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have you just ignored my post? I keep 2000 laptops and desktops updated with that (all XP), but the code is only a little different for 2k

Just dump the patch in the folder and at next logon the user will install it (asuming local admin)



No, I didn't ignore your post, however in a mixed OS environment where we want to deliver OS and application patches and updates in a controlled manner WSUS is the weapon of choice.

I assume that you have additional modules for pulling down the updates from MS, delivering them to staging PCs and servers for initial testing and then reporting the success (or failure) of updates as well, but TBH the MS solution is so trivial to implement that if you are just starting to look at implementing a patch roll-out mechanism you'd be hard pressed to find anything that will do a better job at the same price.