Author Archives: Scott

BatchPatch – New Features Released Fourth Quarter 2013

Hey everyone – I just wanted to take a few minutes to blog about some of the new features that we’ve added to BatchPatch over the past several months. We’ve been able to get a lot of good functionality added, and there is still a plenty more to come in the new year. The list […]

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Installing Specific Windows Updates on 20 Remote Computers – BatchPatch Video Demo

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Using BatchPatch with Windows Firewall

BatchPatch uses a combination of Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) and PsExec to access remote computers, plus ICMP for pinging.  If you need to use BatchPatch in an environment where your remote computers have Windows Firewall enabled, here’s what you need to do to make everything work. (For specific information about port requirements, please see BatchPatch […]

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BatchPatch August 2013 – New Release

News! I’m excited to announce that we’re in the final stages of testing for the new release of BatchPatch, expected to “drop” in August. We’ve got all sorts of new features lined up plus lots of other little enhancements, as well as bug fixes. Some of the new features are listed below. —————————————————————————————————————————- —————————————————————————————————————————- Tabbed […]

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Remotely installing software, patches, hotfixes, or updates with BatchPatch

Installing Applications or Patches Remotely with BatchPatch:

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Remotely Installing Windows Updates

Installing Windows Updates Remotely with BatchPatch:

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How to push .NET (or just about anything) to remote hosts using BatchPatch

Here’s how to use BatchPatch to push the .NET framework to remote hosts that don’t already have it installed.  You can easily modify this example to push Adobe updates, Java updates, or just about anything else to remote hosts. When the remote host is XP/2003: 1. Add your remote host(s) to the BatchPatch grid, highlight […]

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