patching win2k3 and reboot

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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?
 
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
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?
>
>
 
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?
>>
 
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
news:28ab41d1cb238ca3b75fe792eb2@msnews.microsoft.com...
> 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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