the 0×000142 error message.
So Here’s my question,
Which Framework and Or service pack do I need to have? Which ones do I delete?

Any help would be greatly appreciated
Please answer to my email as well
joshua@joshuamusicministries.org