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| Chain hotfixes for installation without a restart |
| If you're responsible for installing Windows 2000 on multiple systems and keeping those systems |
| up to date, you probably consider it a real chore. One way to simplify installations is to use |
| slipstream installations, which integrate service packs into Setup. |
| Although you could allow users to run Windows Update to keep their systems up to date, that's |
| generally not the best solution because you have no control over what updates are installed. The |
| result could be a lot of add-on software or fixes that they just don't need. One case in point is MSN |
| Messenger, which sucks up a lot of bandwidth with excessive UPnP traffic on the network. |
| A better approach is to download hotfixes and updates from Microsoft's Web site and apply them as |
| needed to provide consistency across the enterprise. A potential downside is that hotfixes generally |
| require a restart, which can be a pain if you need to install several. |
| A good solution is to use the Windows 2000 Resource Kit tool QChain.exe to install the hotfixes. |
| QChain lets you install multiple hotfixes with a single restart. To use QChain, first install each |
| hotfix using the -z and -m switches, such as: |
| The -z switch suppresses the restart, and -m (which is optional) runs the update in quiet mode. |
| After you've installed all of the hotfixes, run QChain.exe, and then restart the computer. You can |
| incorporate the updates and QChain in a batch file and run it as a shutdown script through group |
| policy if you want to automate the updates. |
| If you don't have the Resource Kit, you can download QChain from Microsoft's Web site. |
| http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/release.asp?ReleaseID=29821 |
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