Boris Posted April 27, 2004 Report Share Posted April 27, 2004 http://vtntug.w2k.vt.edu/daisy.htmDaisy v2.2An intelligent auto-hotfix utility for Microsoft Windows 2000 and XPDaisy is a program that reviews your system for service pack and OS levels, determining what hotfixes the OS and applications need, and downloading and installing them in a correct and consistent manner. It checks that the hotfixes installed on the system are installed correctly.What OSes and Applications can Daisy patch?EXCHANGE 2000 SP3EXCHANGE SERVER 5.5 SP4INTERNET EXPLORER 5.01 SP4INTERNET EXPLORER 5.5 SP2INTERNET EXPLORER 6 SP1INTERNET INFORMATION SERVER 4.0 SP7INTERNET INFORMATION SERVER 5.0 SP3INTERNET INFORMATION SERVER 5.1 SP3MDAC 2.5 SP3MDAC 2.6 SP2MDAC 2.7 SP1SQL SERVER 2000 SP3SQL SERVER 7.0 SP4WINDOWS 2000 ADVANCED SERVER SP4WINDOWS 2000 PROFESSIONAL SP4WINDOWS 2000 SERVER SP4WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER 6.4 GOLDWINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER 7.0 GOLDWINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER FOR WINDOWS XP SP1WINDOWS XP SP1 (32bit)WINDOWS XP HOME SP1 (32bit)WINDOWS XP TABLET PC GOLDActually, this is what it does*:1. Verify command line switches2. Verify security access requirements3. Verify OS version and service pack4. Download daisy.ini from FTP site5. Check version in .ini to running app's version5.5. Build ignoreQs.txt from daisy.ini6. Run qfecheck for pre-hotfix check7. Update registry so Daisy can post event log messages8. Download .xml or .zip mssecure database from local FTP or xml.shavlik.com via HTTP9. Run hfnetchk locally with downloaded xml database and ignoreQst.txt file10. Extract hotfix info from results11. Report to user and ask if they want to download and install hotfixes12. For each hotfix, try to download the file and it's .cls pairing from the local FTP site13. Checksum the hotfix file to make sure it downloaded correctly14. Install each hotfix with its custom command line switches15. Report outcome to the user16. Write events to the event log17. Run qfecheck for post-hotfix check18. Run qchain to organize hotfix installs19. Quit or reboot depending on command line switches*this is an oversimplification Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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