install patches remotely via script Daniyar <daniyar[ at ]gmail.com> 6/29/2007 9:46:33 AM Hi, we use WSUS policy for servers to download patches automatically. Then interactively it is possible to install updates and reboot. Is it possible to write a script that will force installation of the already downloaded patches? Regards, Dan

Re: install patches remotely via script Harry Johnston <harry[ at ]scms.waikato.ac.nz> 6/29/2007 8:43:20 PM Daniyar wrote: [Quoted Text] > we use WSUS policy for servers to download patches automatically. Then > interactively it is possible to install updates and reboot. > > Is it possible to write a script that will force installation of the > already downloaded patches? Yes. All the documentation, including some sample code IIRC, is in the MSDN Library - try searching for IUpdateSearcher. Harry.

Re: install patches remotely via script Daniyar <daniyar[ at ]gmail.com> 7/4/2007 4:03:20 PM On Jun 29, 10:43 pm, Harry Johnston <h...[ at ]scms.waikato.ac.nz> wrote: [Quoted Text] > Daniyar wrote: > > we use WSUS policy for servers to download patches automatically. Then > > interactively it is possible to install updates and reboot. > > > Is it possible to write a script that will force installation of the > > already downloaded patches? > > Yes. All the documentation, including some sample code IIRC, is in the MSDN > Library - try searching for IUpdateSearcher. > > Harry. Thanks, I could not find the code on MSDN, the interface gives the same features as wuauclt /detectnow. However, I found UpdateHF_v2.5.vbs, a tool that I can run remotely and install patches. I will try it in next MS update period.

Re: install patches remotely via script Harry Johnston <harry[ at ]scms.waikato.ac.nz> 7/4/2007 9:05:02 PM Daniyar wrote: [Quoted Text] >> Yes. All the documentation, including some sample code IIRC, is in the MSDN >> Library - try searching for IUpdateSearcher. > > Thanks, I could not find the code on MSDN, the interface gives the > same features as wuauclt /detectnow. You must have been looking in the wrong place. Try here: <http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa386515.aspx> > However, I found UpdateHF_v2.5.vbs, a tool that I can run remotely and > install patches. Yes, that may suit your purposes. It uses the interfaces described in the MSDN library, so if you decide you need to modify the code the link above may still be of use to you. Harry.