patching win2k3 and reboot

[Guest Jeff]

Hey

 

I'm about to start installing some patches from microsoft on our win2k3

server today. There is a yellow icon in the sytem tray saying that updates

are ready to be installed on this server.

 

I wonder if there is a way I can find out if the server needs reboot because

of these patches. Maybe I somehow can view what patches will be installed

and in this window it display info regarding if reboot is needed of the

server... , I don't know how to get this information

 

- I ask because if a reboot isn't needed then the patching of the server

will not affect the users so much

 

any suggestions?

[Guest neo [mvp outlook]]

Re: patching win2k3 and reboot

 

You should be able to double click on that icon to bring up a dialog and

then select Custom radio button > Next. From this dialog you should be able

to see what updates are to be applied. Shouldn't be too hard at this point

to look up the KB articles and get a feel if a reboot is required.

 

"Jeff" <donot@spam.me> wrote in message

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> Hey

>

> I'm about to start installing some patches from microsoft on our win2k3

> server today. There is a yellow icon in the sytem tray saying that updates

> are ready to be installed on this server.

>

> I wonder if there is a way I can find out if the server needs reboot

> because of these patches. Maybe I somehow can view what patches will be

> installed and in this window it display info regarding if reboot is needed

> of the server... , I don't know how to get this information

>

> - I ask because if a reboot isn't needed then the patching of the server

> will not affect the users so much

>

> any suggestions?

>

>

[Guest Saral6978]

Re: patching win2k3 and reboot

 

Most likely, installing the updates will require a reboot, but they could

be ones I guess that wouldn't...chances are slim though.

> You should be able to double click on that icon to bring up a dialog

> and then select Custom radio button > Next. From this dialog you

> should be able to see what updates are to be applied. Shouldn't be

> too hard at this point to look up the KB articles and get a feel if a

> reboot is required.

>

> "Jeff" <donot@spam.me> wrote in message

> news:ugcpQ1VbIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>

>> Hey

>>

>> I'm about to start installing some patches from microsoft on our

>> win2k3 server today. There is a yellow icon in the sytem tray saying

>> that updates are ready to be installed on this server.

>>

>> I wonder if there is a way I can find out if the server needs reboot

>> because of these patches. Maybe I somehow can view what patches will

>> be installed and in this window it display info regarding if reboot

>> is needed of the server... , I don't know how to get this information

>>

>> - I ask because if a reboot isn't needed then the patching of the

>> server will not affect the users so much

>>

>> any suggestions?

>>

[Guest neo [mvp outlook]]

Re: patching win2k3 and reboot

 

Well if they are the Feb 2008 security updates. Forget it, reboot is

necessary.

 

"Saral6978" <sloberg@tlccompanies.com> wrote in message

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> Most likely, installing the updates will require a reboot, but they could

> be ones I guess that wouldn't...chances are slim though.

>

>> You should be able to double click on that icon to bring up a dialog

>> and then select Custom radio button > Next. From this dialog you

>> should be able to see what updates are to be applied. Shouldn't be

>> too hard at this point to look up the KB articles and get a feel if a

>> reboot is required.

>>

>> "Jeff" <donot@spam.me> wrote in message

>> news:ugcpQ1VbIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>>

>>> Hey

>>>

>>> I'm about to start installing some patches from microsoft on our

>>> win2k3 server today. There is a yellow icon in the sytem tray saying

>>> that updates are ready to be installed on this server.

>>>

>>> I wonder if there is a way I can find out if the server needs reboot

>>> because of these patches. Maybe I somehow can view what patches will

>>> be installed and in this window it display info regarding if reboot

>>> is needed of the server... , I don't know how to get this information

>>>

>>> - I ask because if a reboot isn't needed then the patching of the

>>> server will not affect the users so much

>>>

>>> any suggestions?

>>>

>

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