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Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Tell Which Software Updates Are Available Via Windows Update?

March 10, 2009 Mar 10, 2009 03/10/09
ScriptingGuy1
Hey, Scripting Guy! I am curious about the updates that are available from Windows Update. The whole process seems so nebulous. It is like some kind of Impressionist painting that suggests things, but I never really get a feel for the updates that are coming down or the ones that are available. I like having a better handle on things than ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I List All Updates That Have Been Added to a Computer?

March 9, 2009 Mar 9, 2009 03/9/09
ScriptingGuy1
Hey, Scripting Guy! We have Windows Update configured on all our workstations at work. Automatically, the workstations check for new updates, and download and install the updates that are required. This happens without user intervention, or from intervention on the part of our small and overworked IT department. Here is the problem. The ...

How Can I Determine if a Particular Patch is Installed?

September 30, 2005 Sep 30, 2005 09/30/05
ScriptingGuy1
Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I use a script to determine if a particular patch has been installed?-- GM Hey, GM. You know, not too long ago this would have been a question we might have “accidentally” dropped in the wastebasket and pretended never to have seen. Why? Well, back in the old days the only way to get information about patches...

How Can I Determine When the Last Patch From Windows Update was Applied?

August 24, 2005 Aug 24, 2005 08/24/05
ScriptingGuy1
Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I determine when the last patch from Windows Update was applied?-- JP Hey, JP. You know, you picked a good time to ask this question; that’s because we just published a Tales from the Script column that introduces scripters to the Windows Update object model, and provides a number of sample scripts for managing...