cool tool for m$ net admins

found this

http://home.san.rr.com/gravitystorm/index.html

it's an installed service pack tool which can query all the boxes on your net and report what sp's they need/have....very cool...it also has a "liveupdate" feature (which i'm sure they're going to get sued by sysmantec about)....to update the sp's in it's local db...

there's two versions...a free one which just reports and a full version which allows you to check off which sp's you want and then it fetches them...but the pay version is not cheap...+$1000 bucks...but if you work for a big co or have lots of cash hangin around...it might make your day go easier...

i'll be using the free version...alot i expect... :D

should also mention that it isn't only for OS sp's...will also enumerate missing sp's for

IIS
ISA
Outlook, and OExpress
IE
Exchange Server
SQL Server

My NT admin says thanks. He really needed that.

I am cheing this out right now. It does point out that it is for NT/2k machines . I wonder if all funcitons run across a network. IE, does it figure out what version of outlook I am running on a different box, then what, install a service pack...remotely. Humm, sounds like a security hole waiting to happen if you ask me...

you might be right...but as far as i can tell...it doesn't install the sp...just dl's it to a specified dir...then you have to do the install yerself...which is what i'd want from a sec pov...