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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Well I found some files:</FONT></DIV>
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<P>C:\Program Files\WindowsUpdate\wuaudnld.tmp\cabs</P>
<P>These seem to be the downloaded update files, and they are all in *.exe
format.</P>
<P><FONT face=Arial>I'll try these on another machine and let you
know.</FONT></P></FONT></DIV>
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<A title=tortise@paradise.net.nz
href="mailto:Tortise@Paradise">Tortise@Paradise</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=dba-tech@databaseadvisors.com
href="mailto:dba-tech@databaseadvisors.com">Discussion of Hardware and
Software issues</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, August 28, 2003 10:06
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [dba-Tech] Security measures
- Windows 2K Updates</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>mmm</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Seems there are two options - control panel
/ Automatic updates / "Download the updates automatically and notify me
again before installing them on my computer" - But where does this save the
files??? There is no option given. The beauty of this is it
is automatic and does not involve the very manual process of going to the
Microsoft download site (2nd option) and selecting stuff to
download. But perhaps this is a little ahead of what is
available??? (I'd like to select them at this point and copy the files I
want to other PC's)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I must say the NAV updates seem to work pretty
well, need the occasional re-boot, but are pretty reliable. Presumably
this model has impressed Microsoft as being workable.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>Kind regards,<BR>David </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=Jon.Tydda@alcontrol.co.uk
href="mailto:Jon.Tydda@alcontrol.co.uk">Jon Tydda</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=dba-tech@databaseadvisors.com
href="mailto:dba-tech@databaseadvisors.com">'Discussion of Hardware and
Software issues'</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, August 28, 2003 9:43
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: [dba-Tech] Security
measures - Windcows Updates</DIV>
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<P><FONT size=2>If you go to <A
href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads">www.microsoft.com/downloads</A>
you can find all the big downloads there. Download them and save them onto a
central pc/file server and share them across the network. That's what I do
at work... Got SP4, ie6 sp1, directx9.0b etc... I only download the smaller
updates and driver files on individual pc's.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=2>If you have a windows 2000 server (running the server
edition of the software), you might want to look into the SUS (System
Updates Service) at microsoft.com. I've been looking at implementing it
here, but they seem reluctant to give me a new server just to install
updates. I might point out how if I could have got all the lovsan patches on
quicker, we might not have lost a couple of days to repatching and virus
scanning everything again :-)</FONT></P><BR>
<P><FONT size=2>Jon</FONT> </P>
<P><FONT size=2>-----Original Message-----</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>From:
Tortise@Paradise [<A
href="mailto:tortise@paradise.net.nz">mailto:tortise@paradise.net.nz</A>]
</FONT><BR><FONT size=2>Sent: 28 August 2003 00:05</FONT> <BR><FONT
size=2>To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues</FONT> <BR><FONT
size=2>Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Security measures - Windcows Updates</FONT>
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<P><FONT size=2>Hi</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>I am experimenting with Windows
Updates.</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>What I'd like to know, is, given they can
be such HUGE files how do I manage the loading i.e. can one machine download
them, hold them, (As is an option) and then they be applied to all machines
my side of the firewall without being downloaded by each of em? Kind
regards, David Engines2Go - Now THAT's a Search Engine! Automated major
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<P><FONT size=2>----- Original Message -----</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>From:
"John Colby" <jcolby@colbyconsulting.com></FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>To:
"Discussion of Hardware and Software issues"
<dba-tech@databaseadvisors.com></FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>Sent:
Thursday, August 28, 2003 10:19 AM</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>Subject: RE:
[dba-Tech] Security measures</FONT> </P><BR>
<P><FONT size=2>It's strange that so many people report problems with
Windows updates. I have 4 computers - an OLD dual Pentium II 233, a
"newer" Toshiba laptop PII 233, and two ~2 year old "modern" computers (1.4g
AMD Athlon - "homebuilt"). I run windows update religiously and have never
had a problem on any of them. Win2K Pro, Office 97/2k/XP, NAV,
etc.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=2>Further I was the Sys Admin for the screw company and
regularly updated their ~12 computers - Gateway / Dell. Always just
applied all SPs, updates. Always worked.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=2>John W. Colby</FONT> <BR><FONT
size=2>www.colbyconsulting.com</FONT> </P><BR><BR>
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