GFI Languard Security Scanner

[Shotgun]

I was recently looking for a way to download the latest hotfixes for both Windows 2000 and XP Pro, and a way to effectively deploy them in our LAN.

I found out that GFI Languard Security Scanner has a feature that it can scan your network PCs to check for missing hotfixes, and offers to download and deploy them thru your LAN.

Since I regularly update my Unattended CDs, this feature alone made this software really useful for me. It is a really no-brainer way to download the current hotfixes. One thing I noticed is that GFI LSS downloads the full hotfixes, not the "express" version, so it is really useful if you make Unattended installation CDs regularly.

[MadGutts]

If you Have a 2k Server, setup the Microsoft Software Update Services. Its free! More infomation and the download is available from: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserversyst...us/default.mspx

Hope this helps !