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        Security Patches as ISO images

Section(s): Security , Security
Published on Feb 21, 2006.
Last Modified on Feb 21, 2006.
Last Modified by MitchTulloch.
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You can obtain patches for Windows as an ISO (CD) image.

If you are a large enterprise and support multiple different language versions of Microsoft Windows, downloading security patches and keeping track of them can be a nightmare. For example, some security updates are released in over 100 different versions!

To ease the pain of patching Windows in an enterprise like this, you can now obtain .iso images of Windows patches from the Microsoft Download Center. To find these iso images and download them, search the Download Center for "Security and Critical Releases ISO Image" and choose the particular month's patches you need.

Note that these patches are for Windows platforms only, not for Exchange or other products.

About MitchTulloch

Mitch Tulloch was lead author for the Windows Vista Resource Kit from Microsoft Press, which is the book for IT pros who want to deploy, maintain and support Windows Vista in mid- and large-sized network environments. Mitch was also the author of Introducing Windows Server 2008 and technical project lead for the Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 Resource Kit, both books also from Microsoft Press. For more information on these and other books by Mitch, see www.mtit.com .